Discharge has a foul odor

The secretion has an odor, which means that the female's leucorrhea has an odor. Normal leucorrhea should be milky white or transparent and odorless. If there is any other smell or abnormal condition, it is abnormal. If the secretion is abnormal, it can be seen more intuitively. Therefore, once the secretion is found to be abnormal, seek medical attention in time. Timely treatment can effectively control the condition and recover as soon as possible.

When the secretions have an odor or other symptoms, you must pay attention to personal hygiene and take good care of yourself. You should avoid spicy and irritating foods, especially during menstruation, you need to change sanitary napkins frequently. If you take good care of all aspects, it will be very helpful for the recovery of the condition. The following is an introduction to the relevant content about secretions with an odor. I hope it will be helpful for your condition and help you better understand and take care of yourself.

1 Overview

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 cyclically with the menstrual cycle, with varying amounts, textures and thicknesses. Normal leucorrhea is beneficial to women's health because it can play a self-purification role. However, when the amount of leucorrhea is large, smelly, changes color or becomes purulent, it may be the body sending out an alarm, indicating the occurrence of certain gynecological diseases.

Abnormal leucorrhea or odor is believed by traditional Chinese medicine to be related to the spleen and kidneys, and is a mixed disease of deficiency and excess. If the spleen is weak or damaged by food, or phlegm and dampness block the spleen, spleen deficiency will cause dampness, and the belt meridian will be out of control, causing dampness and turbidity to flow downward, resulting in abnormal vaginal discharge. Either the person has kidney deficiency, or has sex too frequently or has multiple births which damage the kidney. Kidney deficiency can cause the belt meridian to become weak, resulting in white discharge. Equivalent to vaginitis in Western medicine. Western medicine believes that leucorrhea is a sticky white or colorless liquid that flows out of the vagina of female mammals. It is a mixture of secretions from the Bartholin's glands, cervical glands, endometrium, exudate from the vaginal mucosa, and desquamated vaginal epithelial cells.

2 Causes

Common female postmenstrual leucorrhea with odor is mostly caused by other disease factors, such as:

1. Leucorrhea after menstruation often has a fishy smell: In cases of vaginitis caused by some anaerobic bacteria infection, Trichomonas infection or Haemophilus vaginalis infection, the leucorrhea often has a fishy smell. Currently, the treatment for abnormal leucorrhea caused by Trichomonas vaginitis is the use of medication. After completing the first course of treatment, you can go to the hospital to check the Trichomonas situation. If it is not completely killed, use another course of treatment to make sure that the Trichomonas is killed. Otherwise, you will need to prevent repeated infection in the future.

2. Foul-smelling leucorrhea after menstruation: Foul-smelling leucorrhea is often caused by severe infection or tumor of the reproductive tract. Such as malignant tumors of the reproductive tract, severe endometritis, and severe cervical erosion. Especially for elderly women, if the vaginal discharge has a foul odor and is bright red in color, it is often a sign of a malignant tumor. Leucorrhea caused by inflammation is difficult to cure in the short term, and patients with cervical erosion have a longer recovery period. Only by curing the cervical lesions can the problem of leucorrhea be solved.

3. How to treat leucorrhea with a fishy smell after menstruation: Some vaginitis is caused by Haemophilus vaginalis, and the leucorrhea has a special fishy smell. At the same time, it is accompanied by symptoms such as vaginal burning, pain, itching, and vulva moisture. It is recommended to go to a regular gynecological hospital for diagnosis and treatment.

3. Classification

1. Fishy smell: Some cases of vaginitis are caused by Haemophilus vaginalis, and the leucorrhea has a special fishy smell. At the same time, it is accompanied by symptoms such as vaginal burning, pain, itching, and vulva moisture.

2. Fishy smell: In some cases of vaginitis caused by anaerobic bacteria, Trichomonas infection or Haemophilus vaginalis infection, the leucorrhea is often accompanied by a fishy smell.

3. Foul smell: If the leucorrhea has a foul smell, it is often caused by severe infection or tumor of the reproductive tract. Such as malignant tumors of the reproductive tract, severe endometritis, and severe cervical erosion. Especially for elderly women, if the vaginal discharge has a foul odor and is bright red in color, it is often a sign of a malignant tumor.

4 types

If your leucorrhea has an odor, it definitely means you are sick, because normal leucorrhea has no odor. If there is a smell such as stinky, fishy, ​​or sour, it indicates that a disease has occurred. If your vaginal discharge has an odor, it means you may have inflammation. The unpleasant odor of vaginal discharge is generally considered to be a symptom of gynecological diseases such as vaginitis, cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and cervical erosion. If the leucorrhea has an odor and is like tofu dregs, and the vulva is extremely itchy, this is a typical manifestation of candidal vaginitis. . This is a common and frequently-occurring gynecological disease. Leucorrhea generally has the following situations:

1. Bloody leucorrhea: There is blood mixed in the leucorrhea, and the amount of blood is uncertain. This type of leucorrhea should alert you to the possibility of malignant tumors such as cervical cancer and uterine cancer. In addition, bloody leucorrhea may also occur in patients with cervical polyps, submucosal fibroids, and senile vaginitis.

