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I got my period for 12 days. the first 5 days it was only brown and after the 5th day the blood was red. is that normal?
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Brown is older: blood and red new. Irregular periods and spotting could mean you may have some hormonal imbalance that could be affected by many different factors, including age (if approaching menopause?), nutrition, illness, exercise (or lack of it), body girth, psychological well-being, stress, season, or simple fluctuations of other related hormones (thyroid for example).
Answered 7/26/2016
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