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Is black/brown sticky and stringy discharge normal 4 days before having a period?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

This can be old,: Deoxygenated blood ; tissue being cleaned out of the uterus. You might have some imbalance of estrogen or estrogen.

Answered 7/22/2015

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