If you are experiencing pink discharge, you should see your doctor right away. The color and spotting could mean that you have: Uterine Fibroids. Pink discharge could indicate that you are spotting (bleeding outside of your period), and fibroids (non-cancerous tumors) are known to cause abnormal bleeding.
Fibroids may stimulate the growth of blood vessels, which contributes to heavier or irregular periods and spotting between periods. Elevated levels of hormones called prostaglandins may also contribute to heavy bleeding.
Many women who have uterine fibroids do not have symptoms. When symptoms are present, they can include: Abnormal vaginal bleeding, such as heavier, longer periods or bleeding between periods. Pelvic pain, including pain during sex.
Fibroids can be as small as a pea to as large as a basketball. They are usually round and pinkish in color, and they can grow anywhere inside or on the uterus.
Is it possible for fibroids to pass during a period? Patients with a fibroid diagnosis often wonder if the growths will come out on their own or during their period. While it is possible for fibroids to be expelled during menstruation, it is not common. Most benign tumors remain in place until treatment is received.
However, when large fibroids in the uterus grow too big, they can sometimes compress the pelvic blood vessels that lead to the heart and lungs. The result is slower blood flow through these vessels. And that backed-up blood flow can lead to the formation of clots.
These clots are usually small, dark-red, and about the size of a quarter or smaller. They may be accompanied by tissue that appears grayish-white. However, if you regularly experience blood clots that are large in size, bright red in color, or accompanied by severe pain, you should speak to your doctor.
Fibroids themselves don't actually secrete any discharge; however, uterine fibroids can contribute to increased menstrual bleeding, bleeding between periods, large blood clots, watery discharge, or pink discharge.
Endometriosis can also cause a person to have spotting. Spotting is when a person bleeds in small amounts between periods. Blood that occurs due to spotting may be red, pink, or brown.
A ruptured fibroid happens when a fibroid breaks open. Since fibroids do have blood vessels and nerves, they can bleed and cause abdominal pain.
Heavy bleeding during your menstrual cycle isn't uncommon for some women; but if it's not normal for you, it could be due to uterine fibroids. If your period lasts more than a week and you have to change your pad or tampon frequently, you could be dealing with uterine fibroids.
Acute stabbing pain and swelling in the abdomen. The pain and swelling are caused by the release of chemicals from the fibroids as the cells die. Fever is another sign of fibroid shrinking.
Fatigue. Fatigue is especially easy to miss as a symptom of fibroids because it's not caused by overwork or a lack of sufficient sleep at night, but is mainly due to the loss of blood from heavy periods. This blood loss leads to anemia and an iron deficiency from the lack of red blood cells.
Fibroids do not grow before the start of menstrual periods (puberty). They sometimes grow larger during the first trimester of pregnancy, and they usually shrink for the rest of a pregnancy. After menopause, when hormone levels drop, fibroids usually shrink and don't come back.
Larger fibroids—about four centimeters or more—that are in the muscle of the uterus can also impact implantation. Fibroids that are inside the muscle of the uterus might block the fallopian tubes, which can cause infertility. Sometimes fibroids can affect the mode of delivery of a baby.
If left untreated, fibroids can continue to grow, both in size and number. As these tumors take over the uterus the symptoms will become worse. The fibroids pain will increase. The heavy bleeding will become heavier and it may be accompanied by severe cramping.
A decidual cast is usually red or pink. It's made up of tissue, mucus and blood and looks “fleshy” like a piece of raw red meat. It may look similar to a clot you'd see during your period, except it's much larger and has a slightly different texture. It's shaped like your uterine cavity, which resembles a light bulb.
Passage of fibroid material can happen as late as 8 to 10 weeks afterward and occasionally even after that. Sloughing of a fibroid is often experienced as a sudden onset of intense crampy pain and an odorous vaginal discharge. In most cases it will pass within 36 to 48 hours, with prompt resolution of symptoms.
Fibroids are tumors made of smooth muscle cells and fibrous connective tissue that develop in the uterus. It is estimated that 70 to 80 percent of women will develop fibroids in their lifetime — however, not everyone will develop symptoms or require treatment.
Submucosal fibroids (SM) are presumed to cause heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) leading to anemia; but not all research supports this.
If You're Seeing Big, Jelly-Like Blood Clots
They show up when your flow is very heavy, and the natural anticoagulants that normally break down clots before they leave your body can't keep up with how fast you're shedding your uterine lining.
Some women experience high levels of estrogen and low levels of progesterone. This can cause the uterine lining to thicken. When a thick uterine lining sheds during menstruation, women might experience heavier blood flows and larger blood clots.