Patient's question:
Hello doctor: I think I've been pregnant for about 3 months. The nausea has lessened, but I have a lot of leukorrhea. What could be the reason? Also, my waist, just above my buttocks, is very painful when I press it with my fingers at night. It doesn't hurt during the day?Doctor's answer:
Hello, I suggest you go to the hospital for a check-up. After pregnancy, the corpus luteum of the ovary secretes a large amount of estrogen and progesterone to maintain the implantation and development of the fertilized egg. After 12 weeks, the placenta forms and gradually replaces the corpus luteum, continuing to synthesize a large amount of estrogen and progesterone. Therefore, the pregnant woman's body always maintains a high estrogen and high progesterone state. As a result, estrogen and progesterone-dependent cells undergo significant changes, the external genital tissues become soft, moist, the vaginal epithelium thickens, blood vessels become congested, exudate and shed cells increase, the cervix becomes enlarged, soft, congested, and glandular secretion is abundant. The secretion of cervical glands, vaginal exudate, and shed cells mix together to form leukorrhea, which is continuously expelled from the body during pregnancy.