Fertility Concerns with Depo-Provera Injection: What You Need to Know

Question
im 21y and hav bn using d petogen injection and have had my peroid twice since i startd using it. recently a dr advisd that i change my injection to the 8wk 1 because i have not had children and the injection i am on curently wil affect my fertility. is this true and if so shuld i ax my dr to change it. my next appointment 4 the injection is in a wks time. ur advic greatly appriciated

Answer
Hi Thato,

the normal subscribtion is for 12 month / injection. Never 8 month.
The injection will not affect your fertility.
The hormone in it works 12 weeks, and after that you can have a baby again.
I would strongly advise you to take the injection only once in three months.

Some more info on this drug:


Before prescribing Petogen, a pretreatment physical examination is recommended, with special reference to breast and pelvic organs, as well as a Papanicolaou smear. The patients medical history should be carefully evaluated and regular examination is recommended during use.
Petogen should be used with caution in patients with cardiovascular, renal, or hepatic impairment, diabetus mellitus, asthma, epilepsy, migraine or other conditions which may be aggravated by fluid retention.
Endocrine and possibly liver function tests may be affected by medroxyprogesterone therapy. Therefore, if further investigation of these functions is indicated the tests should be repeated after the influence of the drug has been dissipated, i.e. after the return of the normal menses.
A decrease in glucose tolerance has been observed in a small percentage of subjects receiving medroxyprogesterone therapy. The mechanism of this decreased tolerance is obscure. For this reason diabetes should be carefully observed while on medroxyprogesterone therapy.
Petogen should also be used with care in persons with a history of mental depression and should be discontinued if the depression recurs to any serious degree.
In relation to the irregular vaginal bleeding which occurs with medroxyprogesterone therapy, non-functional causes should be borne in mind. In cases of undiagnosed vaginal bleeding, it is advisable to secure an endometrial biopsy to rule out the presence of abnormal cells.
Any possible influence of prolonged medroxyprogesterone therapy on the pituitary, ovarian, adrenal, hepatic or uterine function awaits further study.
Because of the occasional occurrence of thrombophlebitis and pulmonary embolism in patients taking combined oral oestrogen-progestogen contraceptive therapy, the physician should be alert to the earliest manifestations of these conditions.


Do not worry to much about these side effects. They are very rare.

There are contraception methods without hormones: The Copper IUD, or condoms.
hope this answers your question.
Bests,

Dr Shan