What is the reason for increased vaginal discharge after menopause?

There are many differences between women and men, especially in terms of physiology. Generally, women enter menopause at around 45 years old. Their various reproductive organs age and they lose their complete reproductive ability. The most obvious manifestation is the cessation of menstruation. What is the reason why some women experience increased vaginal discharge after menopause? Let’s take a look at the explanation below. I hope women can understand it.

Postmenopausal leucorrhea refers to the increase in leucorrhea secretion in menopausal women, which exceeds normal levels.

1. One of the reasons for increased leucorrhea after menopause is estrogen, which causes increased leucorrhea after menopause: after menopause, the vaginal mucosa proliferates, and when leucorrhea appears like that during the childbearing age, it often indicates that there is estrogen in the body. Clinically, it is occasionally found that ovarian follicles grow again and secrete estrogen after menopause. But we should also pay attention to the fact that some ovarian tumors and adrenal tumors also secrete hormones, which are medically called functional tumors. Hormone levels should be measured, and necessary tests should be done to remove the tumor.

2. The second reason for increased leucorrhea after menopause is senile vaginitis: After menopause, the vaginal mucosa becomes thinner, and the ability to resist infection and friction is greatly reduced, so it is very easy to be infected by pathogenic bacteria. When the amount of leucorrhea increases after menopause, accompanied by local itching, burning sensation, or even local tenderness, it often indicates senile vaginitis.

3. The third reason for increased leucorrhea after menopause is drug factors. With the improvement of living standards, the elderly use more tonics. Many longevity and nutritional medicines contain hormone components. Tonic Chinese medicines often contain a large amount of exogenous renal drugs, which can cause increased leucorrhea after menopause.

4. The fourth reason for increased leucorrhea after menopause is gynecological tumors: If women with increased leucorrhea after menopause have watery, bloody or purulent leucorrhea and symptomatic treatment is ineffective, gynecological tumors should be considered.