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A member asked:

Have marean in just over 4years always had a period on it but it was brown this time and only had it a few hours?

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Dr. Heather Pearson Chauhan answered

No worries.: Likely just because your uterine lining is thin. Watch it over next few cycles. Doesn't sound worrisome.

Answered 3/10/2015

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