What is the reason for brown vaginal discharge after menstruation?

Brown leucorrhea after menstruation happens from time to time, but many female friends don’t pay too much attention to it. This is wrong. Normal leucorrhea is transparent and has no odor, and it will not turn brown or appear in other ways after the end of menstruation. So if your leucorrhea is brown after your menstruation and is accompanied by other conditions, you should pay attention to avoid more serious gynecological diseases.

Brown vaginal discharge after menstruation is one of the more common phenomena, but due to different personal constitutions, different degrees of disease may occur and the symptoms vary. Patients need to observe the state of the vaginal discharge themselves. Sometimes it is bean dregs-like or thick phlegm-like and accompanied by brown, or sometimes it has a fishy smell. These are all pathological reactions to determine what disease you have. Therefore, female friends must pay attention to the changes in vaginal discharge after menstruation. If it is abnormal, please seek medical attention in time.

1. Pathological diseases of brown vaginal discharge after menstruation:

1. Cervical polyps: Cervical polyps are a manifestation of chronic cervicitis. The main symptoms are yellow leucorrhea, leucorrhea with odor, leucorrhea with blood, etc.

2. Acute vaginitis: The main symptoms are increased leucorrhea, which is yellow watery or purulent and has a foul odor. When the infection is severe, spot vaginal bleeding may occur.

3. Severe cervical erosion: The main symptoms are increased leucorrhea, yellow color, sticky and smelly, accompanied by vulvar itching, bleeding during sexual intercourse, lumbar pain, dysmenorrhea, etc.

4. Senile vaginitis: Clinical manifestations include increased vaginal discharge in a light yellow color, and in severe cases, bloody and purulent vaginal discharge.

5. Cervical cancer: a small amount of bleeding or increased vaginal discharge after sexual intercourse;

6. Endometrial cancer: The clinical manifestations are irregular bleeding, with the amount of bleeding varying from time to time. Premenopausal women may have heavy menstrual flow and prolonged duration, while postmenopausal women may experience postmenopausal bleeding.

2. Brown leucorrhea after menstruation may be considered as bloody leucorrhea: 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. In addition, sometimes when an intrauterine contraceptive ring is placed, there may be some blood in the leucorrhea, causing it to be brown.

Everyone has a general understanding of the reasons why leucorrhea is brown after menstruation, so female friends should always protect themselves and avoid various gynecological diseases. If abnormal leucorrhea occurs, it should be treated with caution. Also, during the treatment period, do not use spicy and irritating foods to affect the efficacy of the medicine.