Last updated on July 27th, 2018 at 05:12 pm<\/p>
Are you worried about black discharge before or after your period? Do you feel your black discharge may be due to an infection, medical health issue or pregnancy?<\/p>\n
Black discharge occurs in women for many reasons. If you’ve had unprotected sexual intercourse, it could be pregnancy<\/strong>. Other causes could be cervical narrowing and obstruction, uterine fibroids, endometrial cancer or vaginal infections.<\/p>\n But don’t panic<\/strong>; Most women get black discharge once in a while. It does not mean you have\u00a0any medical issues. In some women, it lasts for a few days and could signify your uterus is not contracting very well during menstruation.<\/p>\n This article explains the causes of black discharge and signs that indicate serious health concerns.<\/p>\n 7 Main Causes of black blood during period<\/a><\/p>\n Black discharge occurs because your\u00a0vaginal discharge that is usually white gets mixed up with deoxygenated blood.<\/p>\n If blood contains oxygen, it is bright red in color while blood without oxygen is dark or brown colored (deoxygenated blood)<\/p>\n Any vaginal bleeding that occurs in your uterus and stays back for a while becomes deoxygenated and black in color. This may eventually result in black discharge.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To get pregnant<\/a>,\u00a0sexual intercourse should be perfectly timed during your ovulation period. Should you have sex without using any protection, it’s possible you can get pregnant, if it occurs during your fertile days.<\/p>\n After sexual intercourse, sperm moves up through the genital tracts, straight into the fallopian tube where it fertilizes the egg released during ovulation.<\/p>\n After fertilization, the embryo still had to be moved into the body of the uterus, where it starts growing.<\/p>\n Within the uterus, the embryo embeds into the blood thickened endometrial lining that covers the inner part of your womb. This may result in bleeding and black vaginal discharge.<\/p>\n Black discharge due to pregnancy will occur some days before your period. Should you have an unexpected bleeding before your period that is brown or black with mild cramps, it may be an early sign you’re pregnant.<\/p>\n Some women will have abdominal pain before period occurs. However, both bleeding and cramps do not last for a long time.<\/p>\n Before missing your period, it may be difficult to tell if you’re pregnant or not. However, these symptoms can indicate you may be pregnant<\/p>\n Black discharge before period with some of these symptoms may mean\u00a0pregnancy.<\/p>\n However, you may test negative depending on the sensitivity of test strip used, when the test was carried out and if early morning urine was used or not.<\/p>\n If you suspect you’re pregnant and test negative, it is advised to check at least a week after your missed period.<\/p>\n Black discharge may typically occur during your period<\/a>. In some women, not all endometrial cells are expelled by uterine contraction during menstruation. Some blood may stay longer in the uterus, get deoxygenated and turn black leading to black discharge.<\/p>\n You should not worry if you notice dark discharge right after your period has ended as it clears out in few days.<\/p>\n Normally, women who haven’t had sexual intercourse EVER will have a hymen that partially covers the opening of the vagina. It allows blood to be expelled during menstruation.<\/p>\n If you’ve never had a period with cyclical pain, it could be because of<\/a> an imperforate hymen.<\/p>\n A fibroid or a polyp may grow within the uterus, extend down into the cervical region and prevent menstrual period blood from coming out.<\/p>\n If blood stays inside of your womb for hours to days without coming out, it becomes dark or black in color forming black discharge.<\/p>\n Fibroids, depending on where it is located, may not cause any bleeding at all.\u00a0Symptoms and types of fibroids are listed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Vaginal infections commonly occur from poor sexual practices and bad hygiene. If you notice your vaginal discharge has a different odor\u00a0and color, it’s likely you have an infection down there.<\/p>\n Common causes of infections are chlamydia, gonorrhea, bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis and sometimes a yeast infection. Though not all vaginal infections are transmitted through sex, improved sexual health by using a condom may prevent common sexually transmitted diseases.<\/p>\n Chlamydia or gonorrhea may progress into more devastating complications, and result in pelvic inflammatory disease.<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
<\/span>Why is vaginal discharge color black?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>What causes black discharge?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>1. \u00a0Pregnancy or implantation bleeding<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span>So how can I identify implantation?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/span>Any other pregnancy symptoms?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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<\/span>2. \u00a0Normal menstrual period as it ends<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span>3 \u00a0Your vagina is closed up<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span>4. \u00a0You have a fibroid or uterine polyp<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span>5. You possibly have a vaginal infection<\/span><\/h3>\n