my younger sister got an injection that makes her have her period only 3 times a year. and she has to get a new injection every 4 months.

and it's just a liquid injection, NOT an implant.

wtf is this called?
and how can i get it?

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Depo Provera? You should be able to get it from your gyno. Just talk to him/her about it.

i am on depo, have been for a year. i get a shot every 3 months and i havent had my period since just after my second shot last september.

would you recomend going on it? i have been on the pill (hated it) and then the patch, which wasnt so bad except it turned me into a moody *****. i'm totally down with not having my period every month, but i heard the shot will make you gain weight.

i had "problem" on the shot.

if it's Depo, i can tell you about my ultra ****ty experience:

okay, you of course get it every 4 month. and it does for the most part stop your period. HOWEVER, it doesn't stop it completely. and it may not stop it at all and your system can get all kindsa ****ered up. in my case, i bled heavily for the first 4 months after getting the shot. i got the second shot and it stopped, but when i started nearing the time for me to go get the shot again (weeks 9-12), i had the most horrifying 3 week period. i got the shot 2 more times before i just got sick of it. but that **** working out of my system was horrible! really graphic girl details i'll spare you, but to sum it up, i landed myself in the ER because the cramping was so bad i couldn't walk.

and among other things, significant weight gain and dizziness.