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[RC] Ladies Only - Aaron Turnage

One warning on the Depo shot, it does pull the minerals out of your bones, specifically calcium.  So make sure you are getting a LOT in your diet if you take it.  I was on the Depo for a total of 4 years, three after having my son, and LOVED it!  But my OB sent me in for a check-up bone density scan and I am starting to become osteoporic, and I'm only 25 years old!  So my OB will not give me the Depo any more, that's fine by me.  I loved not having a period, the shot was worth that even if it wasn't birth control, so I asked about other options that would have the same result.  I had the Mirena IUD inserted and the same great effect of no periods!  It's so worth it!  Plus with this I don't even have to worry about getting in for a shot every three months.  At my age, more kids are still very much a posibility so I needed to keep my options open.
 
Ladies, if you are on the Depo, please ask to have a bone scan if you have not had one recently.
 
~ Crysta