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Q: i have dark brown vaginal discharge, what is it from?

It seems my last period was extremely wack.. it was three days late, irregular bleeding times (not very heavy at all) does not smell bad, I'm not on birth control, don't have any pain anywhere, but am concerned about the color of the discharge. I took 2 pregnancy tests a week apart and they both said negative.

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9/18/08 3:41am

I'm no expert, but based on my experiences, that seems pretty normal. If you're new to birth control that may happen. When I first started using birth control (depo shot...I wouldn't recommend it), For the first 3 months, I was having a brown discharge (no period). I stopped using it and I went back to normal. If I were you, I'd consult my Doctor on what he/she thinks I should do. Either way, don't be alarmed. I would strongly recommend you seeing your Doctor still. I hope I answered your question.

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9/25/08 4:17pm

It could be a bacterial infection that is causing the discharge, go to a doctor and get some help. It could be serious.

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9/26/08 9:01am

I went to the dr. last week. She's tested me for everything and told me it's probly nothing to worry about....of course I'm still going to worry until we get the test results back!! Maybe I need a new family doctor!!

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