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What Causes Delay In Menstrual Bleeding While On Depo-Provera?

I ve been on the depo shot for over a year now, I didn t have my period for 3 months then I got it on June 17 had it until July 10 approximately about 3 weeks long. Now I was off it for a week and a half and now I have my period again. Which is just spotting and is a brown color. What could be wrong?
Tue, 30 Aug 2016
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it has caused hormonal imbalance.consult gynechologist for examination get hormone analysis done now that you have stopped it then can be kept under observation.can be given oral family planing medicine to make the cycle regular and have withdrawal bleeding at the end. this can compensate deficiency and make the cycle regular. blood hemogram can be done and hemoglobin estimated. if deficiency then iron supplement can be given.give
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What Causes Delay In Menstrual Bleeding While On Depo-Provera?

it has caused hormonal imbalance.consult gynechologist for examination get hormone analysis done now that you have stopped it then can be kept under observation.can be given oral family planing medicine to make the cycle regular and have withdrawal bleeding at the end. this can compensate deficiency and make the cycle regular. blood hemogram can be done and hemoglobin estimated. if deficiency then iron supplement can be given.give