Itmann, WV
A 17-year-old female asked:
my period blood is brown and has a foul odor. what's wrong with me? am i pregnant? i'm scared to go to doctor. is this really accurate?
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Need PMD: It can be nothing........Physiologic variation. But it can be infection, early miscarriage etc.
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Fargo, ND
A 23-year-old female asked:
Why is my period blood red then brown am i pregnant?
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Dr. Robert Killian answered
General Practice 28 years experience
You are not pregnant: Nope. Having a period is the definition of not being pregnant. Brown blood is just blood that has lost most of it's oxygen.
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