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A member asked:
So i had a 3 day period that was not normal a lot lighter period now im spotting brown n this has been going on for 5 days with lower back pain?help
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See an OB/GYN: Without an exam there is no way to predict what this is due to. If you wait a day or two it may go away on its own, but if gets worse or fails to get better, see somebody asap.
Answered 3/20/2013
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