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How Long To Wait To Have Intercourse After Taking Depo Injection?

I Had depo injection on 10/19/11. my LMP was on 10/07/11. Today is the 9th day after the injection. I would like to ask if it's safe to have an intercourse now or shall I wait for another 5 days? Because some says it should be 2 weeks after the injection before you can have sex. It's my first time to use this depo that's why I want to be careful.And is it normal to have breast tenderness? Coz my original cycle will fall out this week if I didn't have the injection.
Fri, 14 Nov 2014
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Everything that you are describing is normal / expected. Yes, you should use backup protection for at least a couple of weeks after initiation of the depo shot. And yes, it is normal to have breast tenderness as well as a small amount of breakthrough bleeding over the next few months. You will probably not get a normal cycle now that you have started this shot.

I hope that this helps and good luck!

Dr. Raichle
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How Long To Wait To Have Intercourse After Taking Depo Injection?

Thank you for the question and thank you for visiting our site. Everything that you are describing is normal / expected. Yes, you should use backup protection for at least a couple of weeks after initiation of the depo shot. And yes, it is normal to have breast tenderness as well as a small amount of breakthrough bleeding over the next few months. You will probably not get a normal cycle now that you have started this shot. I hope that this helps and good luck! Dr. Raichle