What is vaginitis if the leucorrhea smells fishy?

Vaginitis is an inflammation of the vaginal mucosa and submucosal connective tissue and is a common disease in gynecological clinics. When the natural defense function of the vagina is damaged, pathogens can easily invade and cause vaginal inflammation. Young girls and postmenopausal women have a thin vaginal epithelium due to estrogen deficiency. Analyzing the symptoms of vaginitis, confirming the disease and finding out the cause are necessary steps before treatment. What kind of vaginitis is it if the leucorrhea has a fishy smell? Let us find out through the following article.

Leucorrhea is a mixture of vaginal mucosal exudates, cervical canal and endometrial gland secretions, and its formation is related to the action of estrogen. Normal leucorrhea is white, paste-like or egg white-like, highly viscous, has no fishy smell, and is small in amount. It has no adverse effects on women's health and is called physiological leucorrhea. However, if inflammation occurs in the reproductive tract, especially vaginitis and cervicitis, or if cancer occurs, the amount of vaginal discharge will increase significantly and its properties will also change, which is called pathological change. Common pathological leucorrhea in clinical practice include:

1. Colorless, transparent, sticky leucorrhea: It is egg white-like and similar in properties to the mucus secreted by the cervical glands during ovulation, but the amount is significantly increased. Generally, the possibility of chronic endocervicitis, ovarian dysfunction, vaginal adenosis, or well-differentiated cervical adenocarcinoma should be considered.

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

3. Curd-like (tofu-like) leucorrhea: a characteristic of candidal vaginitis, often accompanied by severe vulvar itching or burning pain, or pain during sexual intercourse.

4 Gray homogeneous leucorrhea with fishy smell: common in bacterial vaginitis.

5. Purulent leucorrhea: yellow or yellow-green, sticky, and often smelly. It can be caused by acute vaginitis, cervicitis, and endocervicitis caused by bacteria such as Trichomonas or gonococci. Pyometra, uterine cancer, vaginal cancer or foreign bodies in the vagina can also cause purulent leucorrhea.

6 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 vaginal discharge.

7 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.

What is vaginitis if the leucorrhea has a fishy smell? Through the detailed explanation in the above article, I believe you have gained a certain understanding. This situation can be treated with anti-inflammatory drugs, and the effect of oral and topical treatment is good. I suggest you take levofloxacin and cefaclor tablets orally, apply ornidazole suppositories vaginally, and use Fuyanjie to clean the vulva. This way you can cure the vaginitis as soon as possible.