YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for March, 2003: Re: Brown discharge question

Re: Brown discharge question

From: Richard Chudacoff, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:48:58 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 22 Mar 2003, Pris wrote: >
>Hi! I'm 22. I have been on Ortho Evra (the patch) for about 6 months!
>Prior to that I was on Ortho-Tri for about 15-18 months. I am currently
>on patch 2 (so my second week) and about to start my 3rd. Which means I
>am about 10 days from my period (my period is usually 3-4 days into my
>free week) Okay...I am having a wierd odor-less brownish red
>discharge...It's also kind of clearish (if that makes ANY sense!!) I am
>married so of course sexually active....What could the funny discharge
>be..
>
>Thank you in advance!

I would check a pregnancy test to rule out pregnancy. Ortho Evra tends to have a high failure especially if your weight is > 155 pounds. Other than that it may be that the lining of uterus is basically thinned out,which is where you want to be on contraceptives anyway

-- Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC Sugar Land, TX

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