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Should i be worried? usually i have a really, really heavy period. i've been on birth control for 4 years now. but when my period would usually start, last thursday, all that has been coming out is dark brown discharge. i know that most of it looked lik
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I : I would strongly advise that you be seen immediately by a physician. Unusual discharge associated with abdominal pain is concerning. It could represent an infection or even possibly a tubal pregnancy. Please call your gynecologist for an immediate evaluation. If your gynecologist can't see you then you must go to an er. Also if you have vomiting, fever, or light-headedness then you must go to the er.
Answered 10/3/2016
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