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question about the depo shot (birthcontrol).

Ok ladies so i ended up gttn the depo shot for bc. Well on monday was a week ago igot it my doc said it will strt working afther a week to use condoms tht week so like isaid monday was a week so me and my husband got intimit and we did not use a condom since doc said afther a week is fine . Do u guys thnk i will end up preg since they say eggs are fertil and iread on internet some bc dont work till afther a month???????
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Oh wow im actually shocked cause my obgyn told me it would work in a week so js to use a condom tht week bt we waited afthr tht week to be intimit thnkng it would b fine since he said so.
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My doctor said to use condoms for the first month  With the depo
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My midwife told me it takes deposit three to four weeks to take effect and I should use another form of birth control for a month.
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Birth control takes about a month to work i used to work at ob/gyn n we would always tell our pts to used another method of contraceptive for a mth
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Thanks im hoping it does work soon . Cause my babys bearly gnna be 2mnths on the 26. Would be wayyyyyy toooo sooon for another baby tooo soon.
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They usually start working after 3-4 days but doctors say a week to be sure, dont worrie,
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