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Breastfeeding, 8weeks pp, brown spotted, menstrual sintoms, could it be my period?also i had a tubal ligation, progesterone shots during pregnancy

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Brown spotting: The brown spotting may be due to old unoxygenated blood. It is a benign condition.

Answered 3/30/2014

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