What is the cause of abnormal vaginal discharge and odor?

For female friends, especially after marriage, the female body will undergo great changes. If you don't pay attention, gynecological diseases may occur and frequent leucorrhea may become abnormal. Leucorrhea is a kind of secretion from the uterus, which is usually sticky. Moreover, leucorrhea will change with the female body cycle. So why does a woman's leucorrhea have an odor? What is the abnormal color of leucorrhea? Let us introduce it to you in detail below.

Under normal circumstances, leucorrhea should be colorless, transparent, or milky white. So what causes abnormal leucorrhea with an odor? Clinical findings show that most of them are caused by personal hygiene. Therefore, it is recommended that when the body is in normal condition, you can just clean the vulva with clean water. There is no need to use any bactericidal and anti-inflammatory female washes. Because frequent flushing with lotion will actually destroy the self-cleaning function of the vagina, leading to the incidence of some gynecological diseases.

If the leucorrhea has an odor, then female friends should be vigilant. This is what we generally call abnormal leucorrhea. Not only the change in odor should be noted, but if the amount increases without any reason, and the color and texture change, these should also cause attention. Normally, the amount of vaginal discharge increases during ovulation because the cervical mucus increases before ovulation. It can also increase when taking oral contraceptives because the hormone levels in the body change. It can also increase during pregnancy. The increase in vaginal discharge in such a situation is a normal physiological phenomenon. If it is caused by other unknown reasons, it should be paid attention to.

From a medical point of view, if leucorrhea has no adverse effects on women's health, it is called physiological leucorrhea. It is white, small in amount, highly viscous, and has no fishy smell. There is also a type called pathological leucorrhea, which is equivalent to the vaginitis we often hear about.

There are several possible causes of inflammatory conditions:

1. Fungal vaginitis: The vaginal discharge of this type of inflammation is usually yellow or white in color, viscous and sometimes thin, but it has a very special feature that it is in the form of curds or tofu dregs;

2. Trichomonas vaginitis: When this type of inflammation occurs, the leucorrhea is generally pus-like, foamy, yellow in color, and accompanied by a foul odor;

3. Bacterial vaginitis: When there is this kind of inflammation, the leucorrhea is generally grayish yellow or grayish white, thin and even, and has a special smell, with a fishy odor.

4. Chronic cervicitis or cervical erosion: This is a very common gynecological disease. In this case, the amount of leucorrhea will generally increase, and it will be grayish white and accompanied by an odor.

In short, the odor of leucorrhea is a generally abnormal physiological manifestation and may also be a hidden danger of gynecological diseases, so female friends should pay attention to it.

The above is an introduction to abnormal leucorrhea. In general, abnormal leucorrhea indicates the onset of gynecological inflammation, which is often caused by vaginal inflammation. Women should carefully observe their physical condition and pay attention to their diet and lifestyle habits. If abnormal leucorrhea occurs frequently, they should go to the hospital for treatment in time to see if it is gynecological inflammation.