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What Causes Brown Discharge During On Birth Control Pills?

I am on birth control that you only have a period once every three months, and I have now been on it for 9 months. I had breakthrough spotting, so my doctor decided to give this birth control a try. When it did not work the first 6 months, he decided to try a DNC. That did not seem to help, so he said he wanted me to try 3 more months on the pill, and it still hasn t helped. I have brown discharge almost every single day, and it has been going on now for a year. I need other opinions on what is going on.
Fri, 17 Mar 2017
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Hello,
I have gone through your query and understood the concern. To detect the cause of the breakthrough bleed and manage it, you need further evaluation. A complete hormone profile including thyroid profile, serum Prolactin, insulin resistance and a sonogram to know the status of the pelvic organs, routine blood counts, coagulation profile, renal and hepatic function tests are needed. Management depends on the result. Please maintain a healthy weight and regular exercise. Stress , sudden weight change, infection, cysts, polyps and erosions are some other causes. Maintenance of proper nourishment, styptics to control the bleeding and replacement of hormone deficiencies, if any, is the mainstay of the treatment. The hormone contraception has to be stopped if there is no response and other ways adopted. Hope you find this information useful. Wish you good health.
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What Causes Brown Discharge During On Birth Control Pills?

Hello, I have gone through your query and understood the concern. To detect the cause of the breakthrough bleed and manage it, you need further evaluation. A complete hormone profile including thyroid profile, serum Prolactin, insulin resistance and a sonogram to know the status of the pelvic organs, routine blood counts, coagulation profile, renal and hepatic function tests are needed. Management depends on the result. Please maintain a healthy weight and regular exercise. Stress , sudden weight change, infection, cysts, polyps and erosions are some other causes. Maintenance of proper nourishment, styptics to control the bleeding and replacement of hormone deficiencies, if any, is the mainstay of the treatment. The hormone contraception has to be stopped if there is no response and other ways adopted. Hope you find this information useful. Wish you good health.