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What Causes Tissue Discharge From Vagina?
Question: Hi
I have pieces if flesh in my vaginal discharge what is this a sign of?
Red/orange discharge today.
I have pieces if flesh in my vaginal discharge what is this a sign of?
Red/orange discharge today.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
If possible, could you procure some formalin solution from a chemist and immediately preserve the tissue pieces, so it could be sent for a biopsy ?
That would yield the most accurate diagnosis.
Otherwise I can list a variety of differentials for you.
First, if you have irregular / delayed cycles, you could be suffering from polycystic ovaries, and in this situation, sometimes due to delayed cycles, uterine lining is overgrown and when it sheds off, it appears as a tissue like you have described.
Another possibility, it could be an early pregnancy, which you miscarried and the tissue expelled was the fleshy fetal tissue.
Thirdly, you might have endometrial hyperplasia ( thickening of the lining of the uterus ), an in this condition, you would have prolonged post menstrual spotting and then shedding off of the tissue like this.
An endometrial polyp could shed off this way too.
Other causes of such fleshy discharge are cervical lesions, endometriosis etc.
Certain hormonal medications or pills you might have taken could lead to overgrowth of uterine lining and hence such fleshy discharge.
The only way to know is to consult a Gynecologist as early as you can, meanwhile preserve the tissue if possible, and have it biopsied.
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
Possibilities as below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
If possible, could you procure some formalin solution from a chemist and immediately preserve the tissue pieces, so it could be sent for a biopsy ?
That would yield the most accurate diagnosis.
Otherwise I can list a variety of differentials for you.
First, if you have irregular / delayed cycles, you could be suffering from polycystic ovaries, and in this situation, sometimes due to delayed cycles, uterine lining is overgrown and when it sheds off, it appears as a tissue like you have described.
Another possibility, it could be an early pregnancy, which you miscarried and the tissue expelled was the fleshy fetal tissue.
Thirdly, you might have endometrial hyperplasia ( thickening of the lining of the uterus ), an in this condition, you would have prolonged post menstrual spotting and then shedding off of the tissue like this.
An endometrial polyp could shed off this way too.
Other causes of such fleshy discharge are cervical lesions, endometriosis etc.
Certain hormonal medications or pills you might have taken could lead to overgrowth of uterine lining and hence such fleshy discharge.
The only way to know is to consult a Gynecologist as early as you can, meanwhile preserve the tissue if possible, and have it biopsied.
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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