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The pill is a much more studied method, i know someone whose monthly cycle seems to be really messed up with the depo shot.
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First of all, birth control options should be your choice and your decision to make. There are many methods of safe birth control to choose from and the depo-provera shot is one of them. Since you can only receive the shot through a doctor, that person is possibly your best advisor concerning which birth control methods would be best suited for you. Like with all medications, the depo shot has some possible side effects - like weight gain. A friend of mine gained 20 lbs. in one year while being on depo-provera. Do some online research and then talk to your doctor. Good Luck!
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I have been on the depo shot for 8 years now, the first year I gained weight, but after that I lost it. A lot of it is water. HOWEVER the depo shot takes calcium out of your bones and you need to take a supplement. It does put you at risk for fractures. (I have broken my foot twice in 2 years) I am 28 with Osteopenia which is the stage before Osteoporosis. The weight gain issue with depo all depends on the individual. Mine wasn't that much. Most real OB-GYN's do hormone testing to determine which method and pill would be the best for you. There are side effects with them all. But the depo is serious with the calcium issue. I take bone density vitamins now. Pick one that is convenient for you. I like the depo because I don't have to deal with periods.
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hey. i was on the depo shot. imnot saying this will happen to you but it totaly changed my personality. i felt like i had PMS all the time, and i experieced alot of breakthrough bleeding, which i was told is a normal symptom of it. why dont u try thepill insteadÉ remember, depo is what is used to chemically castrate , it is a lot more studied in that respect that what it does to womens bodies. typical tho eh. i dontwant anyone to thinkimpresenting it negatively im just saying what happenedto me was not positive atall.
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