I am 35 and have poly-cystic ovarian syndrome, I usualy have to either take birth control pills or provera to "jump start" my period. But I suddenly started my period today without the benefit of either method. I havent had a period to start on it's own, naturally since I was about 16 or 17. It started normally with the normal colored blood but I noticed after a few hours that the blood's color went from the normal red to a brownish, copper color, I'm wondering if this is normal, could it be because I have skipped for the past two months and because it started on its own, not to mention could it possibly be a cyst sloughing off that is causing this?