What does abnormal leucorrhea with hydrogen peroxide mean?

Nowadays, women not only have strict requirements on their body shape, but also cannot ignore their physical health. The most common health problem for women is gynecological diseases, among which the most common is gynecological inflammation, among which vaginitis and cervicitis are the more common inflammations. When women suffer from gynecological inflammation, they can check whether there is abnormality of hydrogen peroxide in their leucorrhea.

Purpose of leucorrhea examination and hydrogen peroxide examination

Hydrogen peroxide is an item in the leucorrhea examination, which is mainly used to understand whether the microecological environment in the vagina is normal.

What does hydrogen peroxide positive mean?

Under normal circumstances, glycogen is released after the epithelial cells in the female vagina fall off. With the help of vaginal lactobacilli, these glycogens are converted into lactic acid, which keeps the pH value of the vagina between 4-4.5, allowing beneficial bacteria (Lactobacillus) to grow. These beneficial bacteria form a protective barrier to prevent the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms. This is also the reason why the female vagina has self-cleaning function.

The concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the vagina is related to the number of lactobacilli. There is only a small amount of hydrogen peroxide in a normal environment. When the leucorrhea test is positive for hydrogen peroxide, it means that the microecological balance in the vagina is broken, which will induce other pathogenic microorganisms or conditional pathogens in the vagina to become de facto pathogens. This is also one of the important reasons why female lower genital tract infections are prone to recurrence and difficult to cure.

What to do if the leucorrhea test is positive for hydrogen peroxide

A positive result for hydrogen peroxide in leucorrhea only means that the normal microecological environment in the vagina has been disrupted and pathogens have invaded. However, a positive result for hydrogen peroxide alone cannot determine which pathogen or microorganism is causing the inflammation. Symptomatic treatment and medication must be combined with other test results.

Abnormal hydrogen peroxide in leucorrhea means that the microbial environment of the vagina is abnormal. When there is abnormal hydrogen peroxide in leucorrhea, the vagina will experience itching, odor and other phenomena, and the possibility of inflammation is high. Therefore, by understanding the abnormalities of hydrogen peroxide in leucorrhea, you can have a good idea of ​​whether the vaginal environment is healthy.