How to check leucorrhea in pregnant women

Women will have leucorrhea every month. In addition to normal women, pregnant women also have leucorrhea. However, the leucorrhea of ​​pregnant women is different from that of ordinary people. The amount of secretion will be slightly more. Therefore, pregnant women must pay attention to checking their leucorrhea at ordinary times, because this can avoid some diseases. When you feel that the leucorrhea is irregular or has an odor, you need to conduct a routine check of the leucorrhea of ​​pregnant women.

How to do a routine check of leucorrhea

In fact, its routine operation is very simple. The doctor only needs to take some secretions from the vagina. Women will hardly feel any pain or discomfort, so female friends do not need to worry about routine testing of leucorrhea. Leucorrhea is an important sign that can reflect women's physical health. When women find that their leucorrhea is abnormal, they should go to the hospital for examination in time.

Diseases that can be checked

1. Purulent leucorrhea: The leucorrhea is yellow or yellow-green in color, pus-like, and has a foul odor. It is usually caused by infection, and is common in Trichomonas vaginitis, chronic cervicitis, vaginitis, endometritis, etc.

2. Colorless, transparent, mucous leucorrhea: The appearance is similar to the normal leucorrhea during the ovulation period, with a large amount, and is commonly seen after the use of estrogen drugs.

3. Bloody leucorrhea: If the leucorrhea is stained with blood, you should be alert to malignant tumors such as cervical cancer and uterine cancer. Benign lesions such as cervical polyps, severe chronic cervicitis, intrauterine contraceptive devices, senile vaginitis, and submucosal uterine fibroids may also have this symptom.

4. Tofu-like leucorrhea: It is a characteristic of candidal vaginitis.

5. Yellow watery leucorrhea: mostly caused by necrosis of diseased tissue, commonly seen in cervical cancer, submucosal uterine fibroids, fallopian tube cancer, etc.