White discharge on girls' underwear

When women reach puberty, the secretion of female hormones will be more vigorous, and the secondary sexual characteristics of the body will gradually become obvious. At this stage, some girls will find white sticky substances on their underwear. If they don’t have a special understanding of puberty education, they may think that there is something wrong with their body. In fact, this white secretion is a normal physiological phenomenon of leucorrhea. Let’s take a look at this aspect.

White discharge on girls' underwear

It is usually normal. Normal leucorrhea should be milky white or colorless and transparent, with a slightly fishy smell or no smell. If it stays on the underwear for too long, the water will evaporate and leave behind dry white or yellowish secretions. If there is an odor or purulent discharge, it may be caused by inflammation and requires medical treatment.

What is the white stuff on my underwear?

The stuff on the underwear is vaginal secretion - leucorrhea, which contains mucus secreted by the cervix, exudate from the vaginal mucosa, epidermal cells shed from the uterus and vagina, as well as a small amount of white blood cells and non-pathogenic vaginal bacilli. When there is inflammation or tumor in the reproductive organs, vaginal discharge may increase due to inflammatory exudate or tissue necrosis, and may be purulent or bloody and have a foul odor.

Why is there sometimes more secretion on the underwear?

The secretions on underwear will change with the menstrual cycle, with more secretions during the ovulation period and less secretions during the non-ovulation period. 3-7 days before and after menstruation, the amount of leucorrhea is less, and there will be a small amount of dry white secretions on the underwear. The ovulation period is 10-20 days after the end of menstruation. At this time, the secretions increase and become transparent like egg white. Due to the increase in secretions, the underwear will feel damp.

What is the use of the white stuff on underwear?

The white secretion (leucorrhea) on the underwear contains lactobacillus, lysozyme and antibodies, which can inhibit the growth of bacteria and serve as a natural barrier to protect women's health. In addition, leucorrhea can reflect women's health. When women have gynecological inflammation, most of the first manifestations are abnormal secretions.