Is it normal for vaginal discharge to be yellow and smelly?

Women's leucorrhea is very important in physiology, but it is often overlooked, just like many women do not pay attention to abnormal leucorrhea. So, what should leucorrhea be like normally? Normal leucorrhea has a slightly sour taste, but its shape is the sticky secretion of egg white. If the leucorrhea is yellow and smelly, it needs timely treatment.

Common pathological leucorrhea in clinical practice:

White or grayish yellow foamy leucorrhea: a characteristic of Trichomonas vaginitis, which may be accompanied by vulvar itching.

Curd-like leucorrhea: a characteristic of candidal vaginitis, often accompanied by severe vulvar itching or burning pain.

Gray, homogeneous, fishy-smelling leucorrhea: common in bacterial vaginosis.

Purulent leucorrhea: yellow or yellow-green in color, sticky, and often has a foul odor. It can be caused by acute vaginitis, cervicitis, and endocervicitis caused by bacteria such as Trichomonas or gonococci. Pyometra, cervical cancer, vaginal cancer or foreign objects retained in the vagina can also cause pus-like leucorrhea.

Bloody leucorrhea: If there is blood mixed in the leucorrhea, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, cervical polyps or submucosal fibroids should be considered. Insertion of an intrauterine device can also cause bloody leucorrhea.

Watery leucorrhea: Continuous discharge of watery leucorrhea like rice washing water with a strong odor is generally caused by advanced cervical cancer, vaginal cancer, or submucosal fibroids with infection. If you have intermittent discharge of yellow or red watery vaginal discharge, you should be aware of the possibility of fallopian tube cancer.

Leucorrhea is a sticky white liquid that flows out of the vagina of women. It is a mixture of secretions from the Bartholin's glands, cervical glands, endometrium, exudate from the vaginal mucosa, and desquamated vaginal epithelial cells. During sexual intercourse, the amount of leucorrhea will increase, which will lubricate the vagina and facilitate sexual intercourse. Generally, the amount of leucorrhea increases during the middle of the menstrual period and becomes thin and transparent; after ovulation, the leucorrhea becomes thick, turbid and less in quantity. There is an increase in leucorrhea before menstruation and during pregnancy. Non-primate mammals appear during estrus.

There are two types of bloody vaginal discharge: physiological and pathological. Generally speaking, some women will experience ovulation bleeding during their ovulation period, also known as mid-menstrual bleeding, which refers to a small amount of bleeding between two normal menstrual periods, which may be accompanied by varying degrees of lower abdominal pain. If the symptoms are mild, no treatment is needed. If the bleeding is heavy or affects fertility, medication can be used for treatment. However, if there is bloody leucorrhea, you should also consider the possibility of the following diseases: cervical polyps, acute vaginitis, severe cervical erosion, etc. In addition, sometimes due to the placement of an intrauterine contraceptive ring, there may be some blood mixed in the leucorrhea. The odor of leucorrhea is mainly caused by inflammation. It is recommended to go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible and do not take medicine blindly on your own to avoid delaying the disease.

Is it normal for leucorrhea to be yellow, thick and smelly? This situation is abnormal and must be paid attention to in time. Women's leucorrhea represents their physical health, so when the above abnormalities appear in the leucorrhea, it must be checked in time. It is very simple to check leucorrhea in the hospital, and it is not as complicated as imagined. If some difficult gynecological diseases can be ruled out in time, then women can reduce unnecessary panic.