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Can birth control cause my urine to smell?

My urine has never really smelled before I started taking birth control, unless I had a UTI. Now it smells a little fishy. I'm pretty sure it's not a UTI, because I'm not feeling any pain in my abdomen, nor any other symptoms. Could this smell be caused by my birth control?

5 Answers

The smell of urine depends on what you eat not birth control pills.
No. Fishy odors need to be evaluated; please see your OBGYN or family practitioner.
NO
Typically, birth control should not make your urine smell
Anything is possible, but in 36 years, I have never had anyone complain of this.