A 26-year-old female asked:

can brown discharge delay your period? is brown discharge for 5 days also a period?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

General Practice 28 years experience

Brown is Blood: Yes. Brown is older deoxygenated blood.

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Psychiatry 42 years experience

Brown discharge: Brown discharge does not delay your period. It actually is a period -- just older, deoxygenated blood.

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