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My period was supposed to go off last tuesday i've been spotting since then but its been every other day is that normal?

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Dr. Yun Tran answered

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Yes: most likely your body is just taking its time to clean out old blood. If worried, do a pregnancy test.

Answered 3/16/2016

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A member asked:

My period was supposed to go off last tuesday i've been spotting since then but its been every other day is that normal?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Yun Tran answered

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