What causes excessive vaginal discharge before menstruation?

When girls enter puberty, leucorrhea will come along with menstruation. Under normal circumstances, the amount of leucorrhea is not particularly large, but for some women, the amount of leucorrhea will suddenly increase before menstruation, and the leucorrhea may even wet their underwear. This makes people feel very embarrassed and worried. Is this phenomenon normal? Let me explain to you the reasons for the increase in leucorrhea.

Whether the increase in leucorrhea before menstruation is normal needs to be determined based on the specific circumstances. Women may experience increased vaginal discharge and general fatigue before menstruation. This is normal and is caused by the influence of estrogen on the female body.

Before menstruation, the pelvic cavity becomes congested and the blood flow in the cervix and vagina increases, so more leucorrhea is secreted than usual. It may be a little pink when menstruation is approaching, and then gradually turns into blood, which is menstruation. Whether there is an increase in leucorrhea before menstruation, in addition to the phenomenon of increased leucorrhea, there will generally be symptoms such as breast fullness, hardness, tenderness, abdominal pain, etc. Menstrual symptoms may be different for different people.

After the menstruation is over, the blood flow in the uterus and vagina returns to normal and the leucorrhea also decreases. In addition, some people also have more leucorrhea when they are tired or ovulating, which is normal. If the color of the leucorrhea turns yellow, becomes purulent, has a foul odor, and is accompanied by vulvar itching, this is abnormal and you need to go to the hospital for examination and treatment.

Normal leucorrhea is colorless and transparent like egg white, generally odorless or slightly fishy. Leucorrhea that is yellowish and has an odor is often a manifestation of gynecological infection, which is more common in vaginitis, cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, cervical erosion, etc. In this case, timely treatment measures need to be taken.

In addition, the editor also needs to remind female friends that sanitary pads cannot be used for a long time, because using sanitary pads will make the vagina breathe unsmoothly, which can easily cause bacteria to grow over time. If there is too much vaginal discharge and your underwear is wet, the editor recommends changing your underwear twice a day to keep your vagina clean.