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Posted on:06/23/2009

Question

What does brown discharge after a period that lasted seven days mean?

Answer

Usually it means that your vagina is just cleaning out old blood. If you have never had sex, there is nothing to worry about.


Answered By:
Nancy Brown , Ed.S, M.A., Ph.D.


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