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No Periods, Only Pink Discharge, Sickness And Nausea. On Implanon Birth Control, Smoking Weed. Pregnant ?

hi, i am on the implanon birth control and have been smoking weed for about three months now. i havent had my period in over two yrs but about two weeks ago i had a light pink discharge when i wiped. after that day i have been feeling sick n have nausea . could the weed be taking off the effect of my birthcontrol? could i be pregnant? i also been having alot of headaches
Fri, 9 Nov 2012
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Hello there.

Implanon is a hormonal device.

Side effects of implanon use include lighter, irregular and infrequent bleeding.
Sometimes there are no periods at all which is not accountable to pregnancy if the device was used in the right way.

So your pink discharge can be due to the side effect of implanon.

Nausea, headache, sore breasts and weight gain are also seen with implanon use.

Smoking does not affects the contraceptive efficacy of implanon but it does predispose you to serious side effects associated with implanon like stroke and blood clots.
So it is better if you stop smoking with implanon in situ.

You can test for pregnancy just to be sure.

Secondly I want you to visit your gynecologist for an internal examination so as to rule out other causes of unexpected vaginal bleeding (pink discharge).
A Pap smear is also mandatory if you have not done in the past one year.

TAKE CARE.
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No Periods, Only Pink Discharge, Sickness And Nausea. On Implanon Birth Control, Smoking Weed. Pregnant ?

Hello there. Implanon is a hormonal device. Side effects of implanon use include lighter, irregular and infrequent bleeding. Sometimes there are no periods at all which is not accountable to pregnancy if the device was used in the right way. So your pink discharge can be due to the side effect of implanon. Nausea, headache, sore breasts and weight gain are also seen with implanon use. Smoking does not affects the contraceptive efficacy of implanon but it does predispose you to serious side effects associated with implanon like stroke and blood clots. So it is better if you stop smoking with implanon in situ. You can test for pregnancy just to be sure. Secondly I want you to visit your gynecologist for an internal examination so as to rule out other causes of unexpected vaginal bleeding (pink discharge). A Pap smear is also mandatory if you have not done in the past one year. TAKE CARE.