Why does female vaginal discharge appear brown?

As women, we all know that leucorrhea should be white or transparent. If it is any other color, it feels abnormal and people will more or less suspect that they may have some gynecological disease. In fact, the concerns of these female friends are not unreasonable. Once a married mother consulted a doctor and said that her leucorrhea was brown, which made her feel abnormal, but she didn’t know why, so she asked the doctor for help. So, why does leucorrhea turn brown? What are the causes?

Why does the leucorrhea appear brown? Nowadays, many women have abnormal leucorrhea, which is also a problem for many girls. So today our editor will give you a brief introduction. Next, let's listen to the editor's introduction to this issue!

Leucorrhea refers to a liquid secreted from the female vagina, which under normal circumstances plays a role in lubricating and protecting the vagina. When the color, quality, and quantity of leucorrhea are abnormal, it is a manifestation of a certain disease. Traditional Chinese medicine calls it "leucorrhea" or "red and white discharge".

If the leucorrhea is brown, it is recommended to do a routine leucorrhea check. Is brown vaginal discharge physiological or pathological? Some brown vaginal discharge is a normal endocrine reaction. But some brown vaginal discharge is a sign of gynecological disease. In addition, pay attention to rest and avoid overwork. Keep your vagina clean and avoid spicy foods.

Normal leucorrhea should be transparent, gelatinous or light yellow paste, but it should never be brown. It is definitely abnormal if you can see blood in the leucorrhea with the naked eye.

Blood in leucorrhea, especially a small amount of bleeding after sexual intercourse, is medically called contact bleeding. In mild cases, it may be cervical inflammation. Due to vascular congestion, small blood vessels rupture during sexual intercourse, leading to bleeding; there is blood in the leucorrhea. In severe cases, it may be an early clinical manifestation of cervical cancer. Therefore, once there is contact bleeding, cervical cytology examination must be performed, and sometimes colposcopy and cervical biopsy are also required. Because the appearance of the cervix in early cervical cancer is very similar to cervicitis, even the most experienced physicians find it difficult to distinguish. Long-term cervicitis and blood in leucorrhea can also lead to cervical cancer.

Sometimes intrauterine contraceptive devices or endometritis can cause blood in leucorrhea, but it will improve after anti-inflammatory treatment. Most of the time it is occasional. A very small number of hypertensive patients may occasionally have blood in their leucorrhea due to vascular sclerosis and rupture.

The causes and manifestations of abnormal leucorrhea are: (1) Colorless, transparent, sticky leucorrhea: mostly caused by the use of estrogen drugs or physical weakness. Symptoms include normal appearance, heavy vaginal discharge, and lower back pain and fatigue. (2) Purulent leucorrhea: It is often caused by purulent bacterial infections such as Trichomonas vaginitis, chronic cervicitis, senile vaginitis, endometritis, uterine effusion, and vaginal foreign bodies. It appears yellow or yellow-green and has a fishy smell. (3) Tofu-like leucorrhea: It is caused by candidal vaginitis, accompanied by vulvar itching. (4) Bloody leucorrhea: It is mostly caused by cervical polyps, senile vaginitis, severe chronic cervicitis, cervical cancer, uterine cancer or side effects of intrauterine contraceptive device. In particular, there is varying amounts of blood mixed in the leucorrhea, accompanied by dizziness.

There are many miraculous prescriptions and medicines for curing this disease in folk medicine

1. Medicinal bath therapy

Prescription: 40 grams of Sophora flavescens, 30 grams each of Cnidium monnieri and Phellodendron chinense, 15 grams each of Atractylodes lancea and Coix seed.

Usage: Take one dose per day, decoct in water for 1 hour, filter the residue to obtain the liquid, and use it to bathe the external vagina and vagina, 3 times a day. One course of treatment is 7 days.

Efficacy: 1-3 courses of treatment, effective rate reaches 100%

The above is what the editor explained to female friends today. After listening to the editor’s introduction, you should now know more about why leucorrhea appears brown, what is the reason, and how to treat it. Finally, we also provide you with a magical folk remedy for treating this disease, so we hope that female friends who have this condition can recover their health quickly.