[emeraldwings]

i had a brown discharge that lasted for a week and usually i would get my period afterward, but i didn't.

there is one more week left this month and i don't think that it will come next week.

am i suppose to count that as my period?

[ren_07]

So you usually have brown discharge for one week and then a period for another week? That sounds really annoying lol

Periods are always irregular. So just wait out this next week and if you don't get anything else, I would just count it.

[Betta]

Hello dear emeraldwings.
Dark brown discharge can indicate the presence of chronic endometritis, i.e., an inflammation of the endometrium - cavity mucosa матка. brown allocation at endometritis occur before and after a month, often have a bad smell. Often brown slime is formed in the middle of the cycle and is combined with aching pains in the abdomen.

Chronic endometritis is a danger during pregnancy, it can cause miscarriages at different periods. Such an anomaly characterized by the fact that the process of fixing the ovum into the uterine cavity and its subsequent formation of upset. To chronic endometritis may cause a sharp postpartum endometritis; various intrauterine manipulation; disturbance of the balance between hormonal and immune systems of an organism; latent occurring infections.

In the presence of endometriosis are dark-brown spin-off or spin-off of the blood. The woman may feel discomfort and pain. Endometriosis, cervical cancer is a nodular lesions, small-cystic education or expansion in the form of strips of red or purple-blue color. From certain sources may occur dark bleeding and brown discharge.

Blurred, bleeding dark-brown allocation at the end of the cycle before the beginning of the monthly or long after your period can speak of endometrial hyperplasia. The reasons hyperplasia can be varied. Very often this pathology is caused by the disorders of hormonal balance, as well as carbohydrate, lipid, and other types of metabolism. The main role can play a genetic predisposition, the presence of myomas of the uterus, cancer, genital and mammary gland, high blood pressure and other diseases, the signs of which have a detrimental impact in the period of pre-natal development of the disease in the period of sexual maturation and provoked by them of menstrual and in the future reproductive functions. A hyperplasia in adulthood often promote transferred gynecological diseases, abortion, operations on the genitals.

Dark brown discharge can be a sign of the polyp in the uterus. The cause of the polyp can be a pathology of the uterus mucous or cervical canal on the background of chronic inflammatory process. Cause uterine polyps often can be called hormonal disorders. There are cases, when the dark-brown discharge from the presence of pus point to ectopic pregnancy. At the same time a woman can feel lowering blood pressure, recurrent or persistent pain in the lower half of the stomach, acceleration of pulse, dizziness.

Also brown discharge can appear in the first months of hormonal contraceptives. In this case it can be the norm. However, if a similar phenomenon lasts for 3-th month and more, then it means that this tool is not suitable, and a selection of contraceptive methods.
I hope that this information will help you.

[emeraldwings]

the "next week" came and still no period.
last month I took the Plan B, and I got my period the week after that.
And then Two weeks after, I got the brown discharge.
Is it the Plan B that's causing it?
Also, after the brown discharge was over I started getting abdominal cramps.
And then the following week, my body started aching, especially around my chest area, like i could barely move my upper body, but I still did cause I had to.
I took the pregnancy test already and it was negative.
Do you think it is what Betta is referring to?

[ItsASecret]

Brown is old blood. It is just remaining blood leaving your system. It happens to all women at some point, it is normal. Cramps simply means your body is likely getting ready for a regular period. Plan B does mess up your system so it would not be surprising to see an irregular time you get your period this month.