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I am 3 days late on cycle i took pregnant test neg results . today i say pink when i wiped so i thought it was cycle n put in tampon now its brown?

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Old blood = brown: It seems as though the bleeding you experienced might not be your period. It was later than usual and much less in amount. When blood sits for a small amount of time, it turns brown. You need to take a pregnancy test. If this is negative, then it is likely that ovulation was delayed or absent this month.

Answered 12/10/2013

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