Brown discharge during and after depo provera

[jessicapk]

You guys have been a lot of help so I hope you can help me!  I started Depo Provera back in October of 2006 and have only received one of the 3 month dose.  I got the shot when I was on my period.  My period used to last 3 days then go away completely.  A few days later, I would have a brownish discharge for just a few hours.  I was told this is normal since your body is getting rid of some of the old blood and tissue.  Well, after Depo, I bled the entire three months.  For the most part it was red but there was a lot of brownish at the end of the 3 months.  I didn't even want to have sex and had horrible mood swings and my face broke out.  After the 3 months, I had sex (still having discharge at the time) with no problems at all.  Suddenly, all the discharge cleared up and things were normal for about two weeks.  Since then and at the present, I continue to have a brownish discharge.  It clears up a bit from time to time but always returns.  In the past few days, I have had some discomfort in my abdomen and felt odd.  I took a pregnancy test since it was an obvious concern.  It has been 3 months since I had sex and the test showed up negative (store bought test).  I'm just wondering if anyone thinks I should go to the doctor or if this is a fairly normal behavior.  Thanks ahead of time!

[tmv]

It's been about 12 1/2 years since I had one shot of depo. I discontinued it because I was one of the few that have bleeding the entire time on it. My dr said that it may eventually stop with another shot, but I didn't have any nerves left, so I said no. I now have a period every two weeks for the past 7 years. No one can figure out why, but I think that my hormones are way out of balance because of the depo. The brownish blood is just the old blood or the blood that is slow getting out due to low flow/tapering at the end of a period. I think that your hormones are a bit off balanced as well, but if you've had unprotected sex after the 3 months were up, it is always a possibility that you could be pregnant. Give your dr a call and voice your concerns, they can do a quick blood test to tell for sure if you are pregnant or not. Best of luck to you.  tmv

[tavonya]

I just got on the depo provera shot about a week ago now I am having white discharge and a little brown is this normal? I got the shot at the tail end of my period please help!

[jasmyn169]

I had the depo injection about 2 weeks ago now, but i had it whilst i was on my period, my periods stopped just after gettin the injections, but then i had sexual intercourse with my partner, an it triggered my periods off again, and for about a week now i have been getting brown discharge, its not going away and i don't want to have sex whilst i am getting the discharge, i have broken out in spots and i sometimes gettin a pain near my ovaries and my abdomen, i just need to no should i go to the doctors about this or is it normal?

Please help!!!

[nessntexas]

I started Depo Mid May before my peroid for that month, and my peroid didnt come. At the start of June I started to get my period and it lasted with heavy flow for a solid week and a half.  To this day im getting slight cramping pain around my left ovary and spotting with brown discharge. I love the idea of not having to take the pill everyday but I have read so many cons about this shot Im thinking about not going back for the 2nd shot in July.  It's mid June now and the cramping has subsided but Im still getting spotting and brown discharge, my sex drive is down, and I tend to feel moody/depressed more.  I know this shot effects everyone in a different way which is why I was willing to give it a shot.  But if you are thinking about starting this birth control really do your homework.

[danielle2104]

I had the depo shot back in may and was supposed to have my second shot in august but decided not to go for it as my moods were really out of control and my sex life well there was no sex life. But since not having it i have had really heavy brown discharge which will go for one day then come back can anyone please tell me if it will ever stop? It is really getting me down and my moods are not helping my family life at all i just wish i had never had the shot in the first place.