Is brown vaginal discharge normal after abortion?

Many young women have sex before getting married, and sometimes they fail to take adequate contraceptive measures. In the end, they find out that they are pregnant unexpectedly. Since they don’t want the child at this time, they have no choice but to choose to have an abortion. The leucorrhea will appear brown after abortion. Is it normal for the leucorrhea to be brown after abortion? Let's hear the explanation from a gynecologist. I hope that through the detailed content below, everyone can understand this issue.

Experts say: If the leucorrhea becomes turbid and brown one week after the abortion, this is usually a symptom of residual blood in the uterus flowing out, so there is no need to worry. Brown leucorrhea after menstruation may be considered as bloody leucorrhea. Generally speaking, some women will experience ovulation bleeding during the ovulation period, that is, mid-menstrual bleeding, which refers to a small amount of bleeding between two normal menstrual periods, which may be accompanied by varying degrees of lower abdominal pain. If the symptoms are mild, no treatment is needed. If the bleeding is heavy or affects fertility, medication can be used for treatment.

One week after the abortion, the leucorrhea becomes turbid and brown, which is usually a symptom of residual blood in the uterus flowing out. However, if the amount of bleeding is large and the duration is long, it cannot be ruled out that there may be residual bleeding in the uterus, incomplete uterine contraction, or intrauterine infection. Patients are advised to go to the hospital for a follow-up examination.

In addition, other causes of brown vaginal discharge include: excessive mental stress, influence of external factors, endocrine disorders, taking birth control pills, gynecological diseases, etc. If there are no other discomfort symptoms, no treatment is required.

After understanding why brown vaginal discharge occurs after an abortion, you also need to know: If there is a persistent increase in vaginal discharge after a painless abortion, or changes in color or texture, such as an increase in vaginal discharge and yellowing, with an odor, it may be a related gynecological disease, such as cervical erosion, vaginitis, cervical polyps, endometrial cancer, etc., which will have this clinical manifestation. You must go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.

We all know that it is normal for leucorrhea to be brown after abortion, so women don’t need to worry too much. Abortion is a woman's last resort after contraceptive failure. Here we would like to remind all female friends not to use abortion as a common contraceptive measure. Although abortion technology has improved, the harm to women is still inevitable. Multiple abortions will make the uterine wall thinner, and too many abortions will affect future fertility.

It can be seen that brown vaginal discharge after abortion is not a normal phenomenon. Women should pay more attention if they find that their vaginal discharge is brown after abortion. It is best to go to the hospital to see what is going on. If it is caused by gynecological diseases, you need to stay in the hospital for targeted treatment. The earlier the treatment, the shorter the recovery time.