A 27-year-old female asked:

I was taking bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) and had unprotected sex during my sugar pills week. i have brown discharge & its day 6 of new pack. should i be worried?

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Should be okay: If you did not miss any of your pills, you should be okay. Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) is not have an effect on the birth control pills.

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A 31-year-old female asked:

Yellow & pink discharge from belly button-Just finished Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) a week ago and it is back-Why, What could it be? 3rd time in a year this has happened.

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A 35-year-old female asked:

Low grade fever (99.2-99.5) for 15 days. Have been treated with z pack (just completed) bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) 2 weeks ago. Should i ask for blood work? What tests?

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A 28-year-old female asked:

Just stopped bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) for ecoli infection. Now have whitish frothy discharge - no itch, smell, redness. Is this normal, still infection, or yeast?

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A 32-year-old female asked:

Diagnosed with a UTI Started bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) on Tuesday. Have had a yellow discharge when I urinate even before abx but Isnt yellow unless I pee. No odors.

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A 45-year-old female asked:

UTI. Dipstick neg apart from small protein. Constant urgency. No discharge/pain. 3 days of Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) no improvement ?

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