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Q: Dark Brown Discharge

asked by: thecardigans on June 11th, 2007

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I have been sexually active for the past month and for the past two months I have been getting my period regularly on the 4th. Before I had super irregular periods that could come in intervals of three months. However, this month on the 4th, I got dark brown discharge instead of blood. I thought this was okay because most people get that before their period anyway. But it's been a week and it's getting heavier! It's thickish too and strangely, I don't get discharge during my sleep, because when I wake up, the pantyliner would be clean. It seems the discharge has taken over my period because I still haven't seen any blood!

So of course I got worried and I took a pregnancy test yesterday, on the 10th, but it came back as negative. The last time I had sex was around the end of May. Did I take the test too early? Or is this discharge normal? Or should I see the doctor?

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fiona05

replied on June 11th, 2007

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i often find that during my period my flow stops at night because i am lying down. so when i get up in the morning it starts again.

it sounds to me like this discharge is your period. when it's brown it is just because the blood isn't as fresh. i've had 'strange' periods before in my time, and it has always been nothing to worry about.

i really dont think that was too early to take the pregnany test. if you were pregnant it would have showed up by now. if you are still concerned you could take another. but if you have been using proper protection it is unlikely (you have been using protection, right??) besides, i dont think implantation bleeding is ever very heavy, anyway.

bubba_gump

replied on March 1st, 2009

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Dark Vaginal Bleeding

I've had a bark discharge for about a week now. I haven't had any cramp. It's not heavy, just more noticeable when i us the rest room. I have my period around the first. Could this just be a very weird menstrual psychical or i there something more going on?

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