What is the cause of dark red vaginal discharge?

The composition of normal leucorrhea is a mixture of vaginal mucosal exudate, cervical secretions and some uterine wall secretions. It has no odor and is related to the level of estrogen in the body and the level of genital hematoma. In addition to physiological reasons or poor physical fitness can cause excessive leucorrhea, it can also be caused by infectious diseases, then abnormal secretions will be found. So, what is the reason for the frequent dark red discharge?

Deep red discharge is a sign of abnormal vaginal discharge

What is the reason for female secretions to be dark red? Dark red secretions are abnormal. This situation does not rule out the cause of gynecological inflammation. However, if you ignore it, it may cause various gynecological inflammations. Exacerbated inflammation will cause other symptoms, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, endometritis and other gynecological inflammations. Blood in the leucorrhea or brown leucorrhea does not rule out pelvic diseases. It is recommended that you go to a regular hospital for a detailed examination. So what tests are needed for abnormal leucorrhea? Let’s take a look at the detailed introduction below.

Tests for abnormal leucorrhea

1. Gardnerella: Gardnerella is a relatively sensitive and specific clinical symptom of bacterial infection of vaginal diseases. Clinicians can make a diagnosis of bacterial infection of vaginal diseases based on the positive amine test and the presence of Gardnerella.

2. Vaginal pH: The normal vaginal pH is between 4 and 4.5, which is acidic and can prevent pathogens from multiplying in the female vagina. The pH of Trichomonas vaginitis can be within this range. When suffering from Candida or bacterial vaginitis, the pH of secretions increases and can exceed 5-6.

3. Amine test: The secretions of vaginal diseases infected with bacteria may emit a fishy odor, which is caused by the amines in the secretions being evaporated after being alkaline with ferric chloride solution.

4. Leucorrhea cleanliness: Generally divided into four degrees, generally Ⅰ, Ⅱ numbers are normal, Ⅲ, Ⅳ degrees indicate vaginitis, that is, a large number of white blood cells or fungi can be seen in the secretion photo.

5. Microbial strain inspection: Generally, there are bacteria, Trichomonas, and Nausea gonococci. If there are any, it will be expressed as "" in the result, and if not, it will be "-".

Abnormal leucorrhea is not suitable for sexual intercourse!

If a woman has abnormal leucorrhea, she should have sex immediately. If a woman has vaginitis caused by yeast, the couple should go for a check-up together, otherwise, they may be infected again during sex. Small pieces of watery or bean curd-like leucorrhea are the characteristics of Trichomonas vaginitis. Trichomonas parasites live in the human vagina, mouth, and intestines, and can infect each other. When certain environmental conditions are not right, the disease is very likely to occur. A small number of patients can be directly infected through sexual intercourse or indirectly infected by contact with infected clothing and supplies.

In short, when you find abnormal leucorrhea or symptoms such as vulvar itching and pain, you should go to the gynecological doctor in time. During this period, you should try to reduce sexual intercourse as much as possible to prevent the condition from worsening or the spread of symptoms.