What is the cause of brown discharge after menstruation?

Abortion surgery can cause harm to women both psychologically and physically. In particular, some women have brown discharge after menstruation after an abortion. This makes many women particularly worried about inflammation. The following is a detailed introduction to what is going on with brown discharge after menstruation. Many women who experience this symptom can have a comprehensive understanding of it.

What happens if there is brown discharge after abortion?

1. Residual pregnancy tissue. It may be due to the advanced stage of pregnancy, uterine malformation, uterine fibroids, etc., or it may be due to the unskilled operation operator, resulting in incomplete removal of the pregnancy tissue, causing some tissue to remain in the uterine cavity. At this time, in addition to the unclean lochia, the amount of bleeding varies, with blood clots inside, and is accompanied by intermittent abdominal pain.

2. Uterine cavity infection. Uterine infection may be caused by taking a bath in a tub after an abortion, using unclean sanitary napkins, having sexual intercourse shortly after an abortion, or by the operator not sterilizing the procedure properly. At this time, the lochia has a foul odor, there is tenderness in the abdomen, and it is accompanied by fever. A blood test shows an increase in the total white blood cell count.

3. Weak uterine contractions. Because the patient was not able to get a good rest after the abortion, or was weak and sickly, or the operation lasted too long, which damaged Qi and blood, the uterine contractions became weak and lochia continued.

Brown discharge after abortion should attract the attention of many women. Generally speaking, this means that there is an infection in the uterine cavity, or it is caused by vaginitis, or other diseases. Therefore, after a comprehensive understanding of the above content, it is best to go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination. After the diagnosis is confirmed by the examination, treatment can be carried out, which will be more effective.