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Hi i've skipped my periods for 4months & did pregnacy test & they wre negative.am now having light brown watery discharge& am period pains???

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Missed period: Although brown discharge might contain old blood - can't say if this is the start of your period. If you don't have a period for 4 months and were previously regular- that warrants medical evaluation. Take care.

Answered 6/20/2016

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