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Can stress cause brown discharge instead of period?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Brown discharge: May be older, deoxygenated blood. However if you develop discharge that has an odor, causes redness, swelling, itching or pain - please seek medical evaluation. This is not necessarily related to stress.

Answered 9/29/2016

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