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My period was supposed to start tomorrow. i started bleeding last night. woke up clean with no more blood today. what was that brief bleed for?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

This could just be: A little preliminary bleeding.

Dr Wright and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/11/2013

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