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Dark brown discharge before period

A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stephen Pappachen
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Yes: Your symptoms seem to be within the normal range and consistent with residual shedding of the endometrial/uterine lining.
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A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. Darrell Herrington
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Normal: This just blood which has pooled and aged a bit before the cervix opens. Verify this with your doctor.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Dis
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Uterine lining: The uterus sheds its lining every month. Depending on your hormone levels sometimes women have dark brown spotting or small clots prior to have brigh... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Liengkong Siew
Gynecology 56 years experience
Do pregnancy test: Have to check for infections with culture and do pregnancy test to ascertain of not pregnant . Good luck and be cautious thenafter.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christina Adberg
Gynecology 28 years experience
Brown = Blood: A normal period lasts seven days or less. If you're having old brown blood before and after your period, then it's probably lasting more than seven da... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Livingston
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Early period: This is most likely just the beginning of your period. This is the beginning of the shedding process of your endometrial lining.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Ruth
24 years experience
Brown d/c: Brown d/c is a sign of old blood. Could be from rough sex, from cervix, or vagina or implantation. You need a preg test 5 days after lmp.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Livingston
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Positive line: When you state a “faint positive line” are you referring to a pregnancy test? If so then it is important to see a doctor for pregnancy confirmation. B... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Martin Raff
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
Pregnant?: Check using a urine test strip available inexpensively at your local pharmacy.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Parul Krishnamurthy
Obstetrics & Gynecology 36 years experience
Can happen: Most likely due to you leaving the ring longer than advised. Do a pregnancy test 7-10 days after unprotected intercourse episode to be sure
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