Welcome to EmpowHER. Not all cases of brown vaginal discharge are cause for concern. Brown vaginal discharge is sometimes can be cause from old endometrial tissues. Once you start puberty a white and/or clear discharge is normal. The vagina is self-cleaning. This same discharge increases the closer you get to ovulation and when you are sexually aroused. You can have this normal discharge for weeks, months or even years before getting your first period. It will also continue after you get your period. Sometimes you can have few times brown discharge before your first period. Some of the other causes for brown discharge can also be Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), sexually transmitted diseases (gonorrhea, Chlamydia or genital warts) or cervical cancer. It's important to see an OBGYN and explain what you have been experiencing.
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Hi Cnpagac,
Welcome to EmpowHER. Not all cases of brown vaginal discharge are cause for concern. Brown vaginal discharge is sometimes can be cause from old endometrial tissues. Once you start puberty a white and/or clear discharge is normal. The vagina is self-cleaning. This same discharge increases the closer you get to ovulation and when you are sexually aroused. You can have this normal discharge for weeks, months or even years before getting your first period. It will also continue after you get your period. Sometimes you can have few times brown discharge before your first period. Some of the other causes for brown discharge can also be Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), sexually transmitted diseases (gonorrhea, Chlamydia or genital warts) or cervical cancer. It's important to see an OBGYN and explain what you have been experiencing.
www.empowher.com/community/ask/constant-brown-spotting
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Daisy
February 22, 2012 - 5:04amThis Comment
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