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CP & Depo

by Shy558, Jan 24, 2008 02:54PM
Well i have a best friend she is 22 years old and she has Cerebral palsy she had it all of her life but i really never seen her in any pain but maybe about a years or so ago she had got on the Depo Shot and she has been telling people that her knees and her legs hurt she thinks it is because of the shot but i don't think so but then again i really don't know so maybe some one could tell me what they think
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by MidwifeMom, Jan 25, 2008 09:47PM
To: Shy558
I am a nurse midwife and do not think it is from the Depo but I would not recommend it to her again.  Depo is associated with a risk of low bone mineral density if it is continued over time.  Since individuals with CP can be more prone to osteoporosis or osteopenia, I would not think this is the best birth control option for her.  Depneding on her other medical hsitory, she might want to consider an alternative hormonal contraception such as a combined birth control pill or depneding on her situation, an IUD/IUS.

Michele

by ForTank, Jan 25, 2008 10:00PM
To: Shy558
I have a friend who was on Depo.  She was very athletic her entire life and had never broken a bone, at the most she maybe sprained an ankle.  Then all the sudden she broke an ankle by sitting cross-legged in the floor, then a wrist.  It was as though she was falling apart.  After a series of test, she was diagnosed with early osteoporosis.  She no longer runs, speedskates, or participates in any other sport that she once enjoyed.  The doctor told her it was most likely caused by the Depo.
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