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Hello! i have a strange brown discharge for 5 days before my period. my period starts 6.05 or 7.05. my chest usually hurts, but it doesn''t.

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Discharge: The brown discharge may be old blood. This could be spotting or the start of a cycle that is irregular.

Answered 5/4/2017

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