What is the difference between fishy and foul-smelling vaginal discharge?

Disease is a very common situation in daily life. Many factors in people's daily life can cause the occurrence of their own diseases. Many female friends are often troubled by their own physiological diseases. Fishy or foul-smelling leucorrhea are two very common diseases. Many female friends cannot distinguish the difference between these two diseases. So, what is the difference between fishy and foul-smelling leucorrhea?

Experts from Chongqing Gynecological Hospital pointed out that fishy leucorrhea is mostly caused by gynecological diseases. The fishy leucorrhea is caused by Haemophilus vaginalis. The leucorrhea has a special fishy smell and is accompanied by symptoms such as vaginal burning, pain, itching, and vulva moisture. It is commonly seen in vaginitis.

Experts from Chongqing Gynecological Hospital suggest that vaginitis is a complicated condition and sometimes difficult to cure, so it is necessary to conduct a detailed examination based on the condition, find out the cause, and then treat it symptomatically. Leucorrhea with odor often has the following situations:

Second, fishy smell: some anaerobic bacteria infection, Trichomonas infection or vaginal Haemophilus infection vaginitis, in this case, the leucorrhea is often accompanied by a fishy smell.

3. Foul smell: If the leucorrhea has a foul smell, it is often caused by severe infection or tumor of the reproductive tract. Such as malignant tumors of the reproductive tract, severe endometritis, and severe cervical erosion. Especially for elderly women, if the vaginal discharge has a foul odor and is bright red in color, it is often a sign of a malignant tumor.

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What is the difference between fishy and foul-smelling leucorrhea? Normal leucorrhea is white or grayish white, transparent, and sticky, like egg white or milk. The amount is not large, it will not flow to the vulva in waves, it will not cause itching of the vulva, and there is no odor.

White tofu-like leucorrhea. The leucorrhea is milky white, coagulated in small pieces, like tofu dregs, and the amount is large. Sometimes there is a white film-like substance attached to the vulva, which is not easy to wipe off. It is often accompanied by vulvar itching and burning pain. It is common in candidal vulvovaginitis and sometimes can be seen in women with diabetes and pregnant women.