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Re: Brown Spotting (Dr. Question)

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 22:23:28 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Jamie wrote: >
>At this time I am 16 weeks pregnant. At 13 weeks I spotted for about a
>day and a half. I saw my DR two days after that and had an ultrasound
>and pelvic exam. He said everything looked and felt normal. Ever since
>that day (three weeks ago) I still am continuing to have a brown
>discharge every other to every two days. It is not enough to wear a
>panty liner or pad, but it is very noticiable when I use the restroom. I
>find it more persistant when I have sex or get over stressed and tense
>at work. If it is after sex, then during the middle of the night when I
>get up to go to the bathroom, it will be much heaver, but still brown. I
>saw my DR yesterday and told him this was still occuring, but he did not
>seem to concerned. What is you opinion? Could it be some type of slow
>blood leakage??

Very slow. The blood has to stay in your vagina for several hours to turn brown. Since it is worse after sex, it could be coming from the cervix itself instead of from inside the uterus. has anyone looked to see?

>Please advise!! Thanks.

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