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A member asked:

At the beginning of each of my periods over the last few mnths, i have a brown discharge , not quite blood, it looks like used coffee grounds. ?

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Brown Discharge: This represents old blood that is being displaced at the start of your period. Nothing to be concerned about.

Dr Laing and another doctor agreed

Answered 2/21/2015

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