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A 26-year-old member asked:

Saw brown stain spotting 6 days before period is that sign pregnency

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A Verified Doctoranswered

Family Medicine 48 years experience

No: This is old menstrual blood mixed with vaginal and cervical mucous.

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Dr. Saima Jehangiranswered

21 years experience

No necessarily: Spotting before your periods is not necessarily a sign of pregnancy. I would take a pregnancy test around the time your period should start.

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Dr. Mary Davidanswered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

No necessarily: While it could be, it is more suggestive of an infection or even possibly a luteal phase deficiency. If you miss your period do a pregnancy test to know more.

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Period came a week early. Lasted 7 days instead of the normal 5. 10 days later brown spotting. Could this be a sign of pregnancy?

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A 19-year-old female asked:

On5thday of my periodI was intimate with partner had tampon inside so it was without any penetrationWeek after finishing my period I got unexpected brown spotting nowI have 10 days to period andI have as much musus as never. Signs of preg or sth else?

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Sometimes I have brown spotting 3 days before and after period. Sign of concern? Doesn't happen every flow and I don't have painful or heavy periods.

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For a couple days I had very light pink spotting that changed to light brown and only showed when I wiped. Tonight, the fourth day, I passed a large clot but no period? I have endometriosis but I wasn't sure if this could be a sign of pregnancy, miscarria

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