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Irregular periods, thick dark brown vaginal discharge, followed by bright red mucus-like discharge, then dark brown again for 4 days now. what is it?

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Dr. Mikael Brisinger
Dr. Mikael Brisingeranswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 34 years experience
Probably normal: Dark brown discharge is just old blood. The first thing to rule out is always pregnancy. If that's negative then you probably have a hormone imbalance making your periods irregular.
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