What is the cause of purulent discharge in women?

Leucorrhea is a substance secreted from the female vagina. Under normal circumstances, it is pale white, but some women will find that their leucorrhea sometimes contains purulent secretions. This situation mostly occurs because women have gynecological diseases. For example, it is caused by vaginitis, endometritis, etc. Let's take a detailed look at what is the cause of purulent discharge in women's leucorrhea?

Most of the increased leucorrhea is caused by increased secretions of pathological diseases, including the following:

1. Purulent leucorrhea is yellow or yellow-green in color, sticky or foamy, and has a foul odor. It is mostly caused by vaginal inflammation, among which Trichomonas vaginal inflammation is the most common, and is often accompanied by vulvar itching. It can also be seen in chronic cervicitis, senile vaginal inflammation, endometritis, mesometrial effusion or foreign bodies in the vagina.

2. Cheese-like leucorrhea or tofu-like leucorrhea is a typical phenomenon of candidal vaginal inflammation, often accompanied by severe vulvar itching.

3. Bloody leucorrhea If there is blood mixed in the leucorrhea, you should be alert to the possibility of malignant tumors such as cervical cancer and endometrial cancer. However, benign lesions such as cervical polyps, cervical erosion, submucosal myoma, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, urethral caruncle, senile yD inflammation, etc. can also cause bloody leucorrhea, and intrauterine contraceptive devices can cause a small amount of blood.

4. Yellow watery leucorrhea often occurs after continuous vaginal bleeding. If a large amount of purulent and foul-smelling leucorrhea flows out of the vagina, advanced cervical cancer, endometrial cancer or submucosal fibroids with infection should be considered first. Those with paroxysmal discharge should be aware of the possibility of fallopian tube cancer.

5. Urinary dysfunction with increased leucorrhea In typical gonococcal infection, the leucorrhea is increased in amount, yellow and purulent, just like the urethral secretions, showing an intense inflammatory reaction. The leucorrhea caused by chlamydia in cervicitis is less viscous and has an increase in white serous cervical secretions. Gynecologists remind you: If you experience abnormal leucorrhea, you must ask a doctor to find out the cause as soon as possible so that early treatment can be provided.

Abnormal leucorrhea is usually a manifestation of genital tract inflammation. Married women generally have a higher chance of infection, which is largely related to their frequent sexual life. The man does not wash his hands when caressing with his hands, and his nails are too long to harbor dirt; both parties or one of them does not pay attention to cleaning the lower body before intercourse, especially the man has poor hygiene habits; the man suffers from phimosis or foreskin is too long, and is lazy to urinate and clean after intercourse, etc. These are all important reasons for abnormal leucorrhea in women. The type of pathogenicity can be preliminarily determined by the color, smell, and properties of leucorrhea: In cases of purulent bacterial infection, the leucorrhea is purulent, yellow or yellow-green, sticky and pus-like, and has a foul odor, such as senile vaginitis, endometritis, pyometra, the currently quite common gonococcal vaginitis, and non-gonococcal vaginitis (chlamydia infection).

In case of fungal infection, the leucorrhea will be in the form of tofu dregs and accompanied by obvious vulvar itching, such as Candida infection. When infected with Trichomonas, the leucorrhea will be milky white and foamy, and the vagina will be extremely itchy. However, the manifestations of abnormal leucorrhea are not as typical as described above, and mixed infections often occur. Therefore, it is impossible to make a clear diagnosis based on simple appearance judgment. It is best to go to the gynecology department for a routine examination in order to get a clear diagnosis and timely treatment. Especially when both parties or one of them has a history of unclean sexual intercourse, they should actively seek medical treatment, preferably in the dermatology and venereology department to avoid misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis. At present, the medical community has corresponding effective drugs for bacterial (including gonococcal), fungal, and Trichomonas vaginal infections, so after finding out the cause, highly targeted and effective treatment can be obtained. Patients with bloody leucorrhea, especially those who are older or have reached menopause, should be more vigilant and seek medical attention as early as possible to avoid delaying the diagnosis and treatment of the tumor. In addition, it is important to point out that people with gonorrhea or