Vaginal secretions consist of the secretion of the glands of the cervical canal of the uterus, the separated epithelial cells and the natural microflora that inhabit the woman's reproductive system . So the genital organs are moisturized, cleaned, and the optimal environment of the vagina is maintained. Normal secretions protect the body from pathogens, bacteria and viruses.
With various pathologies of the body, the color, smell and consistency of vaginal discharge changes. Particular attention from a woman requires menstruation of brown color. They can be a signal of pregnancy. Check with a gynecologist immediately to exclude a possible ectopic pregnancy.
After abortion and surgical cleaning of the uterine cavity, a menstruation of brown color threatens with complications, because it may be a result of the decomposition of residual organic particles.
Disease
- Brown discharge may be a sign of inflammation of the internal mucous membrane of the uterus. Usually the process extends to the muscle uterine tissue, goes into the form of metroendometritis. Allocations continue to go after menstrual days. Endometritis can provoke completely different pathogens. Therefore, his treatment should be comprehensive. Residual effects tend to become chronic.
- Endometriosis is sometimes attributed to violations of the physical norms of activity by women themselves during menstruation (however, many experts recognize this theory as erroneous). Signs of the disease are pain and menstruation of a brown color with a violation of the cycle. Many gynecologists consider endometriosis one of the most mysterious diagnoses. It was established that the unfertilized endometrium is rejected during menstruation, but for some reason does not get out, but through the fallopian tubes into the peritoneum. Inside the endometrium, which, according to the laws of nature, was supposed to leave the body, does not die, does not decompose, but continues its biological life. It grows on neighboring organs, on top of the uterus and “considers” itself a full-fledged fertile membrane. The pathological endometrium "adheres" to the regime of the menstrual cycle, swells, bleeds. But the products of the “activity” of the “new neighbor” are alien to other bodies. In place of foreign inclusions, cysts or adhesions appear.
- If menstruation of brown color appears after a time after menstruation and often before it, without cyclicity and a certain amount, then there is a suspicion of uterine hyperplasia. The disease can be hereditary, a consequence of a violation of blood pressure or a complication of another disease of the genital organs.
- Suddenly, the appeared monthly periods of brown color repeatedly (after the end of the current menstruation) are a symptom of the formed polyp. In this case, pain occurs only after a strong increase in the polyp, although many women feel discomfort during intercourse at an early stage of neoplasm. Pathology can be caused by hormonal imbalance or chronic inflammatory processes.
- At the beginning of the course of hormonal contraceptives, monthly periods of brown color often go. During the first two to three months of taking hormonal drugs, such menstrual irregularities do not cause anxiety. If the trend does not stop in the fourth or fifth month, then you should consult a gynecologist. With an optimistic forecast, the color will improve after the adaptive period of the body.
It should be remembered that brown discharge is an admixture of clotted blood. It is believed that blood comes from the ovaries and uterus. Therefore, even with a complete absence of pain and discomfort, a biopsy should be done to exclude oncological pathology.