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What Does Brown Discharge From Vagina During Pregnancy Indicate?
I took twp pregency test and they both said positive about a week ago and my last period was november 12. i have a doc. appt in jan. I was at the store to and my 2 years old daught was taking a fit kicking and screaming so i picked her up and carried her through the store.a dew hours later i went to go to the bathroom and i wiped and it was brown. What does this mean?
Mon, 6 Jun 2016
Hallow Dear,
Brown discharge per vaginum during any stage of pregnancy is not a healthy sign and needs attention. Brown discharge is either a stale blood collected in the uterine cavity which is now coming out or it could be a necrotic tissue (which usually is from the non-viable baby).
With such a brown discharge, you have to find out about the viability of the baby. Pregnancy test may not be helpful since it takes more than a week for the pregnancy test to become negative after the baby has become non-viable. This is not a fresh bleeding and hence unlikely to be due to lifting of your daughter.
The best option for you would be to get ultrasonography done. It will inform whether the baby is viable or not. If the baby is non-viable, you will have to get the pregnancy terminated ASAP to prevent further complications like bleeding, infection, etc.
Please report to your Obstetrician ASAP.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
Brown discharge per vaginum during any stage of pregnancy is not a healthy sign and needs attention. Brown discharge is either a stale blood collected in the uterine cavity which is now coming out or it could be a necrotic tissue (which usually is from the non-viable baby).
With such a brown discharge, you have to find out about the viability of the baby. Pregnancy test may not be helpful since it takes more than a week for the pregnancy test to become negative after the baby has become non-viable. This is not a fresh bleeding and hence unlikely to be due to lifting of your daughter.
The best option for you would be to get ultrasonography done. It will inform whether the baby is viable or not. If the baby is non-viable, you will have to get the pregnancy terminated ASAP to prevent further complications like bleeding, infection, etc.
Please report to your Obstetrician ASAP.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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