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This month, i started my menstrual cycle as normal, well i thought, 2 days after cycle begins, it changed from a reddish color to a dark brown color. having lower abdomen pains, sharp like pains here and there. what could be causing this?

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Dr. Claudette Anderson answered

If sexually active d: Pregnancy test, meanwhile arrange to get a pelvic exam to find the cause.lighter period could mean infction , pregnacy , ovarian cyst

Answered 4/24/2015

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A member asked:

This month, i started my menstrual cycle as normal, well i thought, 2 days after cycle begins, it changed from a reddish color to a dark brown color. having lower abdomen pains, sharp like pains here and there. what could be causing this?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Claudette Anderson answered

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