What is the reason for excessive vaginal discharge during menopause?

Once a woman reaches menopause, the most obvious change is menstruation. The amount of menstruation will decrease, and the menstrual cycle will be significantly lengthened. Some people will have more menstrual flow during menopause, and even have continuous menstrual bleeding. These are all normal menopausal reactions. In addition, women are prone to more vaginal discharge during menopause, which is actually caused by fluctuations in sex hormone levels in the body.

What is the reason for excessive vaginal discharge during menopause?

Postmenopausal women are prone to various problems due to the decline of various body functions. Some women, in addition to some menopausal symptoms, also experience increased vaginal discharge, which makes women very distressed. So what is the reason for the increase in vaginal discharge after menopause? Let’s take a look at the reasons for increased vaginal discharge during menopause.

Increased vaginal discharge after menopause may be related to the following factors:

1. Estrogen factor. Some women have vaginal mucosal hyperplasia after menopause, and their leucorrhea is affected by it just like during the childbearing age. This situation indicates that there is estrogen in the body. Among them, there are occasional cases where ovarian follicles grow and secrete estrogen after menopause. In addition, we should pay more attention to ovarian tumors, adrenal tumors, etc., which also secrete hormones. This type of tumor is called a functional tumor in medicine. If this is the cause, the hormone level should be measured in time and necessary examinations should be carried out to remove the tumor.

2. Caused by vaginitis. The vaginal mucosa of postmenopausal women becomes thinner, so the vagina's resistance to infection and friction will decrease, making it more susceptible to infection by pathogenic bacteria, causing increased vaginal discharge. Therefore, if a postmenopausal woman has increased vaginal discharge accompanied by local itching, burning sensation, or local tenderness, it is mostly caused by senile vaginitis and should be treated promptly.

3. Drug factors. As people's lives are getting better and better, some elderly people will choose more tonic products. Some of these longevity and nutritional medicines contain some hormone ingredients. Tonic medicines may also contain certain hormones, so these can also cause an increase in leucorrhea after menopause.

4. Gynecological tumors. If a postmenopausal woman has increased vaginal discharge that manifests as watery, bloody or purulent vaginal discharge, and there is no obvious effect after treatment, you should be alert to gynecological tumor factors.

The above are some reasons that may lead to increased leucorrhea after menopause, among which some disease factors are not ruled out. Therefore, when menopausal women experience abnormal leucorrhea in their lives, they must pay attention to it and check it in time so as to treat the symptoms as soon as possible. If the increase in leucorrhea is caused by disease factors, it is very harmful to women's health. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to its inspection and prevention and treatment.