A 40-year-old member asked:

what exactly does it mean when period is heavy for one day then light brown rest of period?

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Dr. Richard Ruth answered

Internal Medicine 22 years experience

Blood: Brown blood is old blood, so i i wouldn't worry. Only if if it was bright red blood, then time to go to ob.

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