Why does leucorrhea have a yellowish, gelatinous texture?

Leucorrhea, as the main basis for judging whether a woman's body is healthy, is often ignored by female friends. Especially some young women, who always think that there will be no problems with their bodies and they are always healthy, so when faced with abnormal leucorrhea, they will choose to ignore it, which is an incorrect approach. In daily life, some women's leucorrhea tends to be yellowish, just like jelly. What is going on?

What is wrong with yellow vaginal discharge?

The female vagina is usually kept moist, and a small amount of transparent, nearly white, odorless secretion will be secreted from the vaginal opening. This mucus is called "leucorrhea".

In women's daily lives, there are more or less abnormal phenomena such as yellow leucorrhea and leucorrhea odor. Yellow leucorrhea is relatively common. There are many reasons for this, which confuses many women. Generally speaking, yellow leucorrhea is a manifestation of gynecological inflammation. Most abnormal leucorrhea will be manifested as yellow leucorrhea, or yellow-green, tofu-like, sticky texture, purulent, etc.

Yellow leucorrhea indicates gynecological disease

Yellow leucorrhea and large amount of leucorrhea are often a sign of genital tract infection, usually bacterial infection. Common ones include vaginitis, cervicitis, endometritis, acute or chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, but the specific symptoms must be confirmed through examination.

If the leucorrhea is yellow, it is a manifestation of inflammatory leucorrhea, which can usually be manifested as: the leucorrhea of ​​candidal vaginitis is yellow or white, typically in the shape of tofu dregs or curds, and is accompanied by vulvar itching. Most of the time, it has a thick texture, but sometimes it can also be thin and slightly smelly. The leucorrhea of ​​Trichomonas vaginitis is yellow or yellow-green, thin and thick, with a large amount of foam, and is accompanied by vulvar itching and a foul odor. Cervical erosion is characterized by yellow leucorrhea, increased volume, purulent discharge, and often odorless.

There are many reasons for yellow leucorrhea. If you find that your leucorrhea is yellow, has an odor, or has abnormal changes in appearance, you should find out the cause in time and then treat it symptomatically. Never take it lightly.