"i have been on the depo injection since i was 15 and i&#039;m now 30....its been so efficiant! i have gained some weight in that time but that could easily be down to just growing up and life style choices. i had my period for a couple of months after i started on it but haven&#039;t had a period since then. i do now go for a bone scan every 2 years to check for osteoporosis but so far everything has been fine. i have however started to take calcium vitamins to just give me a boost without eating a lot of dairy. 

only downside i can say about it is it has given me some skin issues or i believe it has contributed to making psorisis and ezcema worse."