Hi Dr. Deaton,

I have been taking Depo Provera shots for the last 5 years for birth control.  My husband and I were married in April 2009.  We both decided we didn't want to "wait" to start our family.  So I took the last birth control shot in April.  The next shot would have been due at the end of June, but I canceled my appointment and didn't get the Depo shot.  In August, I started my first period in close to four years.  I was excited because I had heard so many horror stories of people coming off Depo and not getting their period for a year or more after their last shot.  September came around and I had a light period, but had it twice that month.  In October my period came and lasted seven days.  Eight days later it came back again.  I am concerned that I am not ovulating because of how sporadic my cycle has been. 
No ovulation = no baby

Also, in the months since coming off of Depo I have been an emotional rollercoaster.  I am accounting this to the hormones in my body.  I am up, then down, and the littlest thing sets me off.  This is abnormal.  I am a happy-go-lucky type person, with a bubbling personality and for the past few months that has been occasionally masked with something else. 

So, I have the irregular and frequent period and the emotional rollercoaster issues going on.  What is your advice to regulate my cycle and take a hold of these crazy hormones so that my husband and I have a shot of getting pregnant?