2. Purulent leucorrhea: yellow or yellow-green in color, sticky, and has a fishy smell. It is mostly caused by vaginal inflammation. It is common in Trichomonas vaginitis, chronic cervicitis, endometritis, pyometra and vaginal foreign bodies.

3. Tofu-like leucorrhea: It appears in small pieces like tofu or curd. At the same time, the vulva is itchy and unbearable. It is a typical phenomenon of candidal vaginitis.

4. Yellow watery leucorrhea: It is mostly caused by necrosis or degeneration of diseased tissue. If there is continuous bleeding in large amounts, advanced cervical cancer, endometrial cancer or submucosal fibroids with infection should be considered. Those with paroxysmal discharge should be aware of the possibility of fallopian tube cancer.

5. Transparent sticky leucorrhea: like clear nasal discharge, more common in weak women. Similar increase in leucorrhea may occur in cases of endometrial hyperplasia or after the use of estrogen drugs.

5. Inspection

1. Routine examination of leucorrhea: detection of vaginitis caused by various pathogenic microorganisms, such as fungi, trichomonas, clue cells, pH value, cleanliness, chlamydia, etc.

2. Routine gynecological examination: Gynecologists perform vaginal examination and bimanual examination to make a comprehensive assessment of the patient's gynecological condition.

3. Pelvic and vaginal B-ultrasound: can detect uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts and other diseases at an early stage.

4. Electronic colposcope: It can magnify the vulva, vagina, cervix, etc. by 4-50 times, and can detect certain tiny lesions that cannot be seen by the naked eye. It is of great value for the early detection and diagnosis of cervical precancerous lesions.

5. Routine gynecological examination: A gynecologist will perform a vaginal examination and [2] a bimanual examination to provide a comprehensive assessment of the patient's gynecological condition.

6 Types of Leucorrhea

1. Inflammatory leucorrhea: Due to the different sources of infection, the odor of leucorrhea is also different. According to the different characteristics of leucorrhea, accompanying symptoms and signs, we can roughly distinguish what kind of inflammation it is.

① Fungal leucorrhea has a paste-like or curd-like odor, and the vaginal wall is visibly congested. In severe cases, the vulva is red and swollen, and the vaginal mucosa is covered with a white film. After wiping off the white film, rough, red, swollen, damaged erosive surfaces and superficial ulcers can be seen. The patient may experience itching and burning pain in the vulva.

② Trichomonas leucorrhea: The leucorrhea caused by Trichomonas has an odor, is yellow in color, thin in texture, and contains foam. Bleeding from the vaginal wall, even with the appearance of bayberry-like bleeding spots. The patient felt vulvar itching, and microscopic examination of leucorrhea revealed Trichomonas.

③ Pelvic inflammatory leucorrhea Pelvic inflammatory disease includes cervicitis, endometritis, adnexitis, etc. The leucorrhea caused by the inflammation is yellow in color, sticky in texture, fishy and purulent in smell.

④The symptoms of senile vaginitis are excessive leucorrhea that is yellow and has an odor, and hemorrhagic spots appear when the disease is serious.

2. Non-inflammatory leucorrhea: Any congestion of pelvic organs can cause leucorrhea with an unpleasant odor. Some systemic diseases, weak constitution, highly retroflexed uterus, or pelvic tumors may cause the leucorrhea to be egg white or watery. Patients may experience itching or burning sensations, and a feeling of falling discomfort when the disease is serious. The vulva is often damp, the mucosa is congested, the sebaceous glands on the inner side of the labia majora and minora are prominent, and the surface is uneven and gritty.

3. Cancerous leucorrhea: Most of them are meat washing water-like, have a foul smell, are large in amount, and cause severe vulvar irritation.

4. Foreign body leucorrhea: Foreign bodies left in the vagina after childbirth or surgery, or IUDs placed in the uterus, pessaries placed in the vagina, and foreign bodies accidentally inserted into the vagina can all irritate the vagina or cause inflammation, causing a large amount of yellow purulent leucorrhea with a fishy smell, and even blood in the leucorrhea.

We have introduced all the relevant contents about secretions with odor. There are many related gynecological diseases. You should take symptomatic medication according to your symptoms. Do not take medication blindly at home to avoid delaying the disease. Pregnant women should pay special attention.