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http://www.plannedparenthood.com/pp2/portal/files/portal/medicalinfo/birthcontrol/pub-contraception-choices-2.xml#_2
http://www.fwhc.org/birth-control/bcdepo.htm

There's some good information on it and if I recall there are some people in the group who have first hand experience with this. I, myself, have not taken it, but being that it is a hormonal contraceptive, I don't think that it would affect the outcome of OTC pregnancy tests.

If I recall, all the pregnancy tests said only if you are taking fertility medicines will those affect the outcome because it is the HcG hormone they use to detect, which is different from the hormones in contraceptives.

I know that especially in young women the use of devo does increas the riskc or things such as osteoperosis but things such as the pill have equally concerning potential side affects.

I take a high level three a day calcium supplement. For me it's worth it for the extra backup contraception (I still use condoms as well) and the fact that my periods have stopped altogether!

I was on the pill (microgynen-30) before I had my first child. I have tried over and over again to start it up again but when you have so much else to contend with - nappies, bottles, being tired etc etc - i just could never remember to take it regularly. And that makes it a pointless intake of medication as taking it irregularly just means its not working.

I've read a few things and am still not totally clear on the effects the injection has on pregnancy tests. I have decided that my approach will be to always do one before i have an injection, just to be sure.

I was on Depo Provera for about a year and a half, and I loved it.

However, the side effects are pretty serious. They had an article about it on the news (and on the internet) about a 33 year old woman (somewhere around there) who had been taking Depo for years and years, and because she somehow didn't know about the bone density and calcium problems, she had the bones "of a 55 year old woman" according to the article.

So the recommended time for taking Depo is 2 years or less, because after that point the effects from the Depo (calcium absorption problems and bone density decreasing) may be irreversible.

I have osteoporosis running on both sides of my family, but took it because it's so effective against pregnancy (99.7%). The only major side effect I had from it was a massive period (lasting 2 weeks, heavy bleeding and cramps the whole time) at the end of every 12 week period, so I eventually got my shots every 10 weeks.

I also lost my period after several shots, and that was a nice bonus as well.

For those trying to get pregnant after being on Depo, it stays in the body anywhere from 2 - 6 months, and longer for some. Women aren't "infertile" so to speak, but they have a harder time getting pregnant as long as the hormone is still in their body. I've been off it for almost a month, and I switched to the Patch on the day I was supposed to get my next shot, so I've got lots of hormones floating around in my body. xd

I think a pregnancy test would work.

Are you worried about missing a period? Yeah, you can miss your period on Depo-provera. Or get what I got, I bled the entire three months.

And I gained a lot of weight. :/

I finally lost it but now I have to gain weight again.