When blood blends with vaginal fluid, the outcome is a brownish discharge. It mainly happens at the end of the menstrual cycle. It is due to hormonal imbalance, ovulation, and sexually transmitted diseases such as trichomoniasis.
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Why is there a 16-day delay in my menstrual cycle?
Query: Hello doctor, My period is 16 days late; I usually have normal periods every 26 to 27 days. Today, I woke up with lower back pain, and my stomach was hard. Now there is a brown sticky discharge. I have been feeling very tired, occasionally experiencing insomnia, and feeling very hungry. Please help ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, I am glad you chose icliniq for your medical-related queries. I can understand your concerns. I am very sorry about your medical condition. Do not worry; I am here to take care of you. Regarding your symptoms, I believe you may have a hormone imbalance or a vaginal infection that has delaye... Read Full »
I am having unexpected light, brown bleeding after taking a period-delaying tablet. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,I took a period delay pill which I stopped taking four days ago. Last night I started bleeding again. However, it is very light and dark brown. It cannot even fill a pad. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq. I am glad you chose icliniq for your medical-related queries. I understand your concern and will try to help you with it. It is common to experience changes in your menstrual cycle after taking period delay pills. The light, dark brown bleeding you are currently experiencing... Read Full »
I have brown spotting after stopping contraceptives. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a light brown discharge. I just started birth control pills the first week of this month after being off them for two months and having unprotected sex. I took an emergency contraceptive after that. I realized I had missed two days of birth control pills. I took the two missed p... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. I understand your concern. The little brown discharge you are experiencing could be related to several factors, including starting birth control pills, taking emergency contraception, missing pills, and having unprotected sex. It is not unc... Read Full »
Will intercourse during early pregnancy cause brown spotting?
Query: Hello doctor, I am in my sixth week of pregnancy. Is it normal for brown spotting to come and go during this period? I was told that the baby was fine in my recent check-up. The spotting has been on and off for a week and happened the day before and after intercourse. Should I be concerned? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to iCliniq.com. I understand your concern. I have also seen the image shared by you (attachment removed to protect the patient's privacy). 1) A little bit of spotting during early pregnancy is nothing very serious. A brown discharge is primarily due to the blood being old or someth... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 27-year-old female. Taking the tablet Slynd for the management of ovarian cyst pain. Also take a multivitamin, black cohosh, fish oil, vitamin D, collagen, and a probiotic. I have two confirmed complex cysts on both ovaries that were seen in the ultrasound four months ago. An ul... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome toicliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. So if an ovarian cyst was found on ultrasound and you have been having discharge and spotting off and on, you should get yourself properly investigated. Please get a fresh MRI of the pelvis done. Also, get a Ca 125 b... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 19-year-old female about 172.2 centimeters tall and weigh 200 pounds. I have been bleeding brown blood for over three weeks and I am worried there might be something wrong with me. I do have a medical history of an ovarian cyst rupture that happened two years ago and had to unde... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern.As per your description, you had a history of ovarian cyst rupture and went through a surgery for that, then there would not be a relation between these two things. This brown discharge could be because of hormonal imbalan... Read Full »
I am 18 years old. I have pain in my private parts. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am 18 years old. My anus has been itchy for a few days. On the second day after this started, the itching was so severe that I had to excuse myself for visiting the bathroom. Once I got there, I noticed a yellowish-brown discharge on my underwear. It was very difficult for me to pass... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and understand your concern. However, it is difficult to come to one diagnosis based on your symptoms. It can be a local rectal or anal inflammatory condition. You may also have inflammation around the vagina. I suggest you get an anal and vagina... Read Full »
I had cramps and brown discharge after my period. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I recently finished my period two day ago, and yesterday I noticed a little cramping. I went to take a shower and noticed a brown mucus coming from my vagina. Today, I came out of the shower and noticed a little blood, but it did not reach my panties. I have a great stable pH balance, ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. There could be a few possibilities. Have you recently had sex, or is it post-coital bleeding? I suggest you consult a local gynecologist for a check-up. A hysteroscopic examination can diagnose any local pathology like cervical or endometrial polyp, cervical erosion,... Read Full »
I am worried about having brown discharge instead of white discharge for two months. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor,I have had brown discharge instead of white discharge for two months continuously. I am very scared and concerned.Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. Can you please explain your problem a little more? Please explain if you have any additional problems. Thank you. Read Full »
I had brown discharge two months after taking unwanted 72. Why so?
Query: Hello doctor,I took an unwanted 72 two months ago. Can brown discharge happen two months after that? Also, is brown, odorless discharge normal one week before my period? Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. I understand your concern. It is not uncommon to experience brown or pinkish discharge a week before your period. It could be a sign of old blood that has not completely left your body. However, if you are also experiencing pain, itching, o... Read Full »
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