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My wife's been on her periods for more than a week now. Discharge is normal, like it is on her 3rd day. What could be the cause? She's not on any other medication.
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Was this period of hers a delayed one ,if yes then it can be a miscarriage and if not then this might be due to harmonal disturbance,for more details on this u may get back to us,where we can advise u on Medicines to be taken for stopping the bleeding.
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