Should I worry if brown flow during pregnancy appears?
During the first trimester of pregnancy, there are various changes in vaginal flow, being habitual that it acquires a color with brown nuances.And although it has commonly associated as another symptom of pregnancy, its presence may be a reason for concern for pregnant women, who wonder if it is normal or not.
To clear doubts, we have contacted the DR.Juan José Vidal, head of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Service of the Women's Unit of the Ruber International Hospital, who states that "it is normal not to stain"."The flow must be white throughout pregnancy, more or less abudor as gestation progresses, in relation to the hormones of the placenta," he says.
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It can occur during the first trimester of pregnancy
"Brown flow is an indicator of red blood cells, that is, that there is blood," says the doctor.And he comments that about 20% of pregnant women stain bleeding or brown flow.Of this percentage, in half, 10%, that flow goes more, it becomes blood and ends in an abortion.While in the other half, the remaining 10%, "it is not very important".
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Why does it occur?
"The stained is relatively frequent at the time of implementation," says Juan José Vidal."When the embryo reaches the uterus, it is divided into two parts: trophoblast and embryoblast.The trophoblast is the one that will lead to the placenta and the one that is implanted within the endometrium, the internal layer of the uterus ".An environment that is very irrigated by arteries and blood vessels (to guarantee the correct development of the embryo), and it can happen that during the implementation, some of these glasses and arteries are broken, causing a blood loss, which translates into bleeding.
"If during the implementation a large glass is broken, the bleed.
In the second quarter there are usually no brown flows, unless there is an anomaly of the placenta, and in the third quarter if there are contractions, small bleeding can be produced or a small amount of brown flow, adds.
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What to do in case of detecting this brown flow?
The doctor points out that the first thing the pregnant woman should do is call her gynecologist, who will assess the situation.It also indicates that it is most likely that he recommends staying at home, since the goal is to prevent that bleeding from going to more.
In the event that the doctor attends to him in his consultation, a transvaginal ultrasound will be raised, where he will see that small hematoma that has occurred.
And, according to Juan José Vidal, the treatment is very simple:
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