What are the differences between normal leucorrhea and abnormal leucorrhea?

The normal leucorrhea of ​​women is usually white or transparent and has only a slight smell or even no smell, while abnormal leucorrhea often has a strong odor, burning symptoms in the vagina, itching in the external parts, and the leucorrhea is paste-like, tofu-like or watery. Abnormal leucorrhea sometimes changes color and may appear yellow, green or brown.

Abnormal leucorrhea symptoms

1Colorless, transparent, sticky leucorrhea

Symptoms of abnormal leucorrhea: A sudden increase in leucorrhea, which is similar to egg white or slightly turbid. Apart from feeling back pain, there are rarely other symptoms and it is often ignored.

Causes and warnings of abnormal leucorrhea: This type of leucorrhea is more common in chronic cervicitis, endocervicitis and after the use of estrogen.

2 Yellow watery leucorrhea

Symptoms: Yellow color, clear leucorrhea like water, often soaking underwear, with a foul odor, caused by degeneration and necrosis of diseased tissue, and in large amounts.

Warning: cervical cancer, uterine submucous fibroids, etc.

3. Tofu-like leucorrhea

Symptoms: There are white lumps like tofu dregs mixed in the leucorrhea. Sometimes this white substance will adhere to the vaginal wall and is not easy to fall off, and is often accompanied by severe itching.

Warning: Vaginal candidiasis.

4Foamy leucorrhea

Symptoms: In addition to increased leucorrhea, it is often accompanied by itching of the vulva and vagina. If there is also a combination of purulent bacteria and infection, the leucorrhea will be yellow pus-like and contain foam.

Warning: Trichomonas vaginitis.

5Purulent leucorrhea

Symptoms: Leucorrhea is yellow or green in color and has a foul odor. This is mostly caused by an infection in the reproductive organs. Inflammatory exudates, pus cells, necrotic epithelial cells, etc., together with the action of bacteria, cause the above-mentioned changes in leucorrhea.

Warning: Trichomonas vaginitis, chronic cervicitis, endometritis or pyometra, etc.

6. Reduce leucorrhea

Symptoms: If the leucorrhea is significantly reduced or absent, symptoms such as vaginal dryness, burning pain, loss of libido, discomfort or difficulty in sexual intercourse may occur. It may also be accompanied by dizziness, tinnitus, soreness and weakness in the lower limbs, irritability, etc.

Warning: Ovarian dysfunction or decline, decreased sex hormone levels, and possible chronic diseases in the body.

7. Bloody Leucorrhea

Symptoms: There is blood mixed in the leucorrhea.

Warning: It may be a malignant tumor, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, etc. Experts from gynecological hospitals point out that some benign lesions may also cause this kind of leucorrhea, such as cervical polyps, submucosal fibroids, severe chronic cervicitis and side effects caused by intrauterine contraceptive devices.