Re: black blood for Jessica, Md- For Sebrina

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At Fri, 5 Jan 2001, rachelle wrote: > >i just got what seems to be my period, but the blood is very thick and
>black. i realize this could be very old blood. is this truly my
>period? should i be concerned? how can blood be "old"? i've been on the
>pill for 3 months, but my other periods had regular red blood for about
>4 days.
>
>thank you for your reponses.

It may be that the blood "sat" in the uterus for a period of time prior to making it through the cervix. I would not be concerned about this... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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