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Confused period ? i had my period one week early light period but one heavy day at the end and now i have brown discharge one week after my period ?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

Uterus cleaning: Nope. Your uterus has old excess blood it needs to clear. Brown discharge is old blood that has completely lost all oxygen.

Answered 9/14/2015

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