A member asked:
while on birth control is it normal to have brown discharge after your period ?
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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered
22 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Can be : Brown just indicates old blood that has been sitting at the back of the vagina waiting to come out. No big deal.
Answered on Nov 25, 2012
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