What is the reason why pregnant women have yellow discharge?

In fact, there are many changes in the body of a pregnant woman during pregnancy, but the changes in leucorrhea and other secretions should not be significant. If a pregnant woman finds that her secretions are seriously yellow, she should pay attention, because diseases can also cause this kind of situation, so she must do relevant examinations in time and seek treatment in time if she has any disease.

What should pregnant women do if their leucorrhea turns yellow? Why does leucorrhea turn yellow?

(1) Leucorrhea is milky white or light yellow, purulent, large in amount, and has a foul odor, often accompanied by abdominal pain. It is usually caused by chronic cervicitis or endocervicitis.

(2) If the vaginal discharge is yellow or yellow-green, thin and foamy, or like rice water, grayish white, and has a foul odor, it is mostly caused by Trichomonas vaginalis.

(3) The leucorrhea of ​​patients with gonorrhea is yellow and pus-like.

(4) The vaginal discharge secreted after amoeba infection usually appears as: bloody serous or yellow viscous secretions, sometimes mixed with small rotten meat-like substances (looks like yellow sauce soup).

(5) Leucorrhea is yellowish-white in color, and most of the time it is thick, but sometimes it can be thin. It is typically milky white, like bean curd, or in the form of white flakes or lumps, and is mostly caused by fungal infection.

(6) If the leucorrhea contains blood, it is common in cases of cervical polyps, side effects caused by intrauterine contraceptive devices, submucosal uterine fibroids, severe chronic cervicitis, etc.

(7) When suffering from fallopian tube cancer, due to the tumor stimulating the fallopian tube epithelium to exude fluid and the necrosis of the diseased tissue, the leucorrhea will be intermittent, clear, yellow-red liquid, flowing out of the vagina in bursts, continuously.

(8) When women suffer from cervical cancer, vaginal cancer, uterine cancer and other diseases, the "leucorrhea" they secrete is often like rice washing water, turbid and has a foul odor, sometimes mixed with blood and is light pink in color, with a large amount of discharge.

What should pregnant women do if their leucorrhea turns yellow?

First check the routine leucorrhea to see if there is vaginitis. Because of pregnancy, the acid-base balance of the vagina will change, and bacteria will take advantage of the opportunity to enter. Of course, you must inform your doctor in advance that you are pregnant, and you only need to take a sample of leucorrhea at the vaginal opening. In addition, you should develop good hygiene habits every day. When cleaning the vulva, you should wash it from front to back, that is, wash the vagina first and then the anus to prevent bacterial infection.