period question

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Registered: 08-18-2003
period question
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Sat, 07-26-2008 - 1:30am
hi im 26 i have 2 kids both born emerg c-section since my last baby in 04 i had a lot of trouble with cysts im pretty sure ive got one now any how my question is it normal to have black looking blood.ihad my period for about half the day which was killing me and it looked black then that was it finished still had heaps of pain and im on the pill i cant get to the doc untill thursday so i hope some one can help thanks stacey
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Registered: 11-23-2004
Sat, 07-26-2008 - 4:50pm

Hi tigermum21.


The color of blood you are describing just indicates that it is old blood and not fresh that the bright red indicates.


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Registered: 07-26-2006
Sun, 07-27-2008 - 4:17am

Hi there,

If you are on the pill, you shouldn't be getting any new cysts, since they are usually associated with ovulation.

As Lisa said, black blood means old blood, or well oxidised blood (having come into contact with oxygen, the iron in your blood means it becomes darker).