Brown discharge during pregnancy

The thing that expectant mothers fear most is that something goes wrong with the baby in their belly, so once they find something abnormal in the body, they will be very anxious. In early pregnancy, brown discharge is very common. Why is there brown discharge during pregnancy? Common causes of brown discharge in early pregnancy include:

1. Ectopic pregnancy

Ectopic pregnancy means that the sperm and egg have combined, but have not swam into the uterus to implant the embryo, or have swam back and failed to successfully implant the embryo. This is called "hidden abortion." Generally, in the case of miscarriage within 5 weeks of pregnancy, HCG can be detected in the blood exceeding the standard value or the urine pregnancy test is positive, but the gestational sac cannot be seen during the color ultrasound examination. This is also called "subclinical miscarriage." Patients usually have no other symptoms, just like menstruation, so they are often ignored.

2. Abnormalities in embryonic development

If the baby develops abnormally, it will miscarry, most of which are due to chromosomal abnormalities. Data show that 50-60% of cases of miscarriage or fetal arrest during early pregnancy are due to chromosomal abnormalities. Experts suggest that if brown discharge is found, one should take it easy and not try to maintain the pregnancy if there are any abnormalities or diseases in the development of genitals such as the cervix, otherwise there will be bigger problems in the later stages.

3. Abnormalities in the cervix

The most common cervical erosion is when brown discharge appears the next day after having sex (many people do not know they are pregnant), cervical erosion should be considered. Secondly, cervical polyps can also cause bleeding, and the bleeding will continue. More attention should be paid to decidual polyps, which are polyps unique to pregnancy and are more prone to bleeding than cervical polyps and will continue to bleed until the middle of pregnancy. This type of polyp cannot be removed surgically, otherwise it will cause miscarriage or continuous bleeding. Therefore, if you have brown discharge during early pregnancy, go to the obstetrics and gynecology department to check your cervix first.