What are the symptoms of abnormal leucorrhea? Do you know the harm of abnormal leucorrhea?

Leucorrhea is a secretion from the female vagina. By observing the changes in color and amount, we can understand the health status of women. When the color and amount of secretion change, some lesions can be discovered in time. Different changes also indicate different lesions.

Let’s take a look at the classification symptoms of abnormal leucorrhea.

1. Colorless, transparent, sticky leucorrhea

Similar to egg white, or with slight turbidity, in addition to the increase in volume, other symptoms may also occur. This phenomenon is generally seen in patients with cervicitis and endocervicitis.

2. Yellow (purulent) leucorrhea

This phenomenon is mostly caused by bacterial infection, such as gonococci, tuberculosis, etc., which will promote the occurrence of diseases. When a large amount of vaginal discharge with a peculiar smell is discharged from the patient's vagina, it is necessary to be alert to whether there is a foreign body in the vagina.

3. Watery leucorrhea

Generally, patients with malignant tumors and fallopian tube cancer will experience this phenomenon in the early stages of the disease.

4. Bloody leucorrhea

That is, there are blood streaks in the leucorrhea. If this happens, you should be alert to whether you have malignant tumors, such as cervical cancer, vaginal tumors, etc. Some benign lesions may also have this phenomenon, such as senile vaginitis, uterine erosion, etc.

5. White mucous leucorrhea

The characteristics of leucorrhea are basically the same as normal, but the amount will increase. This phenomenon usually occurs after the use of estrogen or when pelvic congestion occurs, mainly due to increased secretions from the cervical glands and vaginal mucosa.

Do you know the dangers of abnormal leucorrhea?

1. Decreased immunity: If gynecological inflammation caused by abnormal leucorrhea is not treated, the body will be in an inflammatory environment for a long time, which will have adverse effects on the immune function, metabolism and endocrine system, and will cause great harm to physical health.

2. Cross-infection: If gynecological inflammation caused by abnormal leucorrhea is not treated in time, it may cause the inflammation to spread and cross-infect in various physiological parts, and it will also bring many complications and even lead to malignant lesions in certain parts.

3. Impact on the fetus: Some gynecological inflammations not only harm the woman herself, but also affect her family. If it is a pregnant woman, it can also cause intrauterine infection, birth canal infection and other links to infect the newborn, causing miscarriage, premature birth, congenital malformations, mental retardation and other serious consequences.

4. Ovarian disease: Gynecological inflammation is mostly caused by problems with the uterus and ovaries of women, and the vagina is the only channel that causes uterine ovarian disease. Therefore, if you want to have a harmonious uterine ovary, you must have a harmonious vagina! Ensure that the vagina is clean and moist. In this regard, the husband has an unshirkable responsibility. Keeping sex life clean is also an important factor in protecting women.

How to treat it?

1. Abnormal leucorrhea of ​​damp-heat type: The amount of leucorrhea is large, the color is yellow and thick, and even contains blood. The patient has constipation, occasional fever, and lower abdominal pain. Abnormal leucorrhea of ​​damp-heat type can be treated with Chinese medicines such as angelica, white peony root, raw earth, donkey-hide gelatin, moutan bark, phellodendron, and cyperus. If the damp-heat in the liver meridian is more severe, add gentian, bupleurum, akebia, scutellaria, and raw earth.

2. Abnormal leucorrhea due to spleen deficiency: The amount of leucorrhea is large, white like egg white, without odor, and the patient is also easily afraid of cold and has frequent urination. Abnormal leucorrhea due to spleen deficiency can be treated with Chinese medicines such as Atractylodes macrocephala, Atractylodes macrocephala, Chinese yam, ginseng, Bupleurum chinense, and Plantago seed. For those with back pain, Eucommia ulmoides, Chuanduan, and Viscum album can be added. For those with lower limb swelling, Poria cocos and Plantago seed can be added. For those with genital itching, Cnidium monnieri and Zanthoxylum bungeanum can be added.

3. Abnormal leucorrhea caused by excessive liver fire: The leucorrhea is heavy, yellow in color, has a strange smell, and the patient has a yellow and greasy tongue coating, and the menstrual flow increases or is prolonged. Abnormal leucorrhea caused by excessive liver fire should be treated with the method of clearing heat and purging the liver. Gentiana, yam, Euryale ferox, ginkgo, phellodendron, and plantain can relieve the symptoms.

4. Abnormal leucorrhea of ​​kidney yang deficiency type: The leucorrhea is large in volume, white in color, and thin like water. The patient is prone to dizziness, tinnitus, back pain, chills, cold limbs, and even frequent urination, loose stools, pale tongue and thin coating. Abnormal leucorrhea of ​​kidney yang deficiency type should be treated by warming kidney yang, consolidating and stopping leucorrhea, and antler frost, cocoon silk, Tong Tribulus terrestris, astragalus, mulberry octopus, processed aconite, Eucommia ulmoides, psoralea corylifolia, red ochre, and calcined dragon oyster shell can relieve it.

5. Abnormal leucorrhea due to kidney yin deficiency: long-term leucorrhea, large amount, white as water, patients may also have symptoms of sore waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus. This type of abnormal leucorrhea should be treated with kidney-tonifying and yin-nourishing, heat-clearing and leucorrhea-stopping Chinese medicines such as Anemarrhena, Phellodendron, Radix Rehmanniae, Cortex Moutan, Rhizoma Alismatis, Dioscorea opposita, Radix Lycii, Poria, Radix Ophiopogonis and other Chinese medicines to relieve the symptoms. For those with sore waist and knees, add Radix Chuanduan and Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae; for those with dizziness, add Fructus Lycii, Herba Ecliptae, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi; for those with insomnia and dreaminess, add Semen Ziziphi Spinosae and Polygonum Multiflorum.