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A 23-year-old female asked:
3days cramping and dark brown discharge when wiping, mucous like n very little red blood. period 1wk ago n protected sex 1x since then. what is it?
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Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Breakthrough: This sounds like a hormone imbalance or breakthrough bleeding. Sometimes this occurs because estrogen and Progesterone (your 2 female hormones produced in ovary) are not in the right balance to each other. Sometimes it's due to pituitary or thyroid issues. And lastly, sometimes due to weight (too thin/heavy). If bothers you can consider birth control pills to help regulate. Best of luck.
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Dr. Cathleen Londonanswered
Family Medicine 28 years experience
Midcycle: Sometimes you can have spotting with ovulation - which could be this, or it could be cervical - if it continues would get checked by your physician.
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