Is it safe to be on Depo until menopause?!
Question:
Is it safe to be on Depo until menopause?
I'm 26 now and don't plan to stop using Depo until menopause. I don't want to get my tubes tied in the event I MIGHT want to have another baby though after losing my second to SIDS this is unlikely.
Anyway, do you think this is safe?
Answers:
No I don't.
After five years you need a bone density check as depo royally screws with your bone health (and overall health actually).
I'm sorry to hear about your loss.
You do have a chance of becoming infertile after prolonged use, but that isn't 100% true for every woman. You MAY however have to be off of depo for a few years before you can conceive.
I've known people who got pregnant on the depo, immediately off the depo (after 3 years), and some who had to see a fertility specialist.