What is brown discharge during non-menstrual period?

If you have brown discharge during your non-menstrual period, it is a bad sign. It may be caused by irregular bleeding in your vagina. This symptom can induce many diseases, the most common of which are ovulation bleeding and tumor diseases. Therefore, you should have a gynecological examination. Only after the cause is determined can you do the next step of treatment. Patients should also actively cooperate with the treatment and adjust their mentality.

1 Ovulation bleeding

In the middle of two menstrual periods, that is, the ovulation period, after the follicle matures and ovulates, the estrogen level will drop and cannot maintain the growth of the endometrium. As a result, the endometrium will partially fall off, causing a small amount of vaginal bleeding, which is medically called ovulation bleeding. Generally, the amount of bleeding is small, and only a small amount of dark brown or coffee-colored secretions can be seen on the underwear. It lasts for 2-3 days and no more than 7 days.

2 Beware of threatened abortion

If you have had sex recently and found some blood stains or brown or pink secretions on your underwear, you can use morning urine and a pregnancy test stick the next morning to test whether you are pregnant (implantation bleeding). If you are a known pregnant female friend, you should be alert to the signs of threatened abortion. The cause may be insufficient progesterone after pregnancy. Bleeding may be accompanied by abdominal pain. At this time, you should see a doctor as soon as possible to avoid affecting the health of mother and baby.

3 Gynecological tumors

Uterine tumors and certain ovarian tumors can cause abnormal vaginal bleeding, manifested as menorrhagia, irregular menstruation or irregular bleeding. Bleeding caused by cervical cancer and uterine body cancer is mostly irregular, while bleeding caused by benign uterine fibroids is both regular and irregular, usually with an increase in menstrual flow. If vaginal bleeding occurs after menopause (commonly known as inverted bleeding), especially when the amount is the same as menstruation, you need to be alert to malignant tumors.

4. Cold during menstruation

I believe every woman knows that she needs to take measures to keep warm during menstruation, and also avoid eating raw, cold and cool foods. However, some women are careless, especially in summer, such as staying in air-conditioned rooms for a long time and drinking cold drinks. This causes the body to catch cold, which in turn affects the smooth discharge of menstrual blood, causing it to remain in the uterine cavity. When the menstrual blood is discharged after a period of time, it will indeed appear brown or black in color.

5 Gynecological inflammation

If brown discharge occurs outside of menstruation, you need to consider whether it is caused by gynecological inflammation. If there are also symptoms such as increased vaginal discharge and lower abdominal distension and discomfort, you need to pay attention to it.

How can women with brown vaginal discharge take preventive measures?

1. Underwear should be changed and washed in time. Wash your private parts with warm water once a day, and try to rinse with running water. At the same time, be careful not to use vaginal cleansing liquid frequently. Under normal circumstances, it is best not to use it if possible, because improper use or excessive cleaning will cause trouble and cause vaginitis and vaginal infection.

2. Washed underwear must be placed in the sun to dry naturally; it is best to choose pure cotton, loose and appropriate underwear, and wear less tight pants and thongs.

3. Pay attention to menstrual hygiene. Avoid taking a bath during menstruation, showering is best. In addition, sanitary napkins should be replaced in a timely manner and sexual intercourse should be avoided during menstruation to avoid infection.

4. Do not swim in a swimming pool that is not properly disinfected, and use special care products for care in time after swimming.

5. Clean your private parts before and after sexual intercourse, use condoms as much as possible, take fewer birth control pills, and urinate promptly after each sexual intercourse.

6. Wear less tight pants and sanitary pads, especially do not wear tight nylon underwear. It is best to choose cotton underwear. Some women are worried that leucorrhea will stain their underwear, so they always use sanitary pads. This practice can easily cause a large number of bacteria to grow on the vulva, which is not advisable. Therefore, try not to use sanitary pads when you are not menstruating.