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Light brown spotting on & off for the past few days. not supposed to ovulate for about 3 days. is it normal to be spotting this early? haven't had sex

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Normal: usually, menstrual blood due to hormonal fluctuations or old blood mixed with mucous.This may vary from month to month.

Answered 1/16/2015

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.periods: Periods are notoriously irregular and it is not unusual to have some early spotting

Dr Miller agreed

Answered 4/13/2016

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