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Brown vaginal spotting generally shouldn’t cause panic. However, when it happens frequently and its course is intense, the woman should opt for a follow-up visit with a gynecologist. Brown spotting may appear in the middle of the cycle, and may be a symptom of hormonal changes during pregnancy. It can also be a sign of a developing or already developed and ongoing inflammatory process, or even a cancer-related disease. What to do when brown spotting occurs?
Brown spotting – causes
Brown spotting is often associated with a reduction in estrogen levels during the ovulation phase, which is around day 15 of the cycle. Often brown spotting may be associated with an inappropriate course of the luteal phase, which in turn will be associated with inappropriate development of the corpus luteum. Then the corpus luteum, whose main task is to secrete progesterone, does not produce enough of it. Sometimes it is also associated with too short a phase of progesterone production. These processes, professionally called luteal insufficiency, consequently lead to such changes in the mucosa of the uterine wall (endometrium) that they make implantation of the embryo impossible. Luteal failure is also the cause of too short or too long cycles. It can also cause problems getting pregnant and keeping it pregnant (miscarriages). When it comes to hormones, brown spotting is often seen as one of the first symptoms of puberty, as progesterone levels in the blood fall after the age of 40. Brown spotting may occur in women using oral ingestion hormone therapy. If brown spotting appears a few days before the period, may herald a pregnancy – then it is referred to as the so-called implantation bleeding. Therefore, brown spotting is best consulted with a gynecologist. You can arrange an online gynecological consultation via the halodoctor.pl portal.
Brown spotting may be associated with inflammation in the uterus. Cervical polyps, uterine fibroids, uterine erosions – all these ailments can be caused by brown spotting. Brown spotting women infected with sexually transmitted chlamydia can observe.
Brown spotting – symptoms
Brown spottingif it occurs every now and then, it is quite irregular. Depending on the cause of the appearance brown spotting may take from one to several days. It can also be quite abundant or sparse and barely noticeable. It happens that brown spotting accompanied by increased body temperature and lower abdominal pain. Symptoms of this type usually indicate inflammation and non-neoplastic or neoplastic changes within the uterus.
Are you seeing disturbing symptoms? Analyze them yourself in the medical questionnaire and decide whether to go to the doctor.
Brown spotting – treatment
Treatment brown spotting it is strictly dependent on the cause of its formation. However, if it is prolonged or is observed again, you should go to a medical consultation. This should be taken into account especially when a woman is pregnant, as the luteal insufficiency mentioned earlier may cause miscarriages and difficulties in reporting pregnancy. During a medical interview and an ultrasound examination of the abdominal cavity, the doctor will be able to determine what is the direct cause of spotting. Unless, of course, the appearance brown spotting is a syndrome of diseases related to changes in the reproductive organs. Appearance brown spotting is usually a symptom that may be associated with lesions of the uterus. However, it may also apply to the fallopian tubes, especially when an ectopic pregnancy is found by a gynecologist during an ultrasound examination of the abdominal cavity. Such a pregnancy has no chance of being sustained and requires medical intervention.
Brown spotting of unknown cause requires a gynecological visit and all necessary tests. That is why it is worth making an appointment with a gynecologist in the office quickly. You can visit private POLMED facilities.
Brown spotting – prognosis
Prognosis in the event of an appearance brown spotting depending on the cause, they may be different. However, note that brown spotting it may be related to situations that you are not really worried about, such as a mild hormonal imbalance due to the start of contraceptive treatment, but it may also be a symptom of cancer. Therefore, we are dealing here with a very wide range of diseases or ailments that can generate emergence brown spotting. It is difficult to talk about the prognosis in the case of cancer cells, as it depends on many factors, e.g. the stage and, above all, the type of disease.
Brown spotting – prophylaxis
Preventive measures brown spotting It certainly means taking care of the hygiene of the genital tract, the use of condoms to protect against chlamydia infection, and regular gynecological control.