Will the amount of vaginal discharge increase before menstruation?

Menstrual problems make many women suffer in their lives. Because menstruation is the most important physiological phenomenon for women, its regular occurrence has a certain impact on women's lives. During menstruation, women's bodies will experience various changes, some good and some bad. Among them, will the amount of vaginal discharge increase before menstruation? Let’s take a look at the explanation below, I hope women can understand it.

Under physiological conditions, the secretion of leucorrhea often increases 2-3 days before and after menstruation, during ovulation, pregnancy and sexual intercourse. The amount of leucorrhea will increase before menstruation. As the cervical opening gradually expands during menstruation, the secretory function of the columnar epithelial cells in the cervical canal is relatively strong, and the amount of mucus increases and flows out together with the vaginal secretions. Before and after menstruation, vaginal exudate and cervical secretions increase due to pelvic congestion and the influence of estrogen. These factors can increase leucorrhea.

Generally, the leucorrhea before menstruation will increase, and the symptoms will include increased leucorrhea in the middle of menstruation, which will be thin and transparent; after ovulation, the leucorrhea before menstruation will become thicker, turbid and less in amount. The symptoms of leucorrhea increase during pregnancy and before menstruation. This phenomenon occurs cyclically with menstruation.

In addition to the increase in vaginal discharge before menstruation, women also have increased secretion of sex hormones during pregnancy, which causes the cervix to continue to produce some thick secretions. As the baby grows, it will compress the pelvic cavity and vagina, and there will be a continuous increase in vaginal mucosal exudate. At this time, the vaginal discharge will be in a large amount and sticky state for a long time. In the absence of infection, this is a normal phenomenon and does not require treatment.

If there is still an increase in leucorrhea, or it is purulent or has an odor just after the menstruation ends, it is a pathological phenomenon and you need to go to a regular hospital as soon as possible to complete a routine examination of leucorrhea, identify the pathogen, and then give targeted treatment. Women should pay attention to keeping their vulva clean and dry, and change their underwear frequently.