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It has been a week since my period ended and yesterday i began spotting after clitodal stimulation but no penetration, today i had brown spotting?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Break through: bleeding can occur. Brown spotting is usually older blood being cleaned from the uterus.

Dr Chuu agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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