Overview
- Alexandra Hale, 32, reports losing 14 teeth after years on the three-monthly Depo injection prescribed for severe period pain.
- She says dental problems began around 2019 alongside debilitating migraines that forced time off work.
- After a GP consultation, she stopped Depo, switched to a contraceptive implant, and reports no further dental deterioration since stopping.
- She says she never received the two-year GP reviews recommended for long-term Depo users and only had brief nurse checkups.
- NICE guidance notes a small, usually reversible loss of bone mineral density with prolonged Depo use, and her current GP confirms this can affect dental health as she raises about £15,000 for full implants.