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A member asked:

My period is 4 days, on the fourth day it stopped, but the next day it came back. is this normal?

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Dr. Cathleen London answered

Yes: Your period is the shedding of the endometrial lining, and it can wax and wane - it is very common to have a pause in the bleeding.

Answered 2/25/2014

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