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What causes brown blood spotting a week before period is due?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Brown d/c is: usually older blood being cleaned from the uterus. You could have an imbalance of estrogen / progesterone with some break through bleeding.

Dr Pizzo and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 10/23/2016

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