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Delayed Periods. On Birth Control. Nausea, Abdominal Pain And Sweet Craving. Pregnant?

in july i had my third baby n received the shot before i left the hospital and was due for the second around oct 24 well i didn t get it until nov 26. i have been craving sweets real bad nauseated to smells n getting real sharp pains in my abdomen . all home pregnancy test has said negative so far do i need to go get a blood test?
Thu, 30 Oct 2014
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hello,
I think probably you had taken Depot Shot for contraception before leaving the hospital.
Depot shot is very much effective in preventing unwanted pregnancy and to be taken once in 3 months. It has failure rate less than 0.3 per HWY.But there has several side effects like irregular period including long time amenorrhoea, prolonged infertility after discontinuation,wt change, headache ,abdominal cramp etc.
Do a blood test for beta hcg to confirm/exclude pregnancy.If you get negative test,then you may need to do USG lower abdomen and some hormone tests to rule out other underlying pathology. Consult with your gynecologist regarding this & take suggestive measure.
Be well.
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Delayed Periods. On Birth Control. Nausea, Abdominal Pain And Sweet Craving. Pregnant?

hello, I think probably you had taken Depot Shot for contraception before leaving the hospital. Depot shot is very much effective in preventing unwanted pregnancy and to be taken once in 3 months. It has failure rate less than 0.3 per HWY.But there has several side effects like irregular period including long time amenorrhoea, prolonged infertility after discontinuation,wt change, headache ,abdominal cramp etc. Do a blood test for beta hcg to confirm/exclude pregnancy.If you get negative test,then you may need to do USG lower abdomen and some hormone tests to rule out other underlying pathology. Consult with your gynecologist regarding this & take suggestive measure. Be well.