Unfortunately, you won't be able to tell the difference between your symptoms until you've missed a period, or start your period. Pregnancy sympoms and premenstrual symptoms are almost identical, and since you've been using hormonal contraception previously, it may be trickier to know since you haven't had a regular period since you've stopped taking the Depo.
As far as your symptoms, it takes 10-14 days for a fertilized egg to implant (and, thus, for a viable pregnancy to begin) after you ovulate. You can take a home pregnancy test after this time has passed, and if it reads negative and you still have no period, try another test a week later.
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How long ago did you have unprotected sex?
Unfortunately, you won't be able to tell the difference between your symptoms until you've missed a period, or start your period. Pregnancy sympoms and premenstrual symptoms are almost identical, and since you've been using hormonal contraception previously, it may be trickier to know since you haven't had a regular period since you've stopped taking the Depo.
As far as your symptoms, it takes 10-14 days for a fertilized egg to implant (and, thus, for a viable pregnancy to begin) after you ovulate. You can take a home pregnancy test after this time has passed, and if it reads negative and you still have no period, try another test a week later.
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May 6, 2010 - 9:54amThis Comment
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