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Should I be worried about brown discharge?
If you experience occasional brown discharge, it’s usually not a cause for concern. However, if the brown discharge lasts for several weeks, frequently happens after sex, has an unpleasant smell, or occurs after your menopause, you should speak to your doctor.
What does a pinkish discharge mean?
It usually contains a little bit of blood. Pink discharge most commonly occurs with spotting before a period. However, it can also be a sign of implantation bleeding in early pregnancy. Some people experience a little bit of spotting after ovulation, which can also cause pink discharge.
What does Brown stringy discharge mean?
Thick or stringy brown discharge that’s foul-smelling or itchy may be a symptom of an infection. Pain or a fever are also warning signs that you need to see a health care provider. Having a lot of brown discharge if you’ve never had any before can also be abnormal.
What does it mean when you have brown discharge for two weeks?
The brown blood or discharge may be the remnants of old blood that was never fully shed from your uterus the last time you had your period. This usually isn’t cause for concern. But if you’re regularly having very short cycles that last for only two weeks or so, it’s best to follow up with your healthcare provider.
What can cause brown discharge?
What Causes Brown Vaginal Discharge and How Is It Treated?
- Is brown discharge a cause for concern?
- Beginning or end of your period.
- Hormonal imbalance in your menstrual cycle.
- Hormonal contraception.
- Ovulation spotting.
- Ovarian cyst.
- BV, PID, or other infection.
- Endometriosis.
How do I get rid of brown discharge from birth control?
How to stop brown discharge while on birth control
- Quitting smoking.
- Taking birth control pills everyday as directed.
- Scheduling your period to come every few months if you’re taking active pills continuously to skip your periods.
- Waiting it out (side effects of birth control often subside over time)
Is it normal to have spotting after 6 months of birth control?
Anyone who is still experiencing spotting after 6 months of taking the pill should speak to a doctor. The doctor may recommend a different type of pill or investigate other possible causes of the bleeding. Spotting is a common experience for women using birth control pills.
Why am I bleeding on my birth control pill?
However, most of the time, spotting occurs because the levels of hormones in birth control pills are not high enough to prevent occasional bleeding. The body may require more estrogen, which thickens the uterine lining and may reduce the likelihood of bleeding and spotting.
Can the pill cause spotting and implantation bleeding?
The pill is not 100 percent effective in preventing pregnancy. Therefore, it is possible that a woman could experience implantation bleeding or spotting as a result of the implantation of a fertilized egg in the uterus. Is spotting cause for concern?
How do birth control implants work?
Birth control implants are one such method. A birth control implant is a device, about the size of a matchstick, used to prevent or impede pregnancy. A doctor inserts this device just under the skin of a woman’s inner upper arm. Usually containing levonogestrel, the implant releases this chemical into the woman’s body daily for years at a time.