Can birth control cause brown stringy discharge?
If you’re on birth control, you could also have breakthrough bleeding, which causes light brown discharge or spotting. Since birth control hormones also make your uterine lining less stable, you may have some brown discharge between periods. Usually, breakthrough bleedings tend to go away after a few months.
Can birth control cause slimy discharge?
Many hormonal contraceptives such as the combined oral contraceptive pill (‘the Pill’, containing oestrogen and progesterone) thicken cervical fluid because of the hormones they contain. So it’s common for women who take the Pill to have a whitish vaginal discharge quite consistently throughout the month.
What does stringy brown discharge mean?
Stringy period blood usually just means you’re at the part of your menstrual cycle where blood flow is the heaviest. Blood that’s sticky or clotting together is normal during this time of the month.
What does it mean if you have jelly like discharge?
When ovulating, discharge usually looks clear, stringy and jelly like, similar to egg white. You might notice it in your underwear, or on toilet paper when you wipe. It helps sperm to travel up through your cervix, and fertilise the released egg.
What does birth control discharge look like?
Your discharge can also have a light brown color. Even when you’re not taking birth control, healthy discharge can be this color, particularly on the days surrounding your period. If you are experiencing breakthrough bleeding while on birth control, you might notice light brown discharge as well.
What does jelly like cervical mucus mean?
Typically, clear, stretchy and jelly-like vaginal discharge that has the consistency of egg whites, means that you are making a lot of estrogen. This type of discharge often occurs in the middle between your cycles and is a sign of ovulating (your body is releasing an egg) and you are fertile (able to become pregnant).
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