What is the reason for yellow-green vaginal discharge during pregnancy?

Women will suffer from many gynecological diseases in their lives. When miscarriage, pregnancy, or childbirth occurs, the woman's body is at its weakest immune system during this period. If you do not pay attention to care and maintenance, it is easy to suffer from various gynecological diseases. Common ones include vaginitis and cervicitis. After suffering from these inflammations, women's leucorrhea will show some abnormal symptoms. Pregnancy is no exception. Some people's leucorrhea will appear yellow-green after pregnancy. What's going on?

After a woman becomes pregnant, the blood flow in her genitals, vagina, and cervix is ​​vigorous, and the tissue water content increases, so the amount of leucorrhea and secretions increases. However, yellow discharge after pregnancy may be caused by gynecological inflammation caused by mold or Trichomonas. Normal leucorrhea is milky white or colorless and transparent, with a slightly fishy smell or no smell.

Trichomonas vaginitis

Main symptoms: Leucorrhea is yellow or yellow-green, thin and thick, with a large amount of foam, accompanied by vulvar itching and a foul odor. When suffering from Trichomonas vaginitis, the change in the acidity and alkalinity of the vaginal environment will affect the motility of sperm. In addition, Trichomonas can devour sperm, and when suffering from Trichomonas vaginitis, the purulent secretions in the vagina increase significantly. Trichomonas not only parasitizes in the vagina, but also often invades the urethra and even the bladder, renal pelvis, and the foreskin folds, urethra or prostate of men. It is usually transmitted indirectly through public baths, washtubs, bath towels and toilets, through changing clothes, medical equipment and dressings, swimming pools, etc.; it can also be transmitted directly through sexual intercourse.

Fungal vaginitis

Main symptoms: Leucorrhea is yellow or white, typically in the shape of tofu dregs or curds, and is accompanied by vulvar itching. Most of the time, it is thick, but sometimes it can be thin and slightly smelly. Pregnant women are particularly susceptible to candidal vaginitis because they have high estrogen levels in their bodies, which increases the amount of glycogen in the vaginal epithelial cells. Under the action of vaginal lactobacilli, glycogen is converted into lactic acid, greatly increasing the acidity of the vagina, which is conducive to the reproduction of candida and causing inflammation. The route of transmission is the same as that of Trichomonas. In addition, Candida can also exist in the mouth and intestines and be transmitted to each other.

Treatment of leucorrhea during pregnancy

Vaginitis can generally be treated with medication, and the principle of medication is a combination of local medication, oral administration and external use. The commonly used drugs and suppositories on the market include nystatin tablets or metronidazole, and Daktarin suppositories. These have the effect of inhibiting trichomonas and fungi and have relatively good therapeutic effects. The general dosage for internal use is 500,000 units each time, 4 times a day. Vaginal suppositories are taken once every night, and a course of treatment is 10 to 14 days. Because fungi or Trichomonas do not grow easily in alkaline environments, you can also use alkaline solution plus 2% to 4% sodium bicarbonate solution to flush the vulva and vagina.