Does depo-Provera injection cause breast enlargement?

How our community feel they have been impacted by breast enlargement on depo-Provera injection

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

73%

A bit

12%

Quite a bit

6%

A great deal

5%

A lot

4%

Out of the 175 reviews for depo-Provera injection, 0 people (0%) reported breast enlargement.

Reviewers that reported breast enlargement as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 6 - 12 mo
19 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  25th Oct 23

  •  Stopped using

I began using the Depo as it was recommended by a nurse in my GP clinic. During the first 6 months the only noticeable side effect was the decreased sex drive. After my 3rd injection, I began having serious pain when trying to have sex. Due to this pain I booked an appointment with my GP to get swabs done to check for any infections. They completed swabs and no infection was found, I was told it was most likely just dryness. Therefore I stopped having the depo and started the pill again as I had no issues with the pill. I was on the pill for a month and has really bad head aches so decided to come off contraception completely. After coming off the depo it took 6 months for me to be able to have sex again due to the dryness.

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Used for 6 - 12 mo
16 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  11th Oct 23

  •  Stopped using

I was on it for 9 months and I only started the pill today but the injection had made me bleed nonstop and have really bad back pain and the weight gain was really bad I didn’t feel myself and the sex drive at the start was high but it kept getting lower and lower the cramps are worse than the ones i used to get and my family have a high estrogen level it doesn’t work that well when you have high estrogen levels.


Top side effects not reported

0 helpful

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Used for 8+ yr
25 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  23rd Aug 23

  •  Still using

I have been on the injection now for 9+ years and have had many side effects. The odd few like headaches but I don’t drink a lot of water, tender breast occasionally not often, weight gain ( but I didn’t gain any weight the first 6 years off being on it but again I don’t eat sensibly). My sex drive however has nearly almost gone and I do get a fair bit of discharge 1/2weeks before the injection is due and 1/2 weeks after having the injections.


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Depo-Provera injection common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

42% of depo-Provera injection reviewers reported tender breasts

41% of depo-Provera injection reviewers reported vaginal dryness

35% of depo-Provera injection reviewers reported vaginal discharge

31% of depo-Provera injection reviewers reported lower back pain

30% of depo-Provera injection reviewers reported period like cramps


Possible depo-Provera injection side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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