Does yellow vaginal discharge during pregnancy affect the fetus?

During the ten months of pregnancy, pregnant women will encounter various difficulties. Not only should they pay attention to their diet, but they should also be careful about some daily behaviors. Especially once there is a problem in the gynecological aspect, pregnant women will be very worried, fearing that it will affect the fetus. For example, some pregnant women and friends may have yellow secretions. Will pregnant women have yellow vaginal discharge? Also, what is the impact of yellow vaginal discharge on the fetus?

Does yellow vaginal discharge during pregnancy have any effect on the fetus?

(1) In the early stages of pregnancy, due to the significant increase in hormone levels, vaginal discharge is normal. Therefore, leucorrhea in early pregnancy is mostly a normal reaction. If your private parts are itchy and your female discharge is odorless, there is no need to worry. However, if you have vulvar itching, pain, yellow leucorrhea, foul odor and other symptoms, you need to go to the hospital for treatment. If you leave it alone, it may affect the development of the fetus.

(2) Pregnant women have yellowish discharge and an abnormal smell. Generally, infection with Toxoplasmosis gondii is more common and can cause brown vaginal discharge with a foul odor, and itching or pain in the vaginal area.

(3) The smell may affect the baby’s development. For pregnant women, because the vaginal lactic acid bacteria decreases during pregnancy, the balance of beneficial bacteria is destroyed, and the pH value in the vagina increases, which is suitable for the onset of trichomoniasis. Therefore, the yellowness of leucorrhea during pregnancy will affect the normal growth and development of the fetus.

(4) During pregnancy, the yellowish discharge from the vagina not only affects the daily life and vitality of the genital itching, but if it is not treated in time, it may also affect pregnancy and cause premature rupture of the membrane.

Why does leucorrhea turn yellow after pregnancy?

(1) Most yellowish female discharge during pregnancy is caused by a urinary tract infection, usually a bacterial infection.

(2) Symptoms of candidal vaginitis, the most typical symptoms are excessive leucorrhea, which is watery or spotted, high edema of the vaginal and vestibular mucosa, covered with a white watery film, which is distributed in spots or lumps and is easy to fall off, with underlying damaged areas or ulcers.

(3) The symptoms of candidal vaginitis are mostly manifested as excessive vaginal discharge, which is thinner, yellowish or light green, sometimes mixed and tenacious, and has foamy secretions.

(4) The typical clinical manifestation of bacterial infection of the vagina is the presence of abnormal vaginal secretions, which are thin and uniform or thin and sticky, dark gray, khaki or milky white.

What should I do if my leucorrhea turns yellow after pregnancy?

(1) During pregnancy, the corpus luteum of the ovary secretes a large amount of female hormones and estrogens to maintain the embryo implantation and growth of the fertilized egg. Pregnant women always maintain high female hormones and estrogens, resulting in more vaginal discharge during pregnancy.

(2) Although it is normal for secretions to increase more than usual during pregnancy, if you do not maintain hygiene in time, it is easy to cause infection caused by various pathogens and cause gynecological inflammation. In daily life, it is necessary to wash your private parts with warm water every day.

(3) During pregnancy, eat more vegetables and fruits, avoid spicy and irritating foods, get more rest, avoid excessive exercise, make sure the fetus is healthy, and pay attention to stress relief.