What are the causes of excessive vaginal discharge?

Leucorrhea is a natural physiological phenomenon of women. As women age, many gynecological symptoms will appear. Excessive leucorrhea is one of the specific manifestations. We all know that excessive leucorrhea is bad for our body, but what are the causes of excessive leucorrhea?

1. Pathogen infection causes excessive leucorrhea. Using contaminated sanitary products can allow pathogens to enter the reproductive tract through the vaginal opening, causing infection and excessive vaginal discharge. Some types of pathogens enter the female reproductive system and may infect the reproductive tract, causing excessive vaginal discharge.

2. Vaginal Trichomonas infection causes excessive leucorrhea. This infection can easily cause excessive vaginal discharge with a foul odor and vaginal itching. If you find stains on your underwear or yellow with light green color, foam, strange smell, burning sensation in the vagina, and itching of the vulva, it means that the vagina is sending out an alarm - Trichomonas is "harassing" it.

3. Cervical disease causes excessive vaginal discharge. The trauma of childbirth, changes in sex hormones, or inflammation of the cervix caused by sexual intercourse may lead to cervical erosion and excessive vaginal discharge. A small number of women may experience cervical erosion without any cause, which is called "congenital cervical erosion", which can also cause excessive vaginal discharge. Chronic cervicitis can also cause excessive vaginal discharge. In this case, the vaginal discharge is milky white mucous or light yellow purulent, occasionally mixed with a small amount of blood. It can also cause pain in the lumbar and sacral area, and pain in the pelvic area, which can cause infertility.

4. Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease causes excessive vaginal discharge. Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease can also cause excessive vaginal discharge. Its symptoms are excessive vaginal discharge, increased menstruation or menstrual disorders, lower abdominal distension and pain, and lumbar and sacral pain, which are often aggravated after fatigue, sexual intercourse, and before and after menstruation. Sometimes there is low fever, fatigue or lack of energy, general discomfort, and insomnia.

5. Filterable viral infection causes excessive vaginal discharge. The virus infects the cervix, vagina, and vulva. For example, filterable viruses that cause colds and filterable diseases such as genital warts often cause excessive vaginal discharge.

6. Candida albicans infection causes excessive leucorrhea. Candida albicans, also known as mold, is a saprophytic parasite that usually lives in the human skin, mucous membranes, digestive tract and other organs. When the body's resistance is reduced, Candida albicans will multiply, and when it reaches a certain amount, the human body will become ill.

7. Atrophic vaginitis causes excessive leucorrhea. A small number of women have lost both ovaries due to illness or have early menopause or are post-menopausal. Due to the gradual lack of estrogen in the body, the vaginal wall gradually becomes fragile and susceptible to bacterial infection and inflammation, leading to excessive vaginal discharge.

8. Foreign matter enters the body causing excessive vaginal discharge. If a foreign object enters the reproductive organs, or if there is gauze, tampons, menstrual plugs, etc. in the vagina, it can also cause excessive vaginal discharge.

9. Uterine disease causes excessive leucorrhea. Uterine fibroids cause excessive vaginal discharge, back pain, lower abdominal distension, abdominal pain, shortened menstrual cycle, heavy menstrual flow, and prolonged menstruation. Irregular vaginal bleeding; abdominal distension, a lump felt in the lower abdomen, or frequent urination, constipation, difficulty in defecation, and infertility. There is too much leucorrhea and lumps come out of the vaginal opening. The lumps may become smaller or disappear after lying down to rest. In severe cases, the lumps cannot shrink even after rest, accompanied by lumbar pain and a feeling of falling in the lumbar region.

10. Sexually transmitted diseases cause excessive vaginal discharge. Genital herpes causes excessive vaginal discharge and one or more small, itchy red papules in the perineum, which then develop into herpes. After 3 to 5 days, they rupture to form ulcers, scabs and pain, and local lymph nodes are swollen and tender, accompanied by fever, general discomfort and headache. Gonorrhea causes excessive yellow and purulent vaginal discharge, a burning sensation in the vulva, painful urination, frequent urination, difficulty urinating, fever, chills, headache, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, and may result in prolonged menstruation and excessive menstruation. Genital warts cause excessive vaginal discharge and tiny papillary warts scattered over the perineum. These warts gradually increase in size and number, merging into cockscomb-shaped or cauliflower-shaped solid masses that are soft in texture, moist in surface, pink or dark red, and may be keratinized or infected and ulcerated at the top.

11. Excessive secretion of estrogen. Excessive vaginal discharge caused by excessive secretion of female hormones often occurs in early pregnancy, during sexual excitement, 39 weeks of pregnancy, and during female puberty. This phenomenon generally changes with the ovulation period and returns to normal one week after menstruation. Excessive vaginal discharge, usually caused by excessive secretion of estrogen, has no odor and is transparent.

Excessive vaginal discharge is closely related to female gynecological diseases. So as a female friend, when you find that your vaginal discharge suddenly increases, you must go to the hospital for confirmation as soon as possible and receive symptomatic treatment so that your condition can be effectively treated.