Leukorrhea, the secretions from the vagina and uterus, is a very important health indicator of gynecological diseases (reproductive tract disorders). Therefore, many women feel nervous when their leukorrhea increases “abnormally”. So, what is considered an increase in leukorrhea? What does an increase in leukorrhea mean? Let’s talk about it today. Under normal circumstances, the leukorrhea will be less at the end of the menstrual period, the color is clear. As the time approaches ovulation, the amount of leucorrhea also increases, showing a texture similar to egg white, sticky and able to pull silk. After ovulation, the amount of leukorrhea gradually decreases, sometimes to a pale yellow color, until the next period comes, and the weeks go by. But if your leucorrhea breaks this cycle and increases abnormally, you need to consider the following disease factors: 1, leucorrhea caused by pathogenic infections: If the private hygiene is not done properly, or use contaminated sanitary products, pathogens may enter the reproductive tract from the vaginal opening, infection occurs, resulting in increased leucorrhea; 2, vaginal bacterial and viral infections ① leucorrhea caused by trichomonas infections: If found If you find an abnormal increase in the leucorrhea on your underwear, and one or more symptoms such as yellow with some light green, foam, odor, itching in the private parts, burning sensation in addition to the vagina, it indicates that the vagina is in alarm, and you need to consider the possibility of trichomonas infection; ② increased leucorrhea caused by Candida albicans infection: Candida albicans, also known as mold, is a kind of putrefactive parasitic bacteria, which can live in the human skin, mucous membrane, digestive tract and other organs, when When the body’s resistance is reduced, Candida albicans will multiply, and when it reaches a certain amount, the body will develop; ③ atrophic vaginitis causes increased leucorrhea: early menopause and post-menopausal women, and a small number of women who have had both sides of the ovaries removed due to illness, due to the gradual lack of estrogen in the body, resulting in the vaginal wall gradually becomes vulnerable to bacterial infection and inflammation, resulting in excessive leucorrhea 3, cervical disease caused by increased leucorrhea: due to childbirth lacerations, sex hormone changes, sexual injuries and other reasons caused by inflammation of the cervix, may lead to cervical erosion and excessive leucorrhea, when the leucorrhea is milky white mucus or yellowish pus, occasionally mixed with a small amount of blood, lumbosacral pain, pelvic pain; 4, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease caused by increased leucorrhea: chronic pelvic inflammatory disease will lead to excessive leucorrhea, in addition to increased menstruation or menstrual pain. The symptoms include increased menstruation or menstrual disorders, lower abdominal cramps, pain, lumbosacral aches and pains, often intensifying after exertion, sexual intercourse and before and after menstruation, sometimes with low fever, fatigue or mental discomfort, body discomfort, insomnia, etc.; 5, venereal disease: ① filtered viral infections cause increased leucorrhea: the filtered viruses of the flu, acromegaly and other filtered viruses may infect the cervix, vagina The leucorrhoea caused by venereal disease: genital herpes, gonorrhea, condyloma acuminata and other venereal diseases will also cause an increase in leucorrhoea. 6, foreign body into the leucorrhoea: if there is a foreign body into the reproductive organs, such as gauze, tampon plugs, menstrual plugs, etc., will also cause excessive leucorrhoea; 7, uterine disease caused by increased leucorrhoea: suffering from some uterine diseases, such as uterine fibroids, etc. will appear symptoms of increased leucorrhoea, but also accompanied by lumbago and lumbago in the lumbosacral region, irregular vaginal bleeding, the vaginal opening there are lumps of prolapse, etc. 8. Increased leucorrhea caused by excessive secretion of estrogen: It occurs mostly in the early stages of pregnancy, during sexual excitement, around 39 weeks of pregnancy and during pubertal development, and usually changes with ovulation and returns to normal a week after menstruation. References: [1] Wu Qiu-Ping, Zheng Ruo-Chang, et al. Study on clinical diagnosis and treatment thinking in general medicine – abnormal leucorrhea [J]. Chinese Family Medicine,2021,17. [2]Zhang Ying,He Xiaolin,et al. What are the manifestations of leukorrhea abnormalities and how to self-test [J]. Health for all,2019,16.