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Depo-Provera (DMPA), and the
Depo-Provera (DMPA), and the lower dose Depo-subQ Provera 104, are birth control injections administered by a doctor every three months. They are also called "the Shot." The shot is effective for 3 months, and then you go back to your doctor for another shot.
This method of birth control is very effective and may last longer than 3 months in some women. The effects can last for up to one year.
There is no way to know which women will have a return to fertility in 3 months or 12 months. Therefore, to be safe, you should assume you can get pregnant as soon as the 3 months are up. That being said, you may not be able to get pregnant right away.
Learn more at this site: http://www.contracept.org/shot.php
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