After menopause, women’s cervical and vaginal secretions will decrease due to a sharp drop in estrogen levels in the body, but increased leucorrhea after menopause is usually a pathological manifestation. There are many reasons for increased leucorrhea after menopause, such as bacterial infection, change in vaginal pH, thinning of vaginal and mucosal tissues, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, vaginitis and cervicitis.
Increased leucorrhea in postmenopausal women is strongly related to gynecological inflammation, such as mycosis fungoides, trichomonas vaginitis, and senile vaginitis. However, if there is a malignant tumor in the reproductive system, cervical polyps or cervical cysts, it may also lead to increased leucorrhea or symptoms of blood, so further examination should be conducted. And in daily life should also pay more attention to personal hygiene, before and after sex need to wash wear cotton breathable underwear, try to keep the vulva dry and fresh. And after menopause physical quality will also appear physiological decline, to develop a good lifestyle habits, more physical exercise.
Women need to pay attention to the increased leucorrhea after menopause and go to the hospital for routine leucorrhea examination and electronic colposcopy to identify the specific causes and then treat them in a timely manner to prevent malignant diseases such as cervical cancer, ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer, so it is very important to have regular gynecological examinations.