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I have got was light brown/yellow spotting . is this pms or pregnancy?

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Dr. Shariq Refai answered

Only way: only way to know if you are pregnant or not is to do a pregnancy test. symptoms can overlap.

Dr Munshower and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 4/5/2016

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