WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2002: Re: [Birth Control] Depovera side effects

Re: [Birth Control] Depovera side effects

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 18 Jan 2002 05:56:42 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 17 Jan 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I have been on Depovera for 3 months and it is time for my second
>injection. I am concerned because I have been experiencing a sort of
>brownish discharge that appears to be blood. It has been going on for
>about a month. Is this a side-effect of the depo..
>
>Please respond..
>
>-concerned

It is a perfectly normal response to the medication. It is almost to be expected. It will frequently go away after 2 or 3 injections.

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