“Possible pregnancy?”
I was on the depo shot for 7 months and quit taking it at the beginning of the year. I had unprotected sex a few times with the same partner, and recently I’ve had suspicions if I may be pregnant or not but don’t want to waste money on buying a test if it’s just me overthinking, could I tell you my “symptoms” and possibly be told if I need to get a test?
Female | 18 years old
Complaint duration: Past 2 months
Medications: None
Conditions: None
1 Answer
You could tell me your symptoms but I probably wouldnt be able to tell you if you were early pregnant anyway. I dont blame you for not wanting to spend money on a test, but there are (so Ive been told) tests you can get for a few dollars at the dollar store. So they dont have to be extremely expensive, like the are sometimes. I cant tell you the accuracy of those tests, but they are usually good enough to tell if you are pregnant, though probably not as early as the best tests. Having said that, it is also not unusual to have irregular periods or none for a while after depo, so there is a medium chance your body just hasnt started back up with a normal cycle (assuming you have a period every month before the depo). Still, if you stopped at the beginning of the year and its now near the end of the year, I would consider getting seen to be sure youre getting back toward normal as far as hormones and your cycle goes. Meanwhile, the 4 most common signs of early pregnancy (and all of them can occur without pregnancy and can occur when your cycle is not normal, so none of them mean you definitely are pregnant) are breast tenderness, nausea, fatigue, and urinating more frequently. If those fit, get a pregnancy test. And, in my dad mode, unless you are trying to get pregnant, you may want to use something for birth control, if you are not already using an alternative to the depo . Hope all goes well. Fred Coleman
