Brown discharge after 18 days of abortion

After an abortion, many women will experience some abnormal symptoms, such as abdominal pain, continuous bleeding, or heavy bleeding, which may be the result of a failed abortion. So what is the reason why women have brown vaginal discharge after miscarriage? In many women who have miscarried, the bleeding may stop after a period of time, but brown discharge will continue to appear. Why is this? Let us understand the reasons below.

Under normal circumstances, the bleeding after abortion will stop in three or four days. Even if it lasts longer, it will not exceed 15 days. Of course, there will be no other abnormal secretions after the bleeding stops. Once it appears, it is abnormal. When brown secretions appear for a long time, you need to be alert to the following factors:

1. Intrauterine infection. For example, if a woman does not pay attention to medical care after abortion, takes a sitz bath, or uses unclean sanitary napkins, or has sex too early, these can all cause intrauterine infection. Intrauterine infection can also occur if the disinfection is not strict during the surgical operation. At this time, it can cause metabolic odor, abdominal tenderness, and fever. Some women may not have obvious bleeding, but will always have some brown secretions similar to blood.

2. Weak uterine contractions. If a woman does not pay attention to conditioning after abortion, does not get enough rest, or her physical condition is poor, it is possible that she will have weak uterine contractions after the operation and cause brown discharge. The operation time is too long, which will deplete blood and qi, and this is also one of the reasons for weak uterine contractions and continuous discharge.

3. Unclear abortion. If the surgery is not done thoroughly, resulting in residual pregnancy tissue in the uterine cavity, it may cause continuous bleeding or persistent brown secretions. For example, uterine malformation, uterine fibroids, and unskilled surgical operators may cause the pregnancy tissue to not be completely eliminated, resulting in some tissue remaining in the uterus. At this time, the bleeding may be more or less, with blood clots inside, or only some dark brown secretions may be discharged, accompanied by intermittent abdominal pain.

The above are some of the reasons why brown secretions are discharged after abortion. They are mainly related to intrauterine infection, uterine atony, unclean abortion and other factors. For this kind of situation, it is recommended to seek medical attention in time and go to a regular hospital for examination as soon as possible to promptly treat the actual cause. If it is not treated for a long time, it is easy to cause some gynecological diseases. Severe cases may also cause some complications, such as infertility, internal bleeding, etc. Therefore, women with this symptom should pay attention to it.