Reply #77: Ever had that shot?

[LeftyMom]

I had one, and I've never been so sick in my life. It was like the worst day or my period ever, for three months. All the nausea, the pain, the heavy bleeding, along with the worst mood swings I've ever had.

My best friend had a much easier time with it and used it for years, but when she went off it and was ready to have a baby, her ovaries never restarted.

Another woman I know put on 15 lbs on depo provera.

No birth control is 100% safe and reliable so accidental pregnancies are still with us (mine is watching Blue's Clues right now,) and some of the options out there have really shitty side effects. Even the most reliable effect women differently. Even if we did have 100% perfect birth control, abortion would still be a needed option for pregnancies gone wrong, pregnancies after rape or incest, situations where the guy takes off when he finds out his partner is pregnant, etc.