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I took plan b. my period start date was yesterday but no blood only brown discharge with pms symptoms. is this normal?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Brown discharge: is usually old blood being cleaned from the vagina. so, this may be normal.

Dr Raff and another doctor agreed

Answered 2/25/2015

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