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I got of the depo shot about 6 months ago i was on it for a year and didn't see a period for over a year and then got on the pill about 4 weeks ago and today i started to bleed, at first it was a red color and now it's like a pink color blood is that nor

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End of pack: If you started the pill 4 weeks ago and now you are bleeding then it sounds like everything is working as expected. On the pill you have a period at the end of the pack into the next pack. The color of menstrual blood is not something you have to pay attention to

Answered 9/7/2015

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A member asked:

I got of the depo shot about 6 months ago i was on it for a year and didn't see a period for over a year and then got on the pill about 4 weeks ago and today i started to bleed, at first it was a red color and now it's like a pink color blood is that nor

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

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