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what is brown gooey discharge a sign of?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Brown discharge: Female? Brown discharge often contains older, deoxygenated blood ; may be seen after the period.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Brown gooey discharge what does it mean?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
The brown may: Be due to older blood being cleaned from the uterus. If you have a change in color, texture, odor or amount of vaginal discharge ; problems such as pain, itching burning with urination or sex or redness/swelling then it is best to see your gynecologist for evaluation ; accurate assessment.
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