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    I'm sexually active again with The Fireman after a little hiatus. One thing that occurred to me today is how the hell do I test if I am pregnant when I am on Depo?

    I've been on Depo for many years now and havn't had any problems. Yes, it does low my sex drive a little however that is a good thing as my 'normal' sex drive (when I know I have someone I can root) is quite rampant/high.

    The reason I ask is because even when I went off Depo for six months recently... I hardly bled. When I am on Depo, I have no periods at all. Becuase I havn't had a decent period in such a loooooong time I really have no idea how to read my body so I can test if I am pregnant.

    I'm not saying I am or possibly am as I'm not dumb. I'm on Depo. We use condoms. Just that I know that only NOT having sex is the only fail-safe to NOT falling pregnant (condoms break, etc).

    So.. yeh... how long after my last sexual encounter should I wait to test? Should I just not bother with the "over the counter" tests and go straight to the doctor for a blood test even if everything seems to work right ??

    I just want to be prepared if anything does happen.


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    I think over the counter test is a great first step I hight doubt you are pg but if you are still concerd after the home test see a doc maybe you should consult with anyway to talk about your conerns with you cycle and the shot.

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    I'm not pregnant nor am I running the risk as we are using all precautions. I am just wanting to be prepared for if/when the condom does break or what-have-you happens and I might have a risk of falling pregnant (even tho' I havn't had my period in years now).

    As for the Doc. The Doc has only been my Doc for the last three months (the last time I had my depo shot) and that's all I have seen the docter for... so he doesn't know me well enough for me to have such a discussion. Generally he just writes me up the prescription for the Depo shot, I go the the pharmacy next door, get the Shot prescription, bring it back and the nurse gives me the shot .... nothing much talked about when I went in except that I have been having the shot for ages and that I didn't need a pregnancy test back then as I wasn't sexually active (it would have to be an immaculate conception).


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    ^^oh i don't think your pg i was just saying some steps you might take to make you feel more comfotable.

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    kind off subject...but how long have you been on depo? it made me skip like 5 months of periods and when i did finally start bleeding, i bled for like 2 months straight and i had to stop the shot. be careful about birth control that messes with your period like that...i think periods should come as they do naturally.

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    LuckiCharm: I've been on depo for over four years with a six month break at one point (earlier this year). Even in that six month break I only bled once and it was only for a day or two.

    I seriously havn't had any problems with being on Depo whereas I did have problems being on the Pill. I'm a rare-ity .. I know... still.. how do I test if I'm pregnant when I have no periods and havn't had a decent period in years ??


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    i always skip the otc pregnancy tests and go to my doctor...because my doctor is free and the test is free! haha. and because it's more accurate anyways....

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    if i were you i think i would just test every month or so with over the counter tests to be on the safe side

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    Over the counter tests can get expensive after a while. I don't have my period anymore (thanks, Mirena), so I test every month using strips I got from the gyno. Simplified version of the OTC test; just a piece of the testing paper, really. Ask next time you go in. I got a handful when I inquired.

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    Thank you everyone. I think I will do each month to be on the safe side as there really is no way and do two tests over two days (one each day) ... it might be expensive however I am stead against NOT having children. I really really do not want to be pregnant however I don't want to stop having sex (why does it have to be so damn gooood?!).


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    If you are going to do the whole pregnancy test thing...do them 2 weeks apart. Otherwise, if you do it 2 days apart...it doesn't give your body enough time to make enough HCG to set off the test. I took 2 tests when I was preggers with Makayla that were a couple days apart and they were both negative. 1 1/2 - 2 weeks later, I still had "symptoms" and took another test and it was positive.

    SO, if you are going to go through the expense of OTC testing, get a package of 2...take one test...if its negative, then take the other test 2 weeks later. If its still negative, then you're ok. But, don't depend on a test that is taken within days of the first.

    Also...MOST women have some kind of symptom of pregnancy...extreme tiredness...achey back, sore boobs, sudden and lasting nausea, etc. If you start experiencing any of those kinds of symptoms...I would just go get a blood test (its accurate after only 6 - 8 days of ovulation because HCG is in the blood before it is in enough concentration to be in the urine). Of course the blood test that you want in this case is a QUANTITATIVE blood test (which will count the EXACT amount of the hormone present), otherwise a Qualitative is about as accurate as a home test. A qualitative will just check to see if there is any hormone...and if there is not enough to set off the "alarm" then it could return with a false negative.

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    I really don't think you have to worry about getting pregnant. When I was on Depo about 18 mos after I stopped getting the shot I still hadn't had a period so I went to the Dr and they told me I wasn't ovulating and had to give me some kind of low dose fertility drug for about a week to jump start my cycle. No ovulating = No possibility of pregnancy. I don't know why I let the Dr convinced me I needed start ovulating again.

    If your still worried I would definitely take a preg test monthly though. Check with your Dr to see if they will give them to you. Because they do get expensive (we went through a ton trying to get pregnant this time). Honestly though I think they would be worth the peace of mind even if you had to buy them (look for the 2 packs).

    It's funny you spend years doing everything you can to not get pregnant then you spend years doing everything you can to get pregnant, hmmm, they are both stressful.

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    I do mine once a month on the same birth control. Always so I still have time for an abortion.


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    I havn't any symptoms of pregnancy however to be on the safe side I took my first preg. test today (it is one of those "in stream" tests that you can take 5-7 days before you supposed to get your period) using (naturally) my first toilet trip of the day (as such)..............okay I know too much information

    Anyway, it is clearly one stripe! YAY!

    Not that I thought it would be anything else. I get my next Depo shot next week (the doc. office rang me up to remind me this week) yet I will still do another test on Saturday or Sunday two weeks from today (yes I bought the 2 tests as it was inexpensive).

    I'm doing this as a precaution. I don't want to stop having sex however I don't want to be pregnant (unlike alot of other females that have come thru the forums I am quite willing to go thru with an abortion no qualms about it).


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    the best way is to get a pregnancy test by having your blood drawn. That has the fastest way of telling. Otherwise, over the counter or the urine test at your doctor's should probably tell in two weeks.

    congrats! Hope he doesn't fuck with your head this time.

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    No. That was all me. It wasn't him. I was fucking myself in my own head. I realise that now. He actually did nothing to really warrant me to have such feelings IMO. I knew what the relationship was... I knew why we both started the relationship... and then I went ahead and created a whole fantasy based on the little information I have about him... so it was all me.

    This time around I am much more wiser (having those many months break really did help me re-focus). I realise whilst a true intimate possibly long term relationship would be fabolous... ultimately... I am not in a position in my life to really persue one. I don't have the time and thus energy to devote to such a relationship. I am honest with myself now and not deluding myself and thus I am enjoying this now. I still need to concentrate on me and my life right now instead of having to deal with the drama of a partner.

    I really can take him or leave him now. He truely is a penis for me to use as while vibrators are all good and fine... I do like the feeling of a real penis inside of me. Oh yeh.



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