Hi, Im 16 years old. I recently started the Depo shot in December of 2012, and automatically stopped having periods. I didn t have one in January, and when February came along I didn t get my period when I normally would either. How ever last week on February 18th I started having a small, what I thought was a period. But it was very light and not the usually color my period normally is. It was almost like a brown color. It was very light bleeding .. Really it s just been spotting. But it s been 8 days now and I m still spotting. I also noticed last night a very weird and almost foul oder. I don t know what s wrong or if this is because of depo or not. I am sexually active and keep myself clean, I ve only been with one guy.
Hello, First thing, you must exclude possible pregnancy by undergoing one home pregnancy test or blood test for beta-ChatDoctor. Though, failure rate of demo shot is quite low (0.3%). Depo shot has several side effects like irregular spotting, delayed period or amenorrhea, headache, abdominal bloating or cramp etc. It is more common with first time user. Foul smelling occurs mostly due to vaginitis, associated with bacterial infection. One vaginal swab test can confirm this. Kindly, consult with gynecologist for overall check up and take proper antibiotic treatment to get rid of this. Till then, you would maintain genital hygiene properly. Good luck.