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I have been on a 90 day birth control for a while now. this month, my period has been a brown color and really light. i have had cramping. should i be concerned?
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Minastrin: as the iron in blood oxidizes the color goes from bright red to dark red to brown. Think about when you have a cut, the brown is the scab that covers the wound. Because your flow is lighter, the transit time through your vagina is longer and gives the blood a chance to oxidize and therefore become brown.
Answered 8/1/2015
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