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Okay so, I started taking birth control pills maybe about 2 weeks ago (the day I started on my period) and when my P's stopped I've been getting this dark brown, almost black discharge exiting my 'SHABANG' haha :/ It's been bothering me a bit an I've been getting a bit worried also. Can anyone help? I'm pretty desperate x

Hi Sammy,

It’s not uncommon to experience all sorts of strange spotting, discharge or change in the way your period looks after you start taking the birth control pills. What you're experiencing now - a dark brown discharge - is most likely your 'leftover' menstrual blood. It's colored this way because the longer the blood stays in your uterus or vaginal canal it gets darker. It's also quite possible that this brown discharge might be caused by birth control pill hormones stopping your ovulation. Since everyone is different, the pill hormones probably will have this effect just this month and things will get back in order in the next week or two. Just make sure you're taking the pills at the same time each day (+/- few minutes) - that's the most important factor that contributes to breakthrough bleeding when you're on birth control pills.

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