Why does female vaginal discharge turn black?

As we all know, leucorrhea is a kind of secretion in the female body. Generally, leucorrhea is colorless and odorless. However, many women have encountered the phenomenon that their leucorrhea turns black, and they are always particularly worried about the cause. Sometimes, many women are full of irritability and worry about the occurrence of more serious diseases. In fact, once the leucorrhea is abnormal, it means the occurrence of some gynecological inflammation. Let’s understand what is going on when women’s leucorrhea turns black!

What causes vaginal discharge to turn black?

Experts say that black leucorrhea appears 1-2 days before and after the menstrual period. It is not that the leucorrhea is really black, but that there is residual menstrual blood in the leucorrhea. However, there are also abnormal leucorrhea. If it is not black leucorrhea during menstruation, what disease is it?

On the contrary, if the amount of leucorrhea increases, is yellow or yellow-green, pus-like, and has a foul odor, and if this situation persists for a long time, it is necessary to rule out the possibility of vaginal foreign body and consider possible causes such as vaginitis, cervical erosion, cervical polyps, endometrial lesions, tumors, etc.

To determine whether you have vaginitis or other diseases, you should seek medical attention in time and follow the doctor's advice. Do not blindly judge or treat yourself, because sometimes if women exercise too much or are overly tired and cause pelvic congestion, or if they are in the ovulation period, there will be a temporary increase in vaginal discharge. This requires us to pay more attention to gynecological examinations in our daily lives.

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 likely to be made with the appearance of the discharge as a clue and then with microscopic observation

Girls are generally more delicate in their minds. Once some abnormal symptoms appear in their bodies, they will always worry and fear about developing more serious diseases. The above is an introduction to why female leucorrhea turns black. After understanding it, when we encounter such symptoms, we must go to a regular hospital for examination, and then prescribe the right medicine. In addition, female friends should try not to always eat raw, cold and irritating foods in their daily lives.