Brown discharge from the vagina

There are cases when a woman has a discharge from the vagina of brown color. This kind of bloody discharge, mixed with vaginal secretions. In the norm of brown secretions a woman should not be, their appearance can become a signal of the disease.

Brown vaginal discharge causes

1. Dark brown discharge from the vagina at the beginning of the cycle is possible with some contraceptive medications. Hormonal preparations can lead to prolonged smearing brown secretions, but after 2-3 months of taking the drug, they usually disappear.
2. Another reason for the appearance of dark brown vaginal discharge is trauma to the cervix or vagina during intercourse, which disappear after a couple of days in the absence of sexual activity.
3. Sometimes brown discharge appears in a small amount during the period of hormonal maturation or with the onset of menopause, the cause is usually in hormonal disorders, but their appearance indicates the need for examination of a woman.
4. In the middle of the cycle, brown secretions appear during ovulation, as well as during the implantation of a fertilized egg when pregnancy occurs.
5. On the eve of a period of monthly brown discharge can appear with endometriosis, erosion of the cervix .
6. Sometimes brown before menstruation is a sign of premature menstruation.
7. At any time of the cycle, such secretions can appear in large numbers in malignant tumors of the uterus.
8. Sometimes spotting occurs after gynecological examinations or small surgical interventions on the cervix, they are usually scarce and disappear after a couple of days.

Brown discharge during pregnancy

Brown discharge during pregnancy is an unfavorable sign that can indicate both a chorion detachment and a threat of miscarriage, and the death of the embryo and miscarriage that began. Brown allocation is more likely to indicate a long-term, rather than a fresh, process, but the appearance of such secretions at early stages indicates a pathology of pregnancy and the need to consult a gynecologist.

Usually, when a threat and a miscarriage begin, the doctor prescribes ultrasound to determine whether the embryo is alive and what causes the appearance of excreta. In late pregnancy, brown discharge can indicate both a premature detachment of the placenta and the possibility of fetal death and uterine bleeding, as well as cervical disease. Sometimes brown discharge appears on the eve of childbirth during the exit of the mucous plug from the cervical canal of the cervix.