Sexual Health
How to know if one's vaginal discharge is abnormal? There are only four ways to judge abnormal vaginal discharge
Abnormal vaginal discharge is a common condition and is also very serious for female friends. After the abnormal situation occurs, we must immediately make a judgment and examination.
Type of abnormal vaginal discharge
1. Physiological abnormal vaginal discharge refers to the increase in estrogen secretion in a woman's body due to the influence of the physiological cycle, resulting in an increase in the amount of vaginal discharge, which is transparent as protein and can be stretched.
2. Pathological leukorrhea abnormalities are mostly caused by gynecological diseases. The leukorrhea presents many abnormal phenomena, such as excessive quantity, odor, transparent or grayish yellow color, and even foam or curd.
Abnormal symptoms of vaginal discharge
1. Yellow watery vaginal discharge: A large amount of purulent and foul smelling vaginal discharge, the first consideration should be advanced cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, or submucosal fibroid infection. Patients with paroxysmal discharge should pay attention to the possibility of fallopian tube cancer.
2. Purulent leucorrhea: the leucorrhea is yellow or yellow green, sticky or foamy, smelly, and most of them are Vaginitis, of which Trichomoniasis is the most common, with more vulva itching.
3. Cheese like leucorrhea or bean curd dregs like leucorrhea: the typical phenomenon of fungal Vaginitis is often accompanied by severe vulval itching.
4. Bloody leucorrhea: leucorrhea mixed with blood, we must be alert to the possibility of Cervical cancer, endometrial cancer and other malignant tumors.
5. Urinary dysfunction accompanied by increased vaginal discharge: In typical gonococcal infections, the amount of vaginal discharge and urethral discharge increases equally, presenting as yellow purulent and intense inflammatory response.
Abnormal judgment of vaginal discharge
1. Feeling: the most direct way to check, intuitively feel whether the flow of leucorrhea is normal and increased. Is there any itching or burning sensation in the external genitalia.
2. Touch: Touch with your hand. The normal vaginal discharge is smooth and soft, but it is too sticky, with tofu residue and curd sensation. The vaginal discharge is abnormal.
3. Smell: Ordinary vaginal discharge should be odorless, with acid, foul, and fishy discharge, and abnormal discharge.
4. Observation: Abnormal vaginal discharge is relatively easy to see. Normal vaginal discharge is white, with gray, yellow, yellow-green, or blood colored discharge in a paste or milky state, and abnormal discharge.
Abnormal examination of vaginal discharge
1. Routine examination of leucorrhea: Vaginitis caused by various pathogenic microorganisms such as mold, trichomonas, Clue cell, PH value, cleanliness, chlamydia, etc.
2. Routine women's examination: Gynecologists perform vaginal examination and double diagnosis, which can comprehensively evaluate the patient's gynecological condition.