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A 20-year-old female asked:

I usually got brown (bloody) discharge. i'm negative for hiv, syphillis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, nothing on pap smear and bacterial test. what's wrong ?

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Dr. Oscar Novick
Pediatrics 60 years experience
Brown discharge: Your brown dischargee represent old unoxygenated blood which can be normal.
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