discharge and ortho evra - Birth Control Message Board

mac7 · 05-09-2005, 05:57 PM

I was on Ortho Evra (patch) for 8months, it worked fine with the exception of the mild nausea when changing patches.....BUT I noticed after the 5-6th month that my discharge was increasing... A LOT !! It comes out to the point it feels like i peed in my pants ! it soaks my panties and even sometimes wets my pants or runs down my leg...
My bf lives away right now, so I took it off...of course expecting the discharge to subside. Ive had it off for going on 3 weeks i beleive, and the discharge has persisted. Today being the worst, i honestly could have filled a whole big spoon just 10mins ago. Oh the texture is almost like...yogurt...very much so actually. Smooth and creamy.
Anyone know what is causing this? Will it let up?

eloise21 · 05-11-2005, 09:11 PM

could you have a yeast infection? you can have one without having the itchiness/burning sensations. i just started the patch, im on my second week and a couple days ago i started having a little bit of whitish yellowish discharge and burning and itching, i called my gyno and she said it sounded like a yeast infection and sent me a script for some 7 day cream. she said yeast infections were normal when you are getting on and off the pill bc of the change in hormones which effects the ph in your vagina. i would call your gyno and ask for a script for something for yeast. you can have a yeast infection for a while and it will just get worse, its not something that is going to just go away, it might get better for a while but it will come back unless you take medicine for it bc you have to kill the infection and the candida overgrowth. most of the time when you have a thick, whitish discharge it's a yeast infection.