Hello, I have pink discharge (I am not in my menstrual period) and this discharge smells like iron. What should I do?

27-year-old woman3 years ago

I'm not having sex and they don't have my birth control pills in stock anymore so for now I'm taking a pill that's the same but it's still not the one I usually take

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Alexandre Chagnon · 3 years ago

Hello Ma'am,

This type of discharge is probably what is called spotting, which is bleeding of small amounts outside of the expected period.

It may be because the kind of pill has changed a bit lately.

In a case like this, it's best to continue your pill as usual. The bleeding will eventually stop on its own.

Good day :)

Alexander

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