Why is there less vaginal discharge in women?

The amount of vaginal discharge in women changes with the menstrual cycle. If a woman's vaginal discharge becomes less when it should be increasing, it is generally an abnormal phenomenon. Friends who encounter this situation must pay more attention to it. So why does women’s vaginal discharge decrease? Below, this article will give you a detailed introduction.

To check whether the leucorrhea is normal, you need to observe the amount, color, texture and smell. Normal leucorrhea should be milky white or colorless and transparent, with a slightly fishy smell or no smell; its secretion amount and texture are affected by the levels of estrogen and progesterone in the body, and vary periodically with the menstrual cycle, with varying amounts, textures and thicknesses.

Why does women’s vaginal discharge decrease? The decrease in vaginal discharge is related to low levels of sex hormones and the decline of ovarian function, which is caused by endocrine disorders. However, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is caused by malnutrition of the chest meridians, inability of body fluids to nourish the vagina, liver and kidney deficiency, and insufficient essence and blood. However, clinically, endocrine diseases, congenital kidney essence deficiency, and long-term chronic wasting diseases are more common.

Normal leucorrhea has a slightly fishy smell or no smell, and is colorless, transparent or milky white. Because the texture is affected by the levels of estrogen and progesterone in the body and the amount of secretion, the amount of menstruation changes cyclically, with the amount varying from time to time and the texture varying from time to time. Under normal circumstances, the amount of vaginal discharge will decrease after the menstrual period, but when ovulation occurs, the estrogen level in the body will increase. It causes epithelial cell hyperplasia of cervical glands, increase in cervical mucus secretion, and increase in sodium chloride content in the mucus, which can absorb more water, causing the amount of leucorrhea to increase during ovulation, become thinner and clear in color, and appear like egg white on the surface, which can be stretched into long threads.

After ovulation, progesterone levels rise and estrogen levels fall. The secretion of cervical mucus is inhibited and the sodium chloride content in the mucus is also reduced, making the leucorrhea thick, less ductile, easy to break, and milky white in color. At the same time, during pregnancy and when taking oral contraceptives, there may be an increase or decrease in vaginal discharge, but it is also related to changes in estrogen and progesterone levels in the body.

From the perspective of Western medicine, the treatment is necessary to reduce the amount of leucorrhea. It is mainly achieved by increasing the level of estrogen in the body, but from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is mainly achieved by nourishing yin and kidney, nourishing blood and moistening dryness. If the menstrual period is prolonged, the tongue is red, the tongue coating is thin and yellow, and the pulse is thready and rapid, it should be regarded as yin deficiency with internal heat, and the treatment should be to nourish yin and clear heat.

The above is an introduction to why women’s vaginal discharge becomes less. From the above introduction, we can see that the decrease in women's vaginal discharge is mainly caused by endocrine disorders, and there are many reasons for endocrine disorders. Therefore, it is recommended that female friends with less vaginal discharge go to the hospital in time to check their endocrine system to see what causes the decrease in women's vaginal discharge, so that targeted treatment can be given.