For each woman, the appearance of any discharge from the genital tract, unusual in color or texture, should become the motive for an emergency visit to the gynecologist. A timely examination and a thorough examination will help to make the correct diagnosis and prescribe the necessary treatment. By the way, brown discharge in the vast majority of cases is evidence of the beginning of a small in intensity, but constant bleeding from the uterus, its neck or vagina.
Causes of brown discharge
For each woman, regardless of her age, state of reproductive function, general status of the body, allocation of brown color means the presence of health problems. Parents of young girls and teenage girls should pay special attention to the appearance of such secretions. The age of the little patient and the absence of any sexual activity does not mean that the child cannot have a genital injury or an inflammatory process in them. This is what experts say, whose area of interest is pediatric gynecology. Discharges of brown color, especially with an unpleasant odor, which join the symptoms of existing vulvovaginitis, indicate the development of complications that threaten infertility in the future. Endometritis in young girls is not as rare as it is customary to think about, and requires the most careful examination of the patient and the appointment of an effective comprehensive treatment.
In girls during puberty and women who lead an active sex life, brown discharge can indicate the development of benign and malignant neoplasms, inflammatory processes. Nevertheless, you need to ask the patient about the possibility of having pregnancy at this time. The appearance of secretions may be the first sign of a violation of the normal development of the fetal egg or a violation of the integrity of the fetus with an atypical arrangement of the embryo. If this symptom occurs during normal pregnancy, the doctor will be able to prescribe effective therapy to preserve it, while in case of an ectopic pregnancy without timely medical assistance, the woman’s life and health are in serious danger.
Brown discharge after menstruation may be the first manifestation of endometriosis - a disease in which endometrial cells spread throughout the body. With the localization of ectopic foci in the vagina or on the cervix, such symptoms may appear, and the appearance of spotting is most often provoked by sexual contact or medical procedures carried out in the vagina - douching, the administration of drugs in the form of suppositories or tablets.
The appearance of discharge - what you need to do
In the event that a woman notices a brown discharge, an immediate examination is necessary, which necessarily includes a general examination and examination by a gynecological chair so unloved by many representatives of the fair sex. During this procedure, the doctor gets the opportunity to carefully examine the structure of the internal genital organs (the vagina and the outer part of the cervix), take smears for microflora studies and biopsy material from sections of the mucosa that are suspicious in appearance. This study reveals the presence of erosion or pseudo-erosion of the mucous membrane of the cervix, neoplasms, and traumatic lesions.
After that, the doctor directs his patient for further examination, which necessarily involves an ultrasound examination of the pelvic organs (abdominal and transvaginal), a hormonal profile study and specialist advice in identifying symptoms of concomitant pathology of the internal organs.