WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2003: Re: No period for 6 months and now a brownish jelly-like discharge

Re: No period for 6 months and now a brownish jelly-like discharge

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 6 Feb 2003 06:40:39 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 5 Feb 2003, Anna wrote: >
>I'm 23 now and I've been on the pill since I was 17. I've stopped
>taking the pill about 6 months ago and I didn't get my period yet.
>Because my periods have always been irregular since I started
>menstruating (at the age of 14) I wasn't really concerned about it until
>now. Two days ago I noticed a brownish, jelly-like discharge. Right
>about the time I stopped taking the pill I started a pretty stressful
>job and I lost some weight (I'm very petite and it's always been hard
>for me to gain weight), so I thought that was one of the reasons I
>didn't get my period. Well, it's been 6 months since my last period
>(I'm not pregnant) and now this brown discharge. Am I not producing
>enough estrogen because my body was so used to the pill? Is it something
>serious or just too much stress?
>
>Thanks,
>Anna

Sounds like anovulation for one reason or another. An evaluation by your Gynecologist to find that reason would be definitely indicated at this time.

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