Is it normal for pregnant women’s leucorrhea to resemble egg white?

Menstruation is a normal physiological phenomenon that every woman will experience. Just like menstruation, women will also experience leucorrhea. Normal female leucorrhea is colorless and transparent, but sometimes some people may find that their leucorrhea is not like this, for example, it is thick, increased, yellowish, etc. Some women also find that their leucorrhea is like egg white after pregnancy. I believe many pregnant women want to know why this is the case? Now let me tell you!

During pregnancy, leucorrhea will also undergo certain changes.

After pregnancy, due to the increase in estrogen secretion in the body, the blood supply to the uterus and pelvic cavity increases compared to before pregnancy, and the secretion of glands in the cervical canal increases. At this time, the amount of vaginal secretions will increase, and the leucorrhea will be abundant, transparent, like egg white, but without any odor. This is not a sign of vaginal inflammation. Expectant mothers do not need to panic too much or over-clean. The mucus secreted mainly acts as a barrier to prevent external pathogens from invading the uterine cavity. This is a physiological change in women during pregnancy and is mostly normal.

However, due to the increasing estrogen level in the blood during pregnancy, estrogen can increase the glycogen and acidity in the vaginal epithelium. In addition, the secretion of vulvar sweat glands and sebaceous glands is vigorous during pregnancy, and physiological leucorrhea may increase. Such an environment is conducive to the growth of pathogens, which can cause gynecological inflammation such as vaginitis or cervicitis.

At this time, in addition to feeling a significant increase in vaginal discharge, expectant mothers will also experience changes in color, properties, and odor of the vaginal discharge, and may also be accompanied by symptoms such as vulvar itching. The most common vaginitis during pregnancy is candidal vaginitis. When suffering from candidal vaginitis, the main symptom is thick leucorrhea, like tofu dregs or curd, which may be accompanied by frequent urination, discomfort or pain when urinating, and increased leucorrhea in the acute stage.

After reading the above description by the editor, I believe you now know why women’s leucorrhea will appear light yellow during pregnancy. If it is caused by physiological factors, then the pregnant woman does not need treatment. If it is caused by gynecological diseases such as cervicitis, vaginitis, etc., the editor recommends that you go to a regular hospital for treatment.