Patient's question:
Detailed medical condition and consultation purpose: On the first or second day of the menstrual period, a substance is discharged, resembling meat and white, not very transparent. What is this phenomenon?Duration of this illness: 4 years
Doctor's answer:
Based on your situation, it is possible that it could be endometrial fragments during the menstrual period, but it is also not ruled out that it could be vaginitis or other types of inflammation. If you are not reassured, you can also go to a formal hospital for a clear diagnosis 3-7 days after the menstrual period ends. You should know that menstrual blood is like venous blood, dark red in color. When the amount is excessive, it becomes bright red and contains degenerated uterine lining fragments, cervical mucus, vaginal epithelial cells, a large number of bacteria, and external labial sebaceous gland secretions. The main characteristic of menstrual blood is that it does not coagulate, which is due to fibrinolysis. Immediately after leaving the bloodstream, menstrual blood is coagulated. However, the beginning of shedding from the rich endometrium contains a lot of activators, which can activate the fibrinogen mixed in the menstrual blood into fibrinolysin, breaking down the coagulated fibrin into flowing degradation products, thus turning menstrual blood into a liquid state. The non-coagulation of menstrual blood is not limited to the uterine cavity. Cervical mucus also contains fibrinolysin, so the non-coagulation of menstrual blood is the result of both the coagulation and thrombolysis systems working simultaneously.