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Faint positive home test, day period was due. negative doctors test.(waiting for blood test) brown tacky spotting after test. is this normal?

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Discharge: Early pregnancy may cause faint positive or negative test. Serum test will tell for sure. Spotting may be implantation bleeding if indeed pregnant, but may evolve into a regular period if not pregnant.

Answered 8/18/2013

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