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What Causes Dark Brownish Vaginal Discharge Along With Itchy Vagina?
Question: I'm 54. Had vaginal itching last week and it went away. Now I have had slight burning and dark brown discharge. Took yeast pill and no longer have a burn. However still scant dark brown discharge mostly now when I wipe. What could this be. It looks like old period blood.
Brief Answer:
Can be due to hormonal disturbance or infection.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
The dark brown discharge on wiping that you have can be due to an old period blood, a vaginal infection or due to a cervical pathology like erosion.
For proper diagnosis, it is best to consult your gynecologist for vaginal swab culture and a PAP smear. In case both are negative then a mild hormonal disturbance is likely.
You can wait for this discharge to decrease in next 2-3 days. In case the discharge is persistent do consult your gynecologist for investigations.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
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Can be due to hormonal disturbance or infection.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
The dark brown discharge on wiping that you have can be due to an old period blood, a vaginal infection or due to a cervical pathology like erosion.
For proper diagnosis, it is best to consult your gynecologist for vaginal swab culture and a PAP smear. In case both are negative then a mild hormonal disturbance is likely.
You can wait for this discharge to decrease in next 2-3 days. In case the discharge is persistent do consult your gynecologist for investigations.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
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Dr. Prasad
I had a swab done . I had a pap in september. I am sooo nervous. It's very scant when I wipe. Seems to be subsiding from a little to less. It's not a yeast infection. What's the chance of cancer? Does it present this way?
Brief Answer:
Cancer is less likely.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
If you had a normal PAP in september then a cancer is less likely. It can be due to cervical erosion. If the discharge is subsiding then it can be due to mild hormonal imbalance. But a direct examination is necessary to find out the exact cause.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Cancer is less likely.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
If you had a normal PAP in september then a cancer is less likely. It can be due to cervical erosion. If the discharge is subsiding then it can be due to mild hormonal imbalance. But a direct examination is necessary to find out the exact cause.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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