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What Are The Symptoms Of Early Pregnancy?
What are side effects of coming off the depo shot after only havin 1 application ? I had unprotected sex after stopping the birth control and am having similair symtoms as early pregnancy. Its been 3 weeks since the night I had the unprotected sex. I have very noticable blueish greenish viens on breasts and also purples ones on areolas, sore breats, light headed, lower abdominal cramping/twing like feelings very mild. As well as apressure causing my lower back to ache.
Thu, 31 Mar 2016
Hallow Dear,
The side effects of discontinuing Depo Provera are not very serious and not many. There could be irregularity in the menstrual cycle for few months. Secondly, anytime, you may be pregnant. If the breasts were engorged due to Depo injection, the engorgement may subside.
The symptoms you are describing do appear mostly due to pregnancy. However, you have not mentioned anything about the most important and the first cardinal symptom of pregnancy - Missing period. Have you missed your period? If so, all other symptoms will appear about 8-10 days after missed period. They are:
1. Nausea, vomiting and pica
2. Frequent urination
3. Breast symptoms : Engorgement & tenderness, dark discolouration of nipples & areola with areolar widening, Montgomery's tubercles under the areola and secretions from the nipples.
However, the pregnancy cannot be diagnosed only on these symptom since each one of them can show due to many other conditions. Hence please get your pregnancy test done on the overnight first morning urine sample 8-10 days after missed period. Done earlier, it may report false negative. Alternatively, you may opt for Beta hCG test which is highly sensitive and very specific. Therefore Beta hCG test can give reliable report even few days before missing a period.
I hope this answers your query.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
The side effects of discontinuing Depo Provera are not very serious and not many. There could be irregularity in the menstrual cycle for few months. Secondly, anytime, you may be pregnant. If the breasts were engorged due to Depo injection, the engorgement may subside.
The symptoms you are describing do appear mostly due to pregnancy. However, you have not mentioned anything about the most important and the first cardinal symptom of pregnancy - Missing period. Have you missed your period? If so, all other symptoms will appear about 8-10 days after missed period. They are:
1. Nausea, vomiting and pica
2. Frequent urination
3. Breast symptoms : Engorgement & tenderness, dark discolouration of nipples & areola with areolar widening, Montgomery's tubercles under the areola and secretions from the nipples.
However, the pregnancy cannot be diagnosed only on these symptom since each one of them can show due to many other conditions. Hence please get your pregnancy test done on the overnight first morning urine sample 8-10 days after missed period. Done earlier, it may report false negative. Alternatively, you may opt for Beta hCG test which is highly sensitive and very specific. Therefore Beta hCG test can give reliable report even few days before missing a period.
I hope this answers your query.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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