Sexual Health
What is the cause of abnormal vaginal discharge? How to prevent the occurrence of abnormal vaginal discharge
Post Date November, 16 2024
Leucorrhea is a vaginal discharge in women, which can also cause abnormalities, mainly due to unhealthy physical conditions. It is important to pay attention to it, especially to clarify the causes of abnormal vaginal discharge and prevent it purposefully.
Causes of abnormal vaginal discharge
1. Not frequently changing underwear and unclean personal areas: Many women do not have the habit of changing underwear frequently, or do not dry their underwear in the sun after washing. In the long run, bacteria and dirt can enter the vagina, damage the normal ecology of the vagina, and cause abnormal vaginal discharge.
2. Long term use of pads: Some women, due to laziness in changing underwear, often use pads to alleviate their daily tasks. Little did they know that sanitary pads have poor breathability, and the genitals are exposed to humid environments for a long time, which can easily disrupt vaginal balance and cause bacterial infections, resulting in abnormal vaginal discharge.
3. Frequent use of cleaning solution: Some women place too much emphasis on cool hygiene, so they often use cleaning solution to clean the cool area. Overcleaning can actually cause disorder in vaginal discharge. The vagina has a self-cleaning effect, and the cleaning solution can clean the bacteria in the external genitalia, but it can also kill lactobacilli in the vagina. Frequent use of cleaning fluids can disrupt the microbiota balance of the vagina and can actually lead to abnormal vaginal discharge.
Diseases that cause abnormal vaginal discharge
1. Vaginal trichomonas infection: Vaginal trichomonas infection causes itching and pain in the external genitalia of women. At this time, the vaginal discharge is watery, and most importantly, it has a foul odor.
2. Candida albicans infection: Candida albicans is a mold that causes dampness in the genital area and is prone to infection with this pathogen. The patient has severe itching in the genital area, secretion of cheese like vaginal discharge, and vaginal dryness.
3. Chlamydia infection: After women are infected with Chlamydia, their vaginal discharge becomes purulent and the smell is also unpleasant.
4. Gonorrhea infection: Gonorrhea infection is similar to chlamydia infection. The patient's vaginal discharge is yellow green purulent.
5. Chronic cervicitis or cervical erosion: Strictly speaking, although not classified as vaginitis, chronic cervicitis or cervical erosion often leads to an increase in cervical secretions. When flowing out of the vagina, it is often mistaken for an increase in vaginal secretions and is referred to the hospital for consultation and diagnosis. In fact, about 4/4 of the women who go to the hospital for consultation due to an increase in vaginal discharge belong to cervicitis.
6. Tumority: The red streaked vaginal discharge has a foul odor, often caused by malignant uterine tumors. For example, common cervical cancer. Famous Hong Kong singer Anita Mui passed away young due to cervical cancer.
