I recently went off the pill after hearing that 8 consequtive years of being on it will increase risk of cancer and also because my boyfriend and I are living apart for a couple months. I had been on the pill for more than 5 years. After about 2 weeks of being off the pill my boyfriendcame for a surprise visit and of course we had sex. We didnt use protection except for that he didn't ejaculate in me. I am 100% sure that we are both STD free and have no other symptoms of burning or itching, aside from a little tenderness (which i experience regularly after sex) around the outside of my vagina. A week later when I went to the bathroom and discoverd a thick string of mucosy discarge about 3 inches in length. I would go as far as to call it elasticy. It was odorless, thick and mostly clear to yellowish in color. I have noticed an increase of vaginal discharge but this was by far the largest mass i've encountered. Is this normal with going off the pill or a sign of something else?
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I have recently come off the pill after being on it for 9 years. I've been off for almost a month. My husband and I are trying to become pregnant. I have experienced the same thing with the vaginal discharge. I have had it almost everyday for about a week, but the amount varies. I have taken a home pregnancy test but it came back negative. I am still waiting for my first period since coming off the pill, so I think the test was too early to tell. I am curious about the vaginal discharge, because I have read that is also a sign of early pregnancy. I am hopeful for this, but am also curious if this is just a symptom of going off the pill.
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I also had this happen to me when i came off the pill. I have been off the pill for 4 months. THe first month right around ovulation time i had a clear mucus gel-like mass come out. It was also odorless. I have been to the doctor since then and she said that it was probably just discharge from ovulation. I was afraid that it might have been a miscarriage.
My period are still irregular. I am at 53 days today and no period. I have taken several pregnancy tests and all are negative. I have been nauseas for about a week. I think coming off the pill take a while to get the body back to where it was before you ever got on the pill. I wish there was more information out there for us females about this.
My period are still irregular. I am at 53 days today and no period. I have taken several pregnancy tests and all are negative. I have been nauseas for about a week. I think coming off the pill take a while to get the body back to where it was before you ever got on the pill. I wish there was more information out there for us females about this.
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This same thing happened to me last night. I have just stopped taking the pill after 9 years a little over a month ago. It happened about 8 hours after my husband and I had sex. Has anyone found that this is a sign of ovulation, and that your chances of getting pregnant are extremely high? I have not yet had my period. I was thinking that it was to come very soon, and that I would not be ovulating.
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I just went off the pill two weeks ago after three years on it. Rather than take the placebos, I just stopped after I'd taken the last active pill. Oddly, I did not get my period. I took a pregnancy test, just to be sure, and it came back negative. In the last few days, I've had the thick, elastic discharge you describe. It's odorless and not accompanied by itching, so I'm relatively sure it's not a side effect of an infection. I know that thick discharge is a sign of ovulation, but this is thicker than any discharge I've ever had, so I took another pregnancy test, just to be sure that wasn't the cause. I didn't see how it could be. I was still on the pill and very conscientious about taking it when my ex and I last had sex. Again, negative.
So I'm guessing that this is, indeed, a sign of ovulation, but it's been amped up by my body trying to adjust to the lack of imposed hormones.
My annual exam is next month, so I plan to ask about it then.
So I'm guessing that this is, indeed, a sign of ovulation, but it's been amped up by my body trying to adjust to the lack of imposed hormones.
My annual exam is next month, so I plan to ask about it then.
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Books about fertilty monitering, charting etc. (such as taking charge of your fertility) describe this clear elastic discharge as a sign that you are about to ovulate. The more and the stretchier the better it is supposed to be for conception. If you are trying to concieve and experience this, you should have sex right then. The mucus is supposed to help carry the sperm where it needs to go. Hope this helps.
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I went off the Pill about a month ago after being on it for 6 years. The only time I noticed the type of discharge you described was right after sex (a condom was used and it didn't break). I started the pill before I started having sex so this discharge was different for me. I read that the pill decreases the mucous your uterus and vagina produce when you're on the pill to help prevent pregnancy so naturally when you go off the pill that lubrication will increase. Lucky for me, the extra lube I am producing now makes sex a lot more enjoyable! :-D
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I came off the pill 2 weeks ago after being on it for 13 years. I have just discovered elastic discharge, have sore nipples and am taking antibiotics for a bladder infection (having trouble urinating??) I took a preg test today & came negative so don't think that I am preg?? had a 4 day heavy bleed 3 days after stopping the pill and a 2 day brown smudge - now the elastic discharge> think body just trying to normalise but not sure about the discharge - am I due to get my period again soon I wonder? Hubby is back from travels next week so hoping that I am not ovulating without him here as we're trying to get preg.
Not sure if this helps or makes aone else feel normal :-)
Not sure if this helps or makes aone else feel normal :-)
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hey the same thing is happening to me!!! Its exactly as you describe and now i no im not the only one!! I also have tender nipples??!?!?And im NOT pregnant my skin also broke out since ....
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the same 'elasticy'discharge has been happening to me, apart form I have never even been on the pill or had sex :S
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It's so reassuring to find a discussion post like this. As most people here, I have come off the pill a week ago. This was following a scare and my Doctor told me to stop! Since then my husband and I have been having protected sex with condoms and finally my sex drive has come back. But for the last 3 days I've noticed a thick stringy mucus that has a yellowy green tinge. I also have been finding it slightly difficult to urinate, but don't actually think I have an infection as I have no pain or other symptoms. I am not overly worried about this as I think it is linked to stopping the pill, but I didn't have any discharge like this prior to being on the pill. Hopefully this will settle down, but I can't actually find any research to say this is so on the net. Has anyone found anything else????
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Just thought i would pop back after 5 weeks. My period turned up after 3 weeks. Following a week of very sore breasts - so sore I couldn't bare them being touched! The discharge and the difficulties urinating vanished and my period was slightly heavier than it had been while I was on the pill. Following my period, I had some more discharge but very slight. My breasts are again getting sore, but its so pleasing to know I'm getting a cycle back! On the plus side, 5 weeks later I still have my sex drive!
Hope this helps someone else who is where I was 5 weeks ago!
Hope this helps someone else who is where I was 5 weeks ago!
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I stopped taking my birth control on July 24th due to some strange allergic reaction and I have also experienced a large amount of clear, white discharge. My boyfriend and I have had sex since getting off the birth control, but we have used a condom every time and they haven't broken. Has anyone figured out if it is just ovulation?
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EXACT same thing here... about to have my first period after being on the pill for 2 years...and just had very thick clear/elasticy/sometimes brownish discharge...
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Hey all! I think that the white/clear, elastic "discharge" some people are referring to is cervical fluid. This fluid changes throughout your cycle, and it becomes like this when you are near to ovulation and when you ovulate (your fertile period). This fluid helps the sperm to live longer and travel to the egg much more easily. Since being on the pill disables ovulation, it makes sense that the cervical fluid comes back when your system is prepping for ovulation again. There is a great book that explains this and other fertility signs called "Taking Charge of Your Fertility." I recently went off the pill and am experiencing this fluid for the first time in a while, as well! I also have extremely tender breasts and am a little more emotional... it is kinda lame, but I know it will be better for my health in the long run!
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