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Hello i'm 5 days late and no spotting only pinkish/brown discharge when i wipe, i took a pt and it was neg, could i still be pregnant or just a period?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Could be either: If you don't have a definitive period - then repeat home pregnancy test in a week. Take care.

Answered 10/19/2014

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