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A member asked:

My menstrual cycle ended days ago (about 4) and i still have very strong cramps and a brown discharge is something wrong?

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Dr. Janis Fee answered

That may be normal: After your uterus sheds its lining ( the red portion of the menstrual, with some tissue) the uterus may contract for a few days more to push out any old blood or lining ( the brown). If your overall bleeding is not severe, that is not worrisome.

Answered 2/27/2013

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