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I had a light brown discharge at the time of my period this month which lasted for 5 days on and off i had a negative pregnancy test but am i pregnant?

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Dr. Susan Arnoult answered

Probably not: The OTC pregnancy tests are very reliable.

Answered 4/4/2016

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