What if the discharge has a strange smell? Be alert after reading this

Some women have abnormal vaginal discharge, such as abnormal color or smell. It is quite common for vaginal discharge to have an odor, which may be caused by bacterial infection. In addition, there are many other factors.

1. The leucorrhea has a fishy smell. In some cases of vaginitis caused by Trichomonas infection, anaerobic bacteria infection or Haemophilus vaginalis infection, the leucorrhea often has a fishy odor. Currently, the treatment for abnormal leucorrhea caused by Trichomonas vaginitis is drug therapy. After completing the first course of treatment, go to the hospital for a check-up. If Trichomonas has not been completely eliminated, continue another course of treatment. Be sure to kill all Trichomonas, otherwise it will relapse in the future.

2. The leucorrhea has a foul odor. Foul-smelling leucorrhea in women is mostly caused by reproductive tract infection or tumor. Such as severe endometritis, severe cervical erosion, and malignant tumors of the reproductive tract. Leucorrhea caused by endometritis is difficult to cure in the short term. Patients with cervical erosion can only solve the leucorrhea problem by curing the cervical lesions. If middle-aged women have foul-smelling leucorrhea that is bright red in color, it is often a sign of some gynecological malignancies.

3. The leucorrhea has a fishy smell. Leucorrhea has a special fishy smell, which is mostly caused by Haemophilus vaginalis. At the same time, there are also symptoms such as vaginal itching, burning, pain, and vulva moisture. At this time, it is recommended that patients go to a regular gynecological hospital for diagnosis and treatment.

There are several possible causes of inflammatory conditions:

1. Fungal vaginitis: The leucorrhea of ​​this inflammation is usually yellow or white in color, viscous and sometimes thin in texture, but it has a very special feature that it is in the form of curds or tofu dregs;

2. Trichomonas vaginitis: When this type of inflammation occurs, the leucorrhea is generally purulent, foamy, yellow in color, and accompanied by a foul odor;

3. Bacterial vaginitis: When there is this kind of inflammation, the leucorrhea is generally grayish yellow or grayish white, thin and even, and has a special smell, with a fishy odor.

4. Chronic cervicitis or cervical erosion: This is a very common gynecological disease. In this case, the amount of leucorrhea will generally increase, and it will be grayish white and accompanied by an odor.