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Am i pregnant or is it just the pill causing brown discharge?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Not sure what you : Referring to. If you are referring to emergency contraception, it can cause changes in menstrual flow (spotting, bleeding, early or late period or spotting instead of period).

Answered 6/12/2013

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