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I was two week late for my period and now it looks like i am starting it it is brown and stringy and spotting. i took at pregnancy test and it negativ?

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Dr. Bryan Treacy answered

Specializes in Gynecology

Probably normal: It may be too early for a pregnancy test to be positive but an irregular period is probably normal, given that it is two weeks late. The flow may be abnormally light or heavy depending on the thickness of the lining of the uterus that is shed during menstrual periods.

Answered 3/16/2013

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