What is the reason for having leucorrhea all the time?

The secretion of leucorrhea is a normal physiological phenomenon for women. Leucorrhea is vaginal secretion, and the amount of secretion is generally small. The substances in leucorrhea are generally waste products produced by the body, and some are white blood cells that die while the body is fighting disease. Therefore, normal secretion of leucorrhea is beneficial to the human body and is also a physiological need of the human body. However, if there is too much vaginal discharge, it is also abnormal. Today, I will tell you the reasons for long-term vaginal discharge.

Excessive leucorrhea is one of the most common symptom in gynecological clinic, which refers to the increase of vaginal secretions. Some women have a lot of leucorrhea but do not feel any discomfort, while others have normal or slightly increased genital secretions but often feel wet in the vulva and feel confused and uncomfortable. Among patients with increased leucorrhea, some have physiological leucorrhea, normal cervical fluid, or normal exfoliation of vaginal epithelial cells. Therefore, for patients with increased leucorrhea, we should first distinguish whether it is physiological leucorrhea or pathological leucorrhea.

Using contaminated sanitary products can allow pathogens to enter the reproductive tract through the vaginal opening, causing infection and excessive vaginal discharge. Some types of pathogens enter the female reproductive system and may infect the reproductive tract, causing excessive vaginal discharge. Trichomonas vaginalis infection causes excessive vaginal discharge. This infection can easily cause excessive vaginal discharge with a foul odor and vaginal itching.

Cervical disease causes excessive vaginal discharge. The trauma of childbirth, changes in sex hormones, or inflammation of the cervix caused by sexual intercourse may lead to cervical erosion and excessive vaginal discharge. A small number of women may experience cervical erosion without any cause, which is called "congenital cervical erosion", which can also cause excessive vaginal discharge. Chronic cervicitis can also cause excessive vaginal discharge. In this case, the vaginal discharge is milky white mucous or light yellow purulent, occasionally mixed with a small amount of blood. It can also cause pain in the lumbar and sacral area, and pain in the pelvic area, which can cause infertility.

Because the secretion of leucorrhea varies from person to person, there is no need to panic if the secretion is excessive. It is very likely just a physiological increase in leucorrhea. But if you are worried, you can go to the hospital for relevant examinations. In fact, the editor recommends that female friends undergo regular gynecological examinations so that diseases can be discovered at the earliest possible time and treatment will be relatively simple.