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Symptoms of period, but period never came. brown discharge increasingly lighter each day for six days before expected period. what does this mean?
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Old blood v. infecti: Sounds like old vaginal blood; however you may need a vaginal culture to rule out infection.
Answered 5/18/2014
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May be normal : irregular periods and discharge of varying colors may be normal part of adolescent cycle. If no sexual activity, may not need to do anything
Answered 5/18/2014
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