Depo provera break through bleeding caused bacterial vaginosis- BV

Same thing happened to me, I was on my second shot of depo and I had a foul discharge that was brown. I was looking it up and came across this site. I went to my gyno and it is indeed, bacterial vaginosis. Thanks depo. I'm done. After reading all the problems from depo I'm taking myself off it.

I've been on depo off and on for almost 4 years now. Was on for one year with no problem then took a break from it for a year. I've been on for two years straight now and about 6 months ago I've noticed a foul odor coming from "down there". It comes and goes but when it comes......its horrible. I've called my dr. And she told me it was normal -_- . I've tried rePHresh gels to help with my ph balance but its a temporary fix :( my next dose is due in january but I've decided to go off of the shot to see if it this helps with my issue.

The SAME thing happened to me too :( idk if its my body reacting to the depo shot but its ridiculous

this is happening to me and I have been taking it for 1/2 year ... :( if your think your period smells bad ...wait to smell what is like to smell after spotting when your in your depo shot...

Upon doing my research. I have discovered that the MANY women who experience BV and recurrent BV have used a form of birth control even after discontinuation. I didn't have BV until using Depo Provera injection which caused "breakthrough bleeding". This "breakthrough bleeding" came with a horrible smell.

I went back to my doctor who did not tell me what it was but said he knew what I was talking about and he switched me to another birth control. I later discovered what this smell was called. BV has been a ****** nasty nuisance and experience ever since.

No clinician can tell me that birth control does not cause BV. Yes, BV is caused by a PH imbalance and this is caused by birth control which alters a woman's hormone levels which also disrupts her normal PH balance.

I tried for two years to get pregnant after discontinuing birth control and having my child 2 years before. It didn't happen until 5 years later.

It is more to birth control that the creators want women and clinicians to know or tell. I will never use hormonal contraception ever again.

yes!!! MEDROXYPROGESTIRONE MUST BE BANNED!!!! such a f@@k**g,bitchy thing it is..i have been bleeding for over a month.all i did was just took medroxy progestirone 10mg tablet for 5 days to postpone my period.later now my periods is not stopping!!!
people please let me know where do i file a complain about this!! all the ladies please warn your friends NOT to use it!

I was on the depo for a year and a half! And have so far been off it for 2 weeks! Relief indeed!!!!! While on the shot I constantly bled all the time. I had my period for a whole month then after constantly spotted. During sex, after sex and at any given moment I bled. So frustrating! I never had a problem with odor down there, but while on depo I always had an issue with a weird smell! I would wash, search up different ideas such as vinegar and baking soda in order to help kill the overgrowth of bad bacteria, it will be fine for a little and then back came the smell. It was from the discharge I was constantly getting! My hair would fall out, my appetite increased, my sex drive was completely gone! No matter what my bf did I could not get turned on or get into it. I also had the inability to get wet, I had severe vaginal dryness which made sex painful an undesirable. As soon as i skipped my apt for my next shot my sex drive has been coming back, I can now get wet, and best of all no spotting and no odor! Yay, so glad to be off.

I AM ON THE SAME SITUATION!!! Omg I finally found someone who is going through the same!! I got the depo shot 3 months ago and since then I've been bleeding. But this month I've been getting a weird smell down there. It's something I've never had before. I thought it had to do with something else but now since you mentioned about the depo shot, it could be that. UGH!! I have been googling about this foul odor with spotting for the past month! I hope it's something that can be fixed!!

It's been almost a month since I stopped getting the shot, and I too am having the same issues. Spotting every day, and a very foul, green/yellow discharge (which must be BV). This is really a trial drug, there hasn't been much studies done on the effects of stopping it, and any good doctor will tell you not to take it for more than a year, because after that it can seriously affect your fertility and who knows what else.

Hi Im glad i seen this. I got the depo shot 3 months ago for.the first time in years the last time was near 20 years ago when i had my son, im 37 now and i got the shot. Ive been bleeding ever since.off and on, red bkood to briwn smelly blood, its gross. I been waiting for it to pass but it hasnt i cramp worse.than ever n i get bad headaches. Ill never ever take bc again!

Hi there all you ladies. I'm hoping that this is what could be the answer to my problem. I had the depo jab every three months for around a year. Since stopping it over two years ago I still get bleeding every two weeks and it smells awful. My problem is I am also thinking about having another child but it seems impossible to conceive were as I used to be extremely fertile. Please can any one shed some light on what's going on as even the doctor doesn't know. Please I'm worried and scared. Thanks

I am 44 years old, I have been on the Depo since December 2012, I have  uterine fibroids and use to have very heavy and painful periods so since the pill had caused me to have high blood pressure, the Dr. recommended the injection. sigh i am now stressed, its unbelievable. I have been spotting ever since, when I dont have BV, I have yeast infection i am sick and tired I am now thinking of getting off it but is afraid my period is going to come back heavier than before, I need help.

Yes i truly in my heart believe that the depo causes BV!!! Ive been off the depo for 4 months now only taking the shot 2 or 3 times...i have suffered with bv ever since...i have been treated numerous times but as soon as i get a period which a whole other mess in itself, i get bv. Dr's tried to tell me it was me. So i changed everythingggggggg, started wearing full panties (no thongs), changed my laundry detergent to unscented eco friendly, changed my body wash, started taking a probiotic called acidophilus, changed my diet to all organic and raw (which is expensive), started working out more, stopped using even tampons and converted to pads (they told me i could be having a reaction to the tampon and blah blah blah bacteria blah blah blah),soooo with all this effort put into ME being the cause i still would get it...ive had the same sex partner for 2 yrs we are in love so no cheating, it was/is so frustrating...besides the bv side effects it made me so mean,hormonal,bitchy,edgy,no sex drive,hungry,tired, andd just flat out annoyed with the world lol...ive been doing a lot and i mean a lot better since i stopped taking it and found a dr who finally said that yes the depo is what is causing the bv, she said yes and other drs denied it making me feel just gross, she said it was inevitable that all woman are different our bodies react differently to different things and that my body was so thrown off by this hormonal imbalance that yes i continuously was getting bv. i do believe that once its fully out of my system ill be ok. Ive been about 2/12 months without it and thats the longest EVER since i started the shot...so there is your answer hope this helped and good luck and in the meantime all the stuff i changed in that list above has helped too...so if you are suffering from it take that probiotic, drink cranberry juice and lotsssss of water, do some cardio to get the toxins out, always wear undies but no thongs not till you are better, unscented EVERYTHING (soap,lotion,etc.) and as gross as it sounds maybe switch to pads for a little bit...i got my period a little while ago and thought id start using tampons again...big mistake...i honestly got bv right after that period so idk for sure but it kinda makes sense when you think about it...a period is to dispel the bad stuff in you you know and if a tampon is in the way obviously its just gonna sit there with all the bad stuff well until you take it out idk i dont mean to be graphic i guess you get the point ok good luck

I have bv also from being on depo... Worse mistake ever I do not recommend depo to anyone who wants to get on birth control.

I'm so embarrassed by the odor and bleeding, that I couldn't even imagine having sex with someone. Maybe THAT'S how it works as a birth control method lol. Someone mentioned earlier that maybe the formula of the depo may have changed...and I have to agree!!! I've been on it before, a few years ago and I NEVER had these issues with constant bleeding and odor. I've never been on the pill before...But I guess I'm gonna have to try one.