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What Could Random Bright Pink Bleeding Followed By Black Discharge After Depo Shots Mean?

Hi, I've only had two shots of the depo injection my last one was the end of November. A week and half a go I started bleeding randomly and it was bright pink it lasted all day and since then I've had brown almost black discharge what does this mean? It hasn't stopped yet
Sat, 1 Mar 2014
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Hi,
I understand your concerns. It is a side effect of depot injection to have bright pink bleed and black discharge. I advise you to stop taking the shots and take tablet tranexamic acid to stop the bleed.
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What Could Random Bright Pink Bleeding Followed By Black Discharge After Depo Shots Mean?

Hi, I understand your concerns. It is a side effect of depot injection to have bright pink bleed and black discharge. I advise you to stop taking the shots and take tablet tranexamic acid to stop the bleed.