Why does vaginal discharge appear dark brown?

On average, women secrete some leucorrhea every day, which is usually transparent or white. I believe everyone is very familiar with the detailed characteristics of leucorrhea. However, some women secrete dark brown leucorrhea, which can be very annoying and make their underwear uncomfortable. Many women must be confused. Let me reveal the real cause to you below.

Abnormal leucorrhea is generally a manifestation of vaginitis. For example, in case of purulent bacterial infection, the amount of leucorrhea increases and it is yellow or yellow-green, pus-like, and has a foul odor. In case of fungal and Trichomonas infection, the leucorrhea is grayish white and foamy. If the leucorrhea turns dark brown, it may be a reaction to a disease. So what specific disease could cause it?

In fact, dark brown leucorrhea will appear 1-2 days before and after the menstrual period. It is not that the leucorrhea is really dark brown, but there is residual menstrual blood in the leucorrhea, which will change the color after being discharged from the vagina. It is generally due to physiological reasons. Sometimes women may experience this symptom temporarily if they exercise too much, are too tired and cause pelvic congestion, or are in the ovulation period, but there will be abnormal leucorrhea. If it is not black leucorrhea during the menstrual period, you should consider that you have a disease.

If the leucorrhea turns dark brown and there is an increase in the amount of secretion, and it looks like pus, tofu dregs or other abnormal conditions, and is accompanied by a strong fishy smell, if this situation persists for a long time, it is necessary to promptly rule out the possibility of vaginal foreign body. It is usually considered that you may have serious gynecological diseases such as vaginitis, cervical erosion, cervical polyps, endometrial lesions and uterine tumors.

All the things described above are actually the reasons why there is dark brown leucorrhea. I hope it can provide useful information for patients who feel overwhelmed by this. Here, the editor also reminds patients to quickly find the cause of their own disease and be able to quickly recover through drug treatment so that they can regain health and vitality.