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I started my period today and it is brown, it is the 4th, last month was the 7th and the month before that was the 9th. what does it mean?

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Dr. Dorothy Mitchell-Leef answered

You may not ovulate: You might have irregular cycles so you need to talk with your doctor about getting evaluations to see what is happening first. See if you do ovulate and produce progesterone in the luteal phase after you ovulate(or not)

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Answered 10/24/2017

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A member asked:

I started my period today and it is brown, it is the 4th, last month was the 7th and the month before that was the 9th. what does it mean?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Dorothy Mitchell-Leef answered

Dr Naghmi and another doctor agreed

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