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I've been on depo-provera for about a year now and i was bleeding for maybe 3 days and now i've had this dark brown/red stringy discharge for the past week?

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Dr. Susan Arnoult answered

Probably fine: On the depo-provera you will have irregular bleeding from time to time. Blood can be red, pink, dark brown, orangish...it's all normal. If you have pelvic pain and a fever then you need to be checked for infection.

Answered 11/7/2014

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A member asked:

I've been on depo-provera for about a year now and i was bleeding for maybe 3 days and now i've had this dark brown/red stringy discharge for the past week?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Susan Arnoult answered

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