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An_247559 posted:
am taking ortho tri cyclen lo for my birth control, and my periods are always on time and only last about four days. my last period didn't come during the usual time, it came about a week early, and it was brown and kind of mucus looking and very dark in color, now that I have finished bleeding, i am having strange stomach pains and my stomach feels very hard, I called my doctors office and the nurse said it was most likely a yeast infection and told me there was no need to make an appt witht he doctor. but, i want some second thoughts, any have any idea what could be going on?
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