Brown Discharge on Minovral Posted: 11-13-07 01:12am
Hello everyone,
I have had a history of spotting and
breakthrough bleeding on many types of
BCPs in the past. In the last 6 months or
so I was switched to Minovral and I have
found I rarely get spotting and my periods
are actually shorter.
I am concerned because I am experiencing
this now. Here's the story. On the day I
started my pill pack for this month my
partner and I had intercourse unprotected
(we usually never do this, however it was
one of those spontaneous moments). I'm not
sure why but he was unable to ejaculate.
Anyways I began my pill pack that night
and have not missed a pill since. One week
later I found a good amount of bright pink
and red blood when I went to the washroom
after intercourse. This did not return but
throughout the week I would occasionally
have a very light brown tint when I would
wipe (almost unnoticeable). This has
become heavier and heavier. It's still
light, but I have noticed some stringiness
to it, and also I have been finding it on
my panties the last few days. It is brown.
I am due for my period some time next week
but I am still fretting and worrying about
what this could be. Anyone with similar
experiences? Anyone can shed some light on
this situation?
Thanks,
A
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Jude-Love
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 727 Location: Williamstown, Kentucky USA
Posted: 11-13-07 01:27am
It sounds like your body is adjusting to
the new pill to me. You could call a
nurse and ask to be sure though.
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PenguinsRus
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Posted: 11-13-07 11:19am
"I had intercourse unprotected"
It is not unprotected if you are on birth
control and taking it correctly. I would
assume that the bleeding is just spotting,
especially if you have a history of it.
You can check with your obgyn if you are
concerned, but I wouldn't be worried about
it.
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Aliera
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 14 Location: Canada
Posted: 11-13-07 13:34pm
Yeah I've been thinking its spotting too,
but I'm paranoid and ever since I started
on this pill the most I've had is some red
spotting a couple days before my period is
due. Right now it's been brown getting
progressively heavier for 2 weeks... And
today it started becoming a little pinker.
I'm wondering if other factors could
influence these changes. I have suddenly
in the past 2 weeks started drinking
coffee regularly (I'm very caffeine
sensitive and I rarely used to drink).
Also despite my high fibre diet I have
become severely constipated/bloated and
have taken a laxative twice in the last 2
days in attempts to relieve this (though I
have been careful not to take them within
3 hours of taking my pill). I'm wondering
if my body could suddenly have changed and
not have sufficient amounts of hormone in
the pill to maintain things.
