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A couple weeks ago, i noticed a brown discharge whenever i wiped and was supposed to have my period 9 days ago but it never came. what could be wrong?

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Pregnant: It is possible that you are pregnant. You need to start with a pregnancy test. Stress, medicines, and some diseases such as thyroid disease are also possible.

Answered 9/18/2014

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