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I was 5 day late for my period and i noticed brown discharge ,prior day i was having pain in my legs like i am gonna have my period. hpt -ve

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Normal variation : There is some normal variation in cycles and that could be what you are experiencing. There is also a chance that you did the pregnancy test too soon so repeating it 3-5 days after the first one to be sure would be a good idea. Hope this helps.

Answered 4/24/2015

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