Brown discharge a week before period

During the menstrual period, girls' menstrual discharge should be dark red and free of blood clots. However, the color of menstrual blood for many girls is dark brown, and sometimes blood clots will continue to appear. This indicates that the body is not in good health, and girls need to take good care of themselves. But why is girls' menstruation dark brown?

Why is girls' menstruation dark brown?

If there is brown discharge before menstruation, female friends should pay attention to it, because this brown discharge may be caused by bleeding in a certain part of the male reproductive organ. Generally speaking, there are several reasons for brown discharge before menstruation:

1. Ovulation bleeding. Some women will only discharge a small amount of brown discharge, which usually lasts for 2 to 3 days and will not exceed a week at most, and may be accompanied by mild ovulation pain and back pain. Under normal circumstances, the amount of ovulation bleeding is relatively small and has no effect on one's daily life, so no treatment is needed; but if the bleeding is heavy and affects daily life, and women aged between 20 and 40 years old can take a small amount of estrogen supplement under the guidance of a doctor to alleviate this symptom.

2. Multifunctional abnormal uterine bleeding. Generally speaking, its main manifestations are irregular menstrual cycles, heavy menstrual flow, prolonged menstrual periods or non-menstrual bleeding. The principle of treatment is to quickly activate blood circulation, and then regulate and establish a normal physiological cycle to prevent recurrence. Some women may suffer from varying degrees of anemia due to long-term multifunctional uterine bleeding, so they also need to correct the anemia.

Darker menstrual blood may be related to inflammation. In fact, the menstrual blood that must come every month is the blood flowing in the body's blood vessels, and it should be bright red. However, because menstrual blood is mixed with fallen uterine wall fragments, cervical mucus and squamous epithelial cells in the vagina, it appears darker in color. It is not as bright red as the blood discharged from broken skin, and there are also some small thin fragments mixed in the menstrual blood. In particular, some people have less menstrual blood, and the longer it stays in the uterus and vagina, the darker the color becomes. Therefore, while paying attention to the color of menstrual blood, you should also pay attention to the menstrual cycle, the duration of the menstrual period, the amount of menstruation, and whether you have any uncomfortable symptoms.

What does brown discharge before period mean?

Abnormal vaginal discharge may simply be an increase in volume, or it may also involve changes in color, texture, and taste. Experts emphasize that one must not take chances with abnormal leucorrhea. If it is not treated promptly and the root cause is not eliminated, it is likely to cause serious complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease, endometritis, etc. In severe cases, incurable diseases such as vaginal cancer, uterine cancer, and cervical cancer may occur. Most of the middle-aged women who have cancer are because they did not pay enough attention to abnormal leucorrhea when they were young, which led to the continuous aggravation of the disease.

Additionally, brown discharge may be a sign of vaginitis. In this case, you should first go to the hospital for a physical examination to check whether there are tumors, inflammation, genital warts, etc. in the private parts. The next step is to check the vagina to see if there are any vaginal deformities, trichomoniasis, or abnormal leucorrhea. Cervical examination should check for cervical inflammation, cervical erosion, etc. In order to prevent cancer, a cervical smear test, that is, an anti-cancer acid-fast staining test, should also be done. If any problems are found, treatment should be started immediately.

The dark brown secretion before menarche is caused by a small amount of uterine wall falling off, while the dark brown secretion during menstruation is caused by blood remaining in the reproductive system for too long. If there are no symptoms such as abdominal pain, yellow leucorrhea, strong odor or vulvar itching, you can observe again without worrying too much.