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Brown, thick discharge for 3 days. heavy at times & light at times. it came at the time of my period. on birth control. was that my period?

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Dr. Louis Fernandez answered

Periods can be light: Your periods may be very light or even not present at all when on combined birth control pills with estrogen and progesterone. This type of spotting in place of a period is not unusual as long as there have been no missed pills.

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Answered 3/6/2018

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A member asked:

Brown, thick discharge for 3 days. heavy at times & light at times. it came at the time of my period. on birth control. was that my period?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Louis Fernandez answered

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

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