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A member asked:

Would someone normally have brown discharge for up to 5 days?

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Dr. Richard Ruth answered

Brown Discharge: Brown blood is always a sign of old blood. You can do a preg test, hich may be negative, but i always watch these cases.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 12/10/2013

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