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Brown smelly blood instead of period. does this mean i am pregnant?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

This is likely to: Be your period. Brown blood is just older, deoxygenated blood. Take care.

Answered 10/28/2013

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