What should women pay attention to if their vaginal discharge is abnormal?

Women should pay more attention to their secretions in daily life. If they find any abnormalities, they should pay attention. Some women will have blood in their secretions. At this time, many women will feel worried and don’t know whether they need to go to the hospital for examination and treatment. They hope to find the cause of this symptom. Below, experts will analyze the reasons.

If a woman has blood in her secretions, she should find out the cause in time. If it is normal, there is no need to worry. If it is an abnormal symptom, she should actively seek treatment. Next, let's find out what is going on when a woman has blood in her secretions?

Experts say that bloody secretions can be divided into two types: physiological and pathological.

Physiological secretions with blood

Generally speaking, when women are in the ovulation period, some people will experience 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. This is ovulation bleeding, also known as physiological leucorrhea with blood. This situation is normal and women don't need to worry too much. In addition, pregnancy may cause blood in the vaginal discharge: If you don’t know whether you are pregnant, you can go to the hospital for a blood HCG test, the result is reliable.

Pathological discharge with blood

(1) Cervical polyps. Cervical polyps are a manifestation of chronic cervicitis. The main symptoms are yellow leucorrhea, leucorrhea with a bad odor, and leucorrhea with blood.

(2) Acute vaginitis. The main symptoms are increased vaginal discharge, which is yellow watery or purulent, has a foul odor, and in severe cases, spot vaginal bleeding may occur;

(3) Severe cervical erosion. The main symptoms are increased vaginal discharge, yellow color, sticky and smelly, accompanied by vulvar itching, bleeding during sexual intercourse, lumbar pain, dysmenorrhea, etc.

(4) Senile vaginitis. Clinical manifestations: increased vaginal discharge, light yellow in color, and in severe cases, bloody and purulent vaginal discharge;

(5) Cervical cancer. A small amount of bleeding or increased vaginal discharge after sexual intercourse;

(6) Endometrial cancer. The clinical manifestations are irregular bleeding, with the amount of bleeding varying from time to time. Premenopausal women may have heavy menstrual flow and prolonged duration, while postmenopausal women may experience postmenopausal bleeding.

The above is the analysis made by experts on the reasons why female secretions contain blood. When this symptom occurs, women are expected to understand whether this is bleeding between two menstrual periods. If so, there is probably no need to worry, as it is normal ovulation bleeding. If not, it is best to go to the hospital for an examination and active treatment.