After your only depo shot 5 months ago you get a long brown period and then random spotting that's brown as well and now nothing could you be pregnant?

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From everything that I've read and heard from my doctor, it takes roughly 6 months after the shot has worn off (3 months after injection) for the hormone to leave your body completely, and in that time pregnancy is possible but not as likely as normal (if you hadn't ever taken the shot).

My best guess, honestly, is that your hormones are slightly off-kilter from the shot, hence the period then spotting (which is a side effect of the shot), and now lack of a period. I have always had very irregular periods, and I find that my first period after a long time is brown, simply because of the lining of the uterus being older than the red of that which is shedded monthly. The shot has an effect on the uterine lining, which could factor in why the bleeding was brown also.

In all honesty, I'm not a medical professional and the only way to determine if you are pregnant is a pregnancy test. If an over the counter one turns out positive, double check with your doctor if you are still concerned.

These are the 2 websites where I read up on what the shot does and the side effects it can cause, if that helps.

http://contraception.about.com/od/prescriptionoptions/a/depoprovera.htm
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/birth-control-pregnancy/birth-control/the-shot.htm