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What Causes Brown Discharge After Starting On Birth Control Pills?
Hello, I just started birth control a little less than two weeks ago. For the past 3 days, I ve been having a brown discharge and I just got my period today, which is 10 days earlier than it should be. I ve read that both are signs of pregnancy which I do not want. Is this a sign of pregnancy or just a hormonal reaction to the birth control?
Hello, thanks for posting on HCM. Birth control pills cause hormonal level changes in your body so as to avoid pregnancy. It is seen that in some women it causes slight brown discharge which is nothing but old blood. It will correct itself with time. As you already have got your periods, there is no chance you being pregnant. So it’s nothing but just reaction to starting of the pills. If you really want to be very sure you can always do simple urine pregnancy test kit available in any pharmacy. It will clear any doubt you have in mind about being pregnant. I hope I have given satisfactory answer to your query, if you still have any more query kindly write back to me and I will be happy to help. Thank you
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What Causes Brown Discharge After Starting On Birth Control Pills?
Hello, thanks for posting on HCM. Birth control pills cause hormonal level changes in your body so as to avoid pregnancy. It is seen that in some women it causes slight brown discharge which is nothing but old blood. It will correct itself with time. As you already have got your periods, there is no chance you being pregnant. So it’s nothing but just reaction to starting of the pills. If you really want to be very sure you can always do simple urine pregnancy test kit available in any pharmacy. It will clear any doubt you have in mind about being pregnant. I hope I have given satisfactory answer to your query, if you still have any more query kindly write back to me and I will be happy to help. Thank you