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A problem with the uterus, tubes, or ovaries

Less often, but particularly in postmenopausal women, discharge that doesn't fit any other category may be coming through the vagina from a place above the vagina. This is true especially if red blood cells are seen in the discharge under the microscope. If the discharge has your clinician stumped, ask if there's any possibility your discharge might be coming from higher up. Sometimes other tests, such as a check of the uterine lining (an endometrial biopsy), are done.