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A member asked:
When using the nuvaring is it common to get brown discharge?
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Probably blood: Brown discharge is usually old blood. About a third of women using birth control will experience breakthrough bleeding (bleeding at the wrong time). This usually resolves on its own and does not mean something is wrong.
Answered 6/20/2018
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Brown old blood: The brown discharge may be old blood from either the uterus or more likely the Nuva ring when it abrades the vaginal walls during sexual interaction episodes.
Answered 6/3/2018
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