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If I had unprotected sex 2 days before my first Depo injection, could I be pregnant? #652/12

Would you like to... Print this page Email this page Post a comment Subscribe me Add to favorites Remove Highlighting Edit this Question I had intercourse two days before my first Depo shot, which was on June 12th. It’s been a week since I began my injections and my period was supposed to start on June 19th.  It’s June 21st and I still have no period; just tiredness and stomach cramps. I have a 21-23 day cycle, thus my last period was on May 25th.  Is this supposed to happen on Depo or am I pregnant? Depo can cause missed periods.  Missed periods increase the more time you are on Depo.  But since you had unprotected sex BEFORE that first Depo injection, pregnancy is also a possibility.  So, do a sensitive urine pregnancy test tomorrow.                                                             Good luck! I am betting that you had sex after ovulation and therefore you are NOT pregnant.  What did your pregnancy text show?   To learn more about the advantages and disadvantages of Depo-Provera injections, go to our website: www.managingcontraception.com and click on Choices.  You can also order this wonderful new educational book from our website or by calling 404-875-5001.  Do you have your copy yet? Key Words:  intercourse, Depo-Provera injection, menstrual cycle, period, tiredness, cramps, pregnant, missed periods, unprotected sex, possibility, sensitive urine pregnancy test Posted 6-27-2012, Updated 6-30-2012

Robert A. Hatcher MD, MPH Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA ---2012-06-30

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