Is black vaginal discharge an abnormal symptom? What are the problems?

A normal person's leucorrhea should be transparent, and occasionally some slight yellowish color is also normal and does not need to be taken too seriously. However, when people find that their leucorrhea is no longer transparent, but black and translucent, then the danger is very high. Black leucorrhea may be a sign of a gynecological disease or blood in the leucorrhea, and advance examination is needed to determine the symptoms through examination.

The harm of black vaginal discharge

Once a female friend finds that her leucorrhea is black, it means that she may have some gynecological disease. If black leucorrhea appears in the middle of the menstrual period (1-2 days), it may be normal physiological bleeding. The first thing to consider is ovulation bleeding, that is, mid-menstrual bleeding (leucorrhea with blood), which refers to a small amount of bleeding between two normal menstrual periods, which may be accompanied by varying degrees of lower abdominal pain. Secondly, if the leucorrhea is black for a long time, it should be considered as pathological leucorrhea bleeding, which may be a gynecological inflammation.

Causes of black vaginal discharge

Generally speaking, there are quite a lot of factors that cause black menstrual discharge: not only gynecological inflammation, but also cold body is a major factor causing black menstrual discharge. Among them, the so-called uterine cold in traditional Chinese medicine is also included. The main clinical manifestations of uterine cold are black leucorrhea, relatively small menstrual volume, and accompanied by abdominal pain, blood clots, etc. Some women will also have symptoms such as cold limbs and sweating. Secondly, overheated body will also have this clinical manifestation. The patient will have scanty menstruation, dark leucorrhea color, dark red or brown, etc., and rarely accompanied by abdominal pain and other clinical symptoms.

What gynecological examinations should be done for abnormal leucorrhea

1. Physical Examination

The doctor will examine from the outside to the inside, first visually inspecting the vulva, urethra, paraurethral glands and Bartholin's glands, and then using a vaginal speculum to observe the vaginal wall and cervix.

2. Laboratory Examination

1. pH value determination : Using paper strips to measure the pH value of vaginal discharge has certain value for diagnosis. The pH value of normal vaginal discharge is ≤4.5, while the pH value of discharge caused by Trichomonas and bacterial vaginosis increases.

2. The smell of amines : Doctors will test patients with excessive vaginal discharge to see if there is an amine smell. The leucorrhea of ​​bacterial vaginosis may have a fishy odor, which is caused by the volatilization of amines present in the discharge through alkalinization. This situation occasionally occurs in trichomoniasis leucorrhea, while normal leucorrhea and Candida leucorrhea do not have this amine odor.

3. Microbial culture .

3. Equipment Inspection

Observe the leucorrhea under a microscope. The correct diagnosis is more easily obtained with clues from the appearance of the discharge and observation under a microscope.

The hazards of black vaginal discharge are explained in detail above. In addition, there are also the reasons for black vaginal discharge and the relevant examinations that need to be done for abnormal vaginal discharge. When the vaginal discharge changes, it means that the body is in an unhealthy state. You need to go to a regular hospital for examination and receive correct treatment in time. Otherwise, when the abnormal vaginal discharge persists for too long, it will cause gynecological diseases or aggravate the development of the disease.