A 18-year-old male asked:
is it normal to have brown discharges before your period? i'm not on birth control. first time this happens has been like this for four days.
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Dr. Andrew Silverman answered
49 years experience Fertility Medicine
Brownish discharge: If this continues to occur see your gyn. I have found this to be a consistent finding in women who have endometriosis.
Answered on Oct 4, 2016
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