The cervix, endometrium and glands continuously secrete mucus outward, and the vaginal wall also secretes mucus outward, together with the epithelial cells of the vagina, which are shed periodically under the action of estrogen. The shedding epithelial cells and the secreted mucus mix to form leucorrhea. Because the shed epithelial cells have sugar, which is broken down into lactic acid by Bacillus vaginalis, the vagina maintains an acidic environment. Therefore, the leucorrhoea is described by physiologists as a “natural barrier” for women’s disease prevention and health care, which is a very scientific reason. Zhao Qian, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Some foreign gynecologists and sexologists have found that the amount of leucorrhea secretion is closely related to the menstrual cycle and sexual intentions and sex life. The secretion of leucorrhea during menopause is sparse and thin, the leucorrhea of women of childbearing age and women during pregnancy is increased, and women in their honeymoon and frequent sexual life also naturally stimulate increased leucorrhea secretion. These leucorrhea secretion and leucorrhea increase phenomenon, are women’s health physiological display, do not need to worry about. If the leucorrhea secretion is too much, and the smell, color, nature of the change, and accompanied by some symptoms, is the abnormal leucorrhea, the medical called “under the belt disease”.