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What Causes Brownish Discharge From The Vagina?

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Posted on Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Question: I had a hysterectomy in 1993, having no problems since. About 2 weeks ago, I had a brownish discharge for a few days. Today, I had it again. No odor, just slightly thick brownish discharge.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (10 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Can be due to dryness

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
The brownish discharge from the vagina is commonly encountered in two conditions ,
One is The Candidiasis (yeast) or a bacterial infection , this does present with intense itching and foul smelling curdy discharge.This condition can be easily treated with antifungals like Flucanazole.

The other possibility for such a problem is low estrogen levels leading to dryness in the vagina which stimulate the vaginal mucosa and cause easy bleeding.

Do get examined by a gynaecologist and ascertain the cause to get treated.

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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What Causes Brownish Discharge From The Vagina?

Brief Answer: Can be due to dryness Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for trusting us with your health concern. The brownish discharge from the vagina is commonly encountered in two conditions , One is The Candidiasis (yeast) or a bacterial infection , this does present with intense itching and foul smelling curdy discharge.This condition can be easily treated with antifungals like Flucanazole. The other possibility for such a problem is low estrogen levels leading to dryness in the vagina which stimulate the vaginal mucosa and cause easy bleeding. Do get examined by a gynaecologist and ascertain the cause to get treated. 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