Why do women have leucorrhea?

Women's physiological characteristics are quite special and very different from men's bodies. This also gives women some physiological characteristics that men do not have. Such as menstruation, leucorrhea, etc. These physiological characteristics are closely related to the physiological structure of women. If the body cannot function normally after symptoms of the disease occur, it will seriously affect fertility and physical health. So why do women have leucorrhea? Let me talk about it below.

As soon as women enter puberty, their ovaries begin to work, secrete female hormones, and ovulate periodically. As long as there is cyclical secretion of female hormones, the female reproductive system will respond accordingly. A normal reaction may be manifested by the appearance of cellular exudate in the vaginal mucosa and fluid secretion from the cervical canal. Of course, the endometrium will secrete fluid, which mixes into the vagina to form a white or clear liquid that is discharged. This is a normal reaction for women. This liquid is called leucorrhea, or vaginal secretions.

Leucorrhea, or vaginal discharge, is a mixture of vaginal mucosal exudate, cervical glands and endometrial gland secretions, and contains vaginal epithelial exfoliated cells, white blood cells and some non-pathogenic bacteria. Under normal circumstances, the quality and quantity of vaginal discharge changes with the menstrual cycle. After the menstruation is over, the vaginal discharge is small in volume, white in color, and paste-like. In the middle of the menstrual cycle when the ovaries are about to ovulate, due to the vigorous secretion of the cervical glands, the leucorrhea increases and becomes transparent and slightly sticky like egg white. 2 to 3 days after ovulation, vaginal discharge becomes turbid, thick and less in quantity. Before and after menstruation, due to pelvic congestion, vaginal mucosal exudate increases and leucorrhea often increases.

If there are abnormal changes in the color, quality, and quantity of leucorrhea, it is called abnormal leucorrhea. Clinically, most women's abnormal leucorrhea is caused by not paying attention to personal hygiene. Normal people can just clean the vulva with clean water. If you do not have gynecological diseases and do not have special needs for sterilization and anti-inflammation, it is best not to use feminine wash excessively. It is reported that the risk of pelvic infection in women who use vaginal douches is 73% higher than that in women who do not. The main reason is that the douches used destroy the self-cleaning function of the vagina, allowing pathogens to enter.

The above introduction has already answered the question of why women have leucorrhea. After reading this introduction, everyone should pay more attention to maintaining physical health in normal times, so that physiological conditions such as leucorrhea can remain normal. If the physiology cannot be maintained normal, the body may show some symptoms of disease.