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Brown discharge for 4 days. need to skip placebo pills. should i use doubling up method? need it to go in less than a week.

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Empty the uterus: Brown discharge means your uterus is desperately trying to clean itself out. You have got to let yourself have a period.

Answered 9/29/2016

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A member asked:

Brown discharge for 4 days. need to skip placebo pills. should i use doubling up method? need it to go in less than a week.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Killian answered

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