What causes excessive vaginal discharge with a fishy smell?

Generally, women will pay a little attention to the condition of their leucorrhea when it occurs. However, in some cases, we will find that women's leucorrhea becomes more than before, and has a strong smell of blood. Generally, women will be very worried when this phenomenon occurs, and they don't know what is going on. So what is the reason for excessive vaginal discharge with a fishy smell? Let’s take a look together.

1. Excessive leucorrhea, yellow with odor or milky white, purulent, large amount, often accompanied by abdominal pain, usually caused by chronic cervicitis or endocervicitis. The leucorrhea is yellow or yellow-green, thin and foamy, or like rice water, grayish white, and has a foul odor. It is mostly caused by Trichomonas vaginalis.

2. If there is blood in the leucorrhea, it is common in cervical polyps, side effects caused by intrauterine contraceptive devices, submucosal uterine fibroids, severe chronic cervicitis, etc.; the leucorrhea is yellow-white, most of the time it is viscous, and sometimes it can be thin, typically milky white, like bean dregs, or like curd-like white flakes or lumps, most of which are caused by fungal infection.

1. Non-inflammatory leucorrhea

(1) Leucorrhea is sticky and profuse, and is seen after taking estrogen drugs.

(2) Women of childbearing age have too little vaginal discharge, which makes it impossible to meet their physiological needs. Women often feel dryness and discomfort in the vulva. This is often caused by ovarian dysfunction and insufficient secretion of sex hormones, and is also a pathological condition.

(3) Mental stimulation increases the secretions of the vulva, vagina and cervix, which become colorless and transparent.

(4) Leucorrhea is milky white and watery, and may occur in patients with pelvic tumors, retroflexed uterus, and chronic systemic diseases (heart failure, diabetes, anemia, tuberculosis, etc.). This is caused by pelvic and uterine congestion and increased vaginal secretions.

2. Inflammatory leucorrhea

(1) Leucorrhea is milky white or light yellow, purulent, large in amount, and has a foul odor, often accompanied by abdominal pain. It is usually caused by chronic cervicitis or endocervicitis.

(2) Leucorrhea that is yellow or yellow-green, thin and foamy, or like rice water, grayish white, and has a foul odor is mostly caused by Trichomonas vaginalis.

(3) The leucorrhea of ​​patients with gonorrhea is yellow and pus-like.

(4) The vaginal discharge secreted after amoeba infection usually appears as: bloody serous or yellow viscous secretions, sometimes mixed with small rotten meat-like substances (looks like yellow sauce soup).

Generally speaking, if we find that our vaginal discharge has suddenly increased a lot and has an odor, if such a phenomenon occurs, patients must check whether it is a physiological disease. If their sexual characteristics and physiology have changed, then it will exceed the normal physiological range. Women in menopause especially need to pay more attention.