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Brown Vaginal discharge

I am not sexually active, and I have not had my period yet.  This morning when I woke up, I found my panties to feel sticky and wet.  Thinking it was just a lot of normal discharge, I went to put new underwear on.  Surprisingly, the large amount of discharge was brown! This has never happened to me before, so I smelt it to see if the smell could indicate whether it was my period kicking in or what.  It did not smell like iron or blood, it smelled like...barbeque sauce, the exact barbeque sauce that I had for dinner the previous night.  I know this cant be normal, and I am very worried, please help!
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I have had brown things in my under wear for a long time what do I do with oput going to the doctor
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I've had brown discharge (no smell), almost a week after my period, and I'm not sexually active, but I use tampons the whole time on my period. but it's happened a couple days in a row. also I'm sick with a small stomach bug causing diarrhea.. and I was wondering if it's old blood, cause that's what I've read is the most common reason, but is it old blood, because I'm sick, or what?
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sometimes its blood sometimes its brown
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I got my period about a week ago and I'm having a brown color discharge in my panties. should I be worried. I'm kinda curious not scared but can someone please post a comment with some advising info thanx
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I'm having the same problem but I haven't ever had my period and it barely goes on my pantyliner and when I wipe a lot comes of and sometimes there is like stringy or clumpy stuff and I'm really scared
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I'm having the same problem but I haven't ever had my period and it barely goes on my pantyliner and when I wipe a lot comes of and sometimes there is like stringy or clumpy stuff and I'm really scared
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Annie im 10 finna be 11 in 4 days on the 4th of july and i have brown discharge what do it mean
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Im 13 and I think I just had my second period.
I don't really know because for my first one I had horrible cramps at night and when I woke up and I noticed that my vaginal discharge was brown. Then for the rest of the day I wore a pad and it got wet with fluid. But it only lasted a day! Is that normal. Now on my second one I got cramps and now I'm not even wetting the pad! But the red discharge is staying in my pubic area.
Do you know what's going on?
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I have deep dark brown discharge and never had a period also my breast feel tender Wat does that mean
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Dont worry!!! This is very common with people who have not started their period yet... just keep some panty liners on at all times so you wont ruin your underware and be prepared for your period...Good Luck!
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I have not started my period yet, and have been getting some dark brown discharge for the past couple of days! It is quite horrible to look at but then again doesnt smell of anything. Is it a sign that I will start my period soon? Has anybody been getting brown discharge and then starting their periid a couple of days or a week or two afterwards :/ Im only 13 and it just confuses me why I'm getting this! Please reply, Thank you XX
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I have not started my period yet, and have been getting some dark brown discharge for the past couple of days! It is quite horrible to look at but then again doesnt smell of anything. Is it a sign that I will start my period soon? Has anybody been getting brown discharge and then starting their periid a couple of days or a week or two afterwards :/ Im only 13 and it just confuses me why I'm getting this! Please reply, Thank you XX
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for the past week or so, I've been having discharge that looks brown/tan.  I'm in the middle of my cycle, so I don't believe it's blood.  I've never had sex.  The discharge also has a strange smell to it. Can anybody help?
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i have the same problem, not sexually active or started my period and i got brown/black dishcharge out my vagina. usually for the past 3 years it has been yellow/clearish. and the other week when i was sick 2 times a big discharge of clear/white mucus. but that was a first and it stopped. my mom said she started her period when she was 14, and my birthday to turn 15 is december 31!? is something wrong with me?!
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Oh my God, this exact same thing is happening to me except I have no pains in my hips except a few pains in my stomach! I have no idea what to do or who to tell :(
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Brown discharge is normally old blood in your body. It's very possible that your period is going to start soon. Bring it up to your mom. She will be able to talk to you about it and will be able to give you the best advise.
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Ok I am 12 and I have not even started my period and I have this brown stiff comming out of my virgina I guess it has a tint of blood and it covered my panties in it it dosnt smell I have not told my mom about it does it mean I am starting my period
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I had sex 6 months ago nd evry since then ive had a light somtime heavy brown reddish discharge on and off nd would likely happin after every time i have sex and my urine is very dark and Cant hold long enough to make it to the bathroom could this be an blatter infection
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i meant lik it sometimes is the cause
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ummm....im not on birth control...
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wrong birth control is possibl  my step mom is a nurse ihav long periods wit brown spottn she told me it could be cuz my birth control
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iv heard brown can also mean that you r on wrong birth  contrl is that tru
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hey...
so i have not gotten my period yet, ever. im fifteen and for 2 days i have been getting a dark chocolatey brown discharge in my underwear. im worried because i am only fifteen and have never had a period before in my life. does this mean my period is coming soon? it looks exactly like normal discharge, and smells exactly like discharge. HELP PLEASE!
thanks!
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i havent started yet and havent had sex but have had a whitissh discharge A FEW times but now instead of white discharge its brown...PLEASE HELP IM SCARED!
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