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Strange Marks And Patches On Back And Chest, Dryness. Was On An Injection. Related?
EVER SINCE I WENT ONTO THE INJECTION(PREVENTION) MY BACK AND CHEST HAVE BEEN GETTING STRANGE MARKS AND PATCHES THEY ARE DRY BUT DOES NOT ITCH THEY ALSO GET LIGHT AND TWO OR THREE DAYS LATER THEY ARE DARK LIKE A BIRTH MARK, I LEFT THE INJECTION AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER WENT ONTO THE PILL YAZ BUT NOTHINGS CHANGED WHAT CAN I DO TO HAVE IT REMOVED FOR GOOD AND SHOULD I STOP PREVENTING
Mon, 27 May 2013
Stop injections for a while and substitute on oral drugs if available. Get blood platelet count, bleeding time clotting time prothrombin time to assess for any deficiency there to give you dark smudges on injection sites. Consult a hematologist also
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