What's wrong with brown and black vaginal discharge?

Generally speaking, normal leucorrhea appears as white or transparent liquid, is odorless, and has a small amount. However, sometimes women often experience changes in the color of their leucorrhea. In fact, this is a manifestation of abnormal leucorrhea, and each manifestation is caused by a different type of disease. So what happens if the leucorrhea is brown or black in life? What is the reason that leads to this situation? So next I will give you a detailed introduction to what brown and black vaginal discharge is.

1. Fetal factors

Threatened abortion is mainly manifested by pregnancy bleeding and abdominal pain in early pregnancy. Generally, during the threatened abortion stage, vaginal bleeding is less and abdominal pain is mild. Ectopic pregnancy usually causes vaginal bleeding about 40 days after amenorrhea, often accompanied by dull pain, bloating, and heaviness in the lower abdomen. For hydatidiform mole, bleeding occurs later than in miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, usually around 3 months.

2. Maternal Factors

Caused by gynecological inflammation, brown vaginal discharge in the early stages of pregnancy may also be caused by the mother suffering from vaginitis, cervical erosion, cervical polyps, endometrial lesions, tumors, etc.

Lifestyle factors

Improper personal hygiene and not paying attention to personal hygiene in daily life can cause local infection, trigger bacterial infection, and induce abnormal leucorrhea.

Improper diet and privacy during pregnancy are related to the healthy development of the baby. If you eat spicy and irritating foods for a long time, it is easy to cause bacterial infection.

What are the specific causes of brown vaginal discharge and what tests should be done for brown vaginal discharge?

1. Clue cell examination

Many bacteria gather around the vaginal epithelial cells.

The edges of the cells are blurred, and these are clue cells, the most sensitive and specific sign of bacterial vaginosis. Brown vaginal discharge may also be caused by them.

2. Microbiological examination

Microbiological examination mainly checks for Trichomonas and fungi. After the leucorrhea is processed, the presence of Trichomonas or fungi can be detected based on its morphology under a microscope.

3. pH value check

Experts say that the normal pH value of a woman's vagina is 4.5. When suffering from trichomoniasis or bacterial vaginitis, the pH value of leucorrhea will rise and may be greater than 56.

The above is a detailed introduction to the reasons why the vaginal discharge is brown and black. If this or similar situation occurs in life, everyone should pay attention to it and go to the hospital for detailed examination and treatment in time to avoid more serious consequences and ensure their own health.