Patient's question:
Female, 25 years old, generally feels her body is quite normal, without any discomfort, but later found she had leukorrhea. Question: What are the general patterns of leukorrhea?Doctor's answer:
Leukorrhea is actually vaginal discharge, which occurs every day. The amount is usually relatively small, but it continuously increases during the mid-cycle, which is the ovulation period. The pattern of leukorrhea is that after the menstrual period ends, the discharge is minimal, white, and has a paste-like consistency. In the mid-cycle, just before menopause, due to the abundant secretion of cervical glands, the leukorrhea increases, becoming translucent and slightly sticky, resembling egg white. Two to three days after menopause, the vaginal discharge becomes cloudy, viscous, and minimal. Before and during menstruation, due to pelvic congestion, the exudate of the vaginal mucosa also increases.