Patient's question:
I have an itchy lower body, and my underwear is always yellow. What's going on? Can pregnancy tests detect previous miscarriages?Doctor's answer:
During a routine physical examination, it is not possible to detect a previous miscarriage unless a gynecological internal examination is performed, and only doctors with extensive clinical experience may be able to identify it.The time of postpartum menstruation varies; it may return as early as after the 40-day mark or as late as one year after giving birth.
After delivery, the birth canal typically discharges blood-like secretions similar to menstruation. This bleeding from the site of placental implantation, mixed with retained uterine lining, tissue fragments, and mucus, is called lochia.
Under normal circumstances, in the first 4–5 days, lochia is abundant and red in color. After one week postpartum, the amount of lochia gradually decreases and turns brown. After 10 days, the color becomes lighter, slowly shifting from yellow to white, with no distinct odor. Lochia usually disappears within 4–6 weeks postpartum. However, sometimes small amounts of brown lochia may persist until the first postpartum menstruation.
It is best not to wear abdominal binders before menstruation returns normally.
Lochia generally does not exceed the amount of a normal menstrual period. If