Leucorrhea odor
Introduction
Introduction Normal leucorrhea should be milky white or colorless and transparent, slightly astringent or odorless; its secretion, the level of estrogen and progesterone in the texture receptor, with the amount of the menstrual cycle, the amount is small, thin and thick Periodic changes. Normal leucorrhea is beneficial to women's health because it can act as a self-cleaning agent. However, when the amount of vaginal discharge is large, the smell is odorous, the color changes, or the purulent trait is present, it may be that the body is alerting, indicating that some gynecological diseases occur.
Cause
Cause
1, fishy smell: there is a part of vaginitis, caused by Haemophilus vaginalis, white with a special fishy smell. At the same time, it is accompanied by symptoms such as vaginal burning, pain, itching, and vulva dampness.
2, odor odor: some anaerobic infection, trichomonas infection or vaginal infection of Haemophilus vaginalis, leucorrhea often stinks.
3, bad smell: leucorrhea stench, often caused by serious infection of the reproductive tract or tumor. Such as malignant tumors of the reproductive tract, severe endometritis, severe cervical erosion. Especially for older women, if there is a stench of leucorrhea and a bright red color, it is often a sign of malignant tumors.
Examine
an examination
Related inspection
Leucorrhea examination vaginal gynecological routine examination of vaginal discharge pH
1, vaginal discharge routine examination: detection of various pathogenic microorganisms caused by vaginitis, such as mold, trichomoniasis, clue cells, PH value, cleanliness, chlamydia, etc.
2, routine gynecological examination: vaginal examination by gynecologist, double diagnosis, can make a comprehensive assessment of the patient's gynecological situation.
3, pelvic and vaginal B-ultrasound: early detection of uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts and other lesions.
4, electronic colposcopy: the vulva, vagina, cervix, etc. can be magnified 4-50 times, can find some small lesions that can not be found by the naked eye, for the early detection and diagnosis of cervical precancerous lesions have important value.
5, routine gynecological examination: gynecological doctors for vaginal examination, double diagnosis, can make a comprehensive assessment of the patient's gynecological situation.
Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
diagnosis:
1, bloody vaginal discharge: mixed with blood inside the vaginal discharge, the amount of blood is uncertain. This type of leucorrhea should be alert to the possibility of malignant tumors such as cervical cancer and uterine body cancer. In addition, bloody vaginal discharge can also occur in cervical polyps, submucosal fibroids, and senile vaginitis.
2, purulent leucorrhea: the color is yellow or yellow-green, thick, odor, mostly caused by vaginal inflammation. Common in trichomonas vaginitis, chronic cervicitis, endometritis, uterine empyema and vaginal foreign body.
3, bean curd-like leucorrhea: a bean curd-like or curd-like small pieces, at the same time, genital itching is unbearable, mostly a typical phenomenon of fungal vaginitis.
4, yellow watery vaginal discharge: due to the necrosis or degeneration of the diseased tissue, more persistent bleeding, should consider advanced cervical cancer, endometrial cancer or submucosal fibroids with infection. Paroxysmal discharge should pay attention to the possibility of fallopian tube cancer.
5, transparent sticky vaginal discharge: such as clear nose, more common in women with weak body. Similar leucorrhea can occur in the case of prolonged endometrial hyperplasia, or after the application of estrogen drugs.
