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Have very heavy brown vaginal discharge. it's not blood as it's very brown and i am not due for my period for another 2 weeks i'm on birth control?

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Dr. Timothy Brown answered

Breakthrough bleed: Blood turns brown when it is exposed to the air, so this simply represents old blood. This sort of "breakthrough bleeding" is not uncommon on the pill, although annoying. It may not clear up until your next cycle.

Answered 2/23/2015

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A member asked:

Have very heavy brown vaginal discharge. it's not blood as it's very brown and i am not due for my period for another 2 weeks i'm on birth control?

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