What is the reason for yellow leucorrhea after menopause

Generally, you need to go to the hospital for regular check-up and treatment immediately. So what causes yellow vaginal discharge after menopause?

What causes yellow leucorrhea after menopause? Women need to pay attention to the physical and mental health of their private parts after menopause. What if the secretion turns yellow?

1. Causes of yellow leucorrhea after menopause

1.1. Candidal vaginitis

Yellow leucorrhea is related to candidal vaginitis. The discharge will appear light yellow. In more serious cases, the discharge will appear light green, with obvious pus and contain foam. Candidal vaginitis will also cause vulvar itching. If the above symptoms occur, it is most likely that you have candidal vaginitis. It should be noted that candidal vaginitis can spread, and for those with sexual partners, it is recommended that both men and women be treated together.

1.2. Fungal vaginitis

In addition to being related to candidal vaginitis, yellow leucorrhea is also related to fungal vaginitis. The culprit of candidal vaginitis is Candida albicans. The common symptoms of candidal vaginitis are vulvar itching and frequent changes in the quality of secretions. The secretions are like tofu dregs and leucorrhea, with a milky white color or yellowish black spots and a peculiar smell.

1.3. Elderly vaginitis

Elderly people with vaginitis may also have symptoms of yellow leucorrhea, which is mainly light yellow-brown leucorrhea or dregs of leucorrhea, accompanied by a peculiar smell, and some blood in the discharge. Elderly women often suffer from vaginitis because of the lack of estrogen in their bodies after menopause.

2. What to do if the leucorrhea is yellow after menopause?

2.1. Check for Gardnerella

This test is mainly to check whether the abnormal leucorrhea is caused by bacterial infection of the vagina.

2.2 Amine experiment

Conduct an amine test on women's secretions. If the test result is positive, the secretions emit a fishy odor, which indicates that the woman has an inflammation in the vagina, which causes the secretions to be abnormal.

2.3. Inspection of the cleanliness of leucorrhea

Testing the cleanliness of women's leucorrhea is a common test. In general, medicine divides the cleanliness of women's leucorrhea into four degrees. Grades Ⅰ to Ⅱ are normal, and grades Ⅲ to Ⅳ indicate abnormal secretions.

2.4. Microbial strain inspection

There are two kinds of test results for microbial strain test, which are displayed as “” and “-” respectively. Generally, these two signs indicate whether there are bacteria, Trichomonas, etc. When the actual result is " ", it means the presence of fungi and Trichomonas, otherwise it means everything is normal.

2.5 Electronic gastroscopy

Enlarging the private parts, vagina, cervix, etc. by 4-50 times can reveal subtle changes that are invisible to the human eye, which is of great value for the early detection and diagnosis of cervical precancerous lesions.

3. How to treat yellow leucorrhea after menopause

3.1. Vaginal medication

There are many reasons for abnormal leucorrhea, a common one is candidal vaginitis. To treat abnormal leucorrhea caused by candidal vaginitis, you need to start with eliminating the fungus and insert the medicine deep into the patient's vagina. After taking the medicine for a period of time, you need to go to the hospital for a follow-up visit and let the doctor decide whether you need to take the medicine again.

3.2 Chinese herbal medicine

To treat abnormal leucorrhea, you can use some Chinese medicinal materials with the effects of clearing away heat and fire, removing insects and relieving itching to boil water, and use this Chinese medicinal water to fumigate the private parts. This can improve the abnormal leucorrhea to a certain extent, and can also inhibit Candida albicans and relieve the patient's pain.