Re: abnormal discharge
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 21 Dec 2002 19:41:58 -0600 (CST)
Tracey
No itch, burn, odor, this is ok by me
At Fri, 20 Dec 2002, Tracey wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>I've been having a problem that is worrying me. For
>the past several months, in between periods, I've been
>having a whitish-yellowish discharge that is about as
>thick as mucus. I researched this and assumed that it
>is leucorrhea(?) I am stressed out a lot, and figured
>that may have something to do with it. But recently,
>this past week, the discharge is dark brown. I think
>that there may be blood coming out. This is becoming
>an issue because it is heavy in my underwear lately
>and is uncomfortable. What is causing this and what
>can I do? What do these seem to be symptoms of?
>
>Please get back to me,
>Anon
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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
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