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Day 6 of free week no bleeding just had brownish discharge for few hours then lil orangish then all clear. 1st month on marvelon previously on diane..

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Sounds ok: Brown discharge is usually just blood. Some people have light periods when taking birth control pills. This can be a nice side effect

Dr Khanna agreed

Answered 3/27/2015

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