Apart from menstrual blood that comes from the tissue lining the inner lining of the endometrium, the vagina also evacuates old blood that has accumulated in the cavity of the uterus. It is then a question of brown losses . Concretely, it is the same cervical mucus which constitutes the white losses, or leucorrhea. However, the color and appearance changed after mixing with old and oxidized blood.
The brown losses can occur at any time during the menstrual cycle. They can thus appear before the flow of the rules and cause small brown or brown spots on the panties or the sanitary protection. Otherwise, brown discharge may be among the symptoms of ovulation and therefore occur mid-cycle through light discharge, or “spotting”. In these two cases, brown discharge is a natural physiological mechanism. So you don't have to worry about it.
Vaginal evacuation of blood that has aged in the uterine cavity and the vagina takes place via discharge in the form of brown or brown discharge . A question then arises:what causes this phenomenon and how to interpret it? The brown losses arise from a number of situations. Most often they are caused by:
It is good to know that the brown losses are not always harmless and without gravity. Indeed, it happens that this brownish vaginal discharge is linked to a health problem, such as a vaginal infection, or even a benign tumor. This is particularly the case when these light losses, pre or post menstrual, are accompanied by a series of unusual and abnormal symptoms, namely:
Brown losses can then be the result of:
Be sure to make an appointment directly with your gynecologist if in doubt about identifying the causes of your brown discharge.
