I’ve been on the depo shot for over a year now. I had abnormal bleeding at first due to the side effects of it, which I know is normal. For about the past six months or so, I have no longer received a period. A couple months ago I found out that I have HPV. I had a colposcopy. All of my results came back negative but I now go every 6 months to get a pap just to check everything. I just recently started having sex with my boyfriend a couple weeks ago. Last week we had sex multiple times and it was a bit rough. It started to become painful for me and I started to have light bleeding. It’s been about three days since we last had sex and now I am bleeding more heavily. Not quite as much as a normal period, but close. I’m worried because I have not had a period in months because of being on the depo shot so this is not normal for me. Is this bleeding something I should be worried about and have checked out, or is more just because we had rough sex?

27. December 2011

anonymous-qa

Irregular bleeding and spotting can occur while receiving the DepoProvera injection, but this is most likely to occur within the first several months and should resolve after 1 year of therapy. Painful intercourse and bleeding that progressively becomes heavier after intercourse is not a result of the Depo injection, HPV infection or colposcopy. These symptoms may be signs of  a vaginal infection such as yeast, bacterial vaginosis or chlamydia. Please schedule an appointment with your healthcare provider for an infection check.

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