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Understanding Vaginal Discharge After Birth Control - A Safe Resource


Question
I am so thankful for a place to ask such an embarrassing set of questions.
I have been on birth control for 6 years, after having some back and leg problems I have taken myself off of them, I have been off about three weeks.  I ended them with my cycle as I should.  I just decided I didn't want chemicals in my body any more besides the occassional aspirin etc.
I feel "wet" in my "private" area.  My problem is I can not decide what is wet.  I do not know if it is wet from stopping the pills. So one of my questions is, would that be a reaction to stopping the pills?
OR I do not know if it is an urinary incontience. (sp?)Which concerns me with back problems as I know that is not good.
Whichever it is it is not alot, it more of a feeling that anything, I am not soaked or anything.
If I have urinary incontience, would there have to be a lot?  Or is a dribble enough to say I have urinary incontience?
I am a female, one child.  Anything you could offer to shed light on this would be great.  Thanks.

Answer
The wetness may be a vaginal discharge.  It may be "jock itch" with fungal infection in the skin in that area-often people feel wet down there with the fungal infection- that would be treated with anti-fungal cream and powder... a doctor should know with a visual exam. If you are having urinary incontinence... you should know because you will feel the leakage.   I don't see a relationship with the pill.