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Why have my first 5 periods been only brown blood?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Brown blood is: normally old blood being cleaned from the uterus. Color os blood is usually not clinically significant.

Dr Kuitems agreed

Answered 5/27/2015

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