Clinical manifestations of abnormal leucorrhea

Regarding the issue of female leucorrhea, it should be said that everyone is familiar with it. It is one of the female vaginal secretions. Normal leucorrhea is milky white in color and has no obvious odor. It can kill bacteria and prevent bacterial invasion and infection. It can be considered as one of the diagnostic bases for various gynecological diseases. Today we focus on the clinical manifestations. We must have a certain understanding of various abnormal phenomena to be prepared.

Abnormal leucorrhea refers to an increase in the amount of vaginal discharge in women. Sometimes increased vaginal discharge is a normal physiological phenomenon. If increased vaginal discharge is accompanied by multiple symptoms, you should be alert to the occurrence of gynecological diseases. Increased leucorrhea can be divided into physiological leucorrhea increase and pathological leucorrhea increase.

Clinical manifestations

Pathological leucorrhea may indicate different diseases through changes in amount, color, shape and taste.

1. Purulent leucorrhea

The color is yellow or yellow-green, mucus or foamy, and has a foul odor. It is mostly caused by vaginal inflammation, among which Trichomonas vaginitis is the most common, and is often accompanied by vulvar itching. It can be seen in chronic cervicitis, senile vaginitis, endometritis, mesometrial effusion or foreign body in the vagina.

2. Cheese-like or tofu-like leucorrhea

Most of them are typical phenomena of candidal vaginitis, often accompanied by severe vulvar itching.

3. Bloody leucorrhea, leucorrhea mixed with blood

Be alert to the possibility of malignant tumors such as cervical cancer and endometrial cancer. However, benign lesions such as cervical polyps, cervical erosion, submucosal myoma, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, urethral caruncle, senile vaginitis, etc. can also cause bloody leucorrhea. A small amount of bloody leucorrhea caused by intrauterine contraceptive device is also common.

4. Yellow watery leucorrhea

It often occurs after continuous vaginal bleeding, with a large amount of purulent and foul-smelling leucorrhea flowing out of the vagina. Advanced cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, or submucosal myoma with infection should be considered first. Those with paroxysmal discharge should be aware of the possibility of fallopian tube cancer.

The above introduces various abnormal leucorrhea phenomena and simple pathological analysis. If there is an odor, the Chinese medicine approach is to first diagnose whether there are reasons such as staying up late and related weak blood qi. However, if there is no movement for a long time and the odor has not been eliminated, the color of the leucorrhea should be collected and summarized. However, if there is blood mixed in, or the leucorrhea is yellow or dark red, you should go to the hospital for examination and diagnosis in time.