brown and black menstrual blood

[Half-Pint]

Hi, I am 39 years old with a 13 year old son who has severe special needs and a perfectly healthy 3.5 year old girl.  My son was born to my first husband (ended in divorce) and my daughter to my second husband.  After I remarried I became pregnant in Oct. 1998 and had a missed miscarriage in Jan 1999.  I ended up having a D&C as the tissue just wouldn't pass. I became pregnant again in May of 2000 only to miscarry again in July of 2000.  This pregnancy miscarried naturally.  In 2001 I became pregnant again and delivered my healthy little girl.  I became pregnant again in August of 2004 with twins and miscarried both in October.  I did not have a D&C but I really felt that my body did not pass everything.  I became pregnant again in January of 2005 and miscarried in March of 2005.  I so desparately didn't want to have another D&C but was forced to when after waiting it out I began bleeding heavily and ulrasounds showed large amounts of tissue still present.  I have a strong feeling that tissue from the twin pregnancy was still in my uterus and then I got pregnant on top of that.   Anyway, I had my D&C in April 2005 and didn't get my period until exactly 8 weeks after that.  My periods since then have been very scant and the blood is brown to almost black!  I did not have this problem when I had my D&C back in 1999.  Has anybody ever had this similar experience.  I have been trying to conceive since June, but no luck so far.  I am worried that conception might not be possible with this kind of blood. Any thoughts?

[kimmie_n_angus]

i would call the doc...that doesn't sound right to me...sorry i have no info for you. good luck and i hope the doc fixes you up.



love...kimmie

[Half-Pint]

Thanks for responding Kimmie. I have made an appt with my doc but I can't get in until January!!!! Crazy eh!  I guess they don't see this as an urgent matter.

[concerndmother]

half-pint! in my opnion i would go to my local emergancy room to see why the blood that you are passing is near black. is there any odor? i have never had to expirence this but you are in my prayers. i would not wait till janurary i would go to the er. god bless and good luck.... keep us posted

[Half-Pint]

Thanks for responding.  There is no odour and I don't have any pain or cramps.  I never really do when my period begins.  I am going to try and move the date up and express to them my concern.  My period is exactly 28 days, that has not changed.  The only that has changed is the colour of the blood.

[Pritha1]

i have the same problem, except i am 16 and nothing exciting like givin brith has happened in my life. iv looked it up and iv heard its nothing to worry about, its just endometrium a sort of lining of tissue. hopefuli i am right. if u hear anything please post a comment

[Mary9175]

Hi,

I am 25 yrs old & i have a kid(2 yrs). And now I am also having this problem. Last month, I did not get my mensus & this month I got menses, but with black color. I am really totally worried of what should be done. Please could either of you suggest of the correct action to take.

[huneybee41]

I am going thru the same senario, however after a few days of brown, black, then orange blood it goes to normal. I hope someone will have the answers we all need them.

[TinyMia]

sometimes you just have dark blood meaning it's old that has happened to me even if I wasn't late on my period it's normal it's not really something to be that worried about and if your period is late it could happen also and my little sister hasn't ever been pregnant and she just recently had brown blood her last period hope that helps.

[huneybee41]

doctors havent been much help answering this question so maybe it is normal????????

[TinyMia]

I forgot to mention that if it's dark dark brown or black it could also mean you are having a miscarriage or the end of a miscarriage there is really nothing you can do about it while it's happening but every month between 3 to 4 days before your expecting your period take a test and if it happens every month then set up an appt go in to get yourself checked to make sure that your not or weren't having a miscarriage  i think that's what I would do if it worries you that much because it could be your blood type or partners blood type that could be making this happen.

[kriya]

i am currently passing dark brown menstrual fluid myself and looked it up as i was worried.  My research suggests this can be very common esp considering it is not just blood, but the uterine wall calls etc also.  I recently had the morning after pill and this my first period since has been extremely painful and this dark color.  I consider it as normal, but I'm no doctor!!!

[michmich]

ive been gettin bad stomach pains for weeks (never had a period pain in my life, an i have 3 kids) youngest is 4 months. And ive been loosing weight everywhere but my stomach.i went to the doctor with the pain, which kinda feels like my whole stomach is bruised and swollen. i had a smear, and swabs, nothings come back yet. Now i notice this morning that my period which im sure has come a week early is black!!! no smell or anything just black and slightly red. Im also very dehydrated?? very confused!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cheweyy]

Ok, I just had my period 2 weeks ago, and then a few nights ago i start again. but instead of being red like it normally is, its DARK brown and even black. and i have REALLY bad stomach pains, Am I pregnant or something or Am I just worried for nothing? I mean I even feel sick most of the time, Like a bad staomach ache. it doesnt feel like a normal period cramp. and i dont see why i would get it again two weeks early. And then all day today my breasts have been tender. I dont see how i can be pregnant but I need someone elses opinion before I go to the docs for nothing jusst in case. Someone please let me know!