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I haven't got my period but i'm having brownish discharge?

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That's it!: Sometimes that is all there is to that period as the lining of the womb was very thin and there was not much to shed for whatever reason.

Dr Killian and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/23/2014

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

Brown is Blood: Brown discharge is your period. It is blood that has lost all of it's oxygen. Women often see this when the uterus needs a deeper more thorough cleaning out.

Dr Colegrove agreed

Answered 7/23/2014

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