What Causes Brown And Black Discharge Post Intake Of Ipill?

Posted on Sat, 20 Feb 2016

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Question : Hello, I had intercourse on the 13th Feb, which we aren't sure whether the condom had broken or not. So take precautions I took an ipill on the 15th Feb evening ( before 48hrs).
Now From past 2 days I have been getting brown discharge and today even got a little black discharge. I haven't got my periods also. My period date is 20th.

Is there a problem? Am I pregnant? Can you please help me.

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Withdrawal bleeding

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, thanks for trusting health care magic.
I understand your health concerns and anxiety about it.
There is nothing to worry as this is just a withdrawal bleeding in response to I pill (as it has high dose of progesterone).
Consider it as early periods and nothing else.
Mostly it is a welcome sign as it rules out pregnancy but not conclusive so do a pregnancy test after 10 days from today and see the result.All the best.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar