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What Causes Brown Vaginal Discharge?
First off, I m not sexually active.. a week or two ago I thought my period was starting bc I noticed brown discharge and assumed it was just old blood .. it stopped after like 3 days but never turned red as usual or had a regular flow.. and my period usually lasts a week. Now the same thing just happened and still no period. I m usually pretty regular so I m not understanding what s going on..
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
Hi,
Irregular periods can be due to different possible causes such as:
(1) Physical illness- if you are fighting off any illness even cough and cold, this can sometimes affect the period.
(2) Thyroid disease- abnormal levels of thyroid hormone can also cause irregular bleeding.
(3) Emotional illness or stress.
(4) High levels of the prolactin hormone
(5) Side effect of medication(6)excess physical activity.
(7) Polycystic ovarian syndrome. If your periods continue to be irregular then you may need to be assessed by your doctor to find the cause.
This would require a history of all symptoms, physical examination both general and pv. Investigations such as blood tests and imaging (ultrasound) may also be needed as well. The blood tests would mainly be hormonal blood tests.
I hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Michelle Gibson James
Irregular periods can be due to different possible causes such as:
(1) Physical illness- if you are fighting off any illness even cough and cold, this can sometimes affect the period.
(2) Thyroid disease- abnormal levels of thyroid hormone can also cause irregular bleeding.
(3) Emotional illness or stress.
(4) High levels of the prolactin hormone
(5) Side effect of medication(6)excess physical activity.
(7) Polycystic ovarian syndrome. If your periods continue to be irregular then you may need to be assessed by your doctor to find the cause.
This would require a history of all symptoms, physical examination both general and pv. Investigations such as blood tests and imaging (ultrasound) may also be needed as well. The blood tests would mainly be hormonal blood tests.
I hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Michelle Gibson James
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