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A member asked:

I have cramps but no bleeding and bad smell and i m on the depo-provera shot what is it?

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Dr. Andrew Silverman answered

Bad smell on Depot: Most likely you have a minor vaginal infection like bv, and you should be checked.

Dr Higginbotham and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/4/2016

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