Fertility After Depo Provera: How Soon Can You Get Pregnant?

Question
How easy is it to get pregnant after just coming off of the depo provera birth control shot? I am supposed to go for my next shot this month on the 17th and me and my fiance are wanting to get pregnant. Any help?

Answer
Hello Haleigh from the U.S.,

The effects of Depo provera can certainly linger for up to three months but you need to look up the pharmaceutical information to find out the exact amount of time.  It certainly can vary.  That is not to say that you can't regain ovarian function immediately after three months from the last injection.  Women vary in their effects so it is not predictable and there is not hard number to go by.  The key will be to just wait until your normal cycles resume.  Once this happens, then you know that your ovaries are functioning again and you should be able to get pregnant, assuming there are no other problems.

Good Luck,

Edward J. Ramirez, M.D., FACOG
Executive Medical Director
The Fertility and Gynecology Center
Monterey Bay IVF Program
www.montereybayivf.com

Monterey, California, U.S.A.

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