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Metallic/bad taste in mouth come and go. is it due to stress? first got it when my period was due. a week later, got brown discharge for 5 days.

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Dr. Betsy Greenleaf answered

Specializes in Gynecology

?: It could be from medications, diet, dehydration, change in hormones, medical conditions... I would have this checked out further with an exam by a doctor

Answered 4/13/2016

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