Patient's question:
What is leukorrhea? How can my wife treat excessive leukorrhea?Doctor's answer:
??????Hello! Normal leukorrhea should be creamy white or colorless and transparent, slightly fishy or odorless. Its secretion volume and consistency are influenced by the levels of estrogen and progesterone in the body, exhibiting cyclical changes in quantity (more or less) and texture (thinner or thicker) throughout the menstrual cycle. Generally, leukorrhea decreases after the menstrual period. Before ovulation, as estrogen levels rise, cervical glandular epithelial cells proliferate, leading to increased secretion of cervical mucus. The sodium chloride content in the mucus also increases, allowing it to absorb more moisture. This results in higher leukorrhea levels during ovulation, with a thinner consistency, clear color, and an appearance similar to egg white, which can be stretched into long strands. After ovulation, estrogen levels gradually decrease while progesterone levels rise, inhibiting cervical mucus secretion and reducing its sodium chloride content. This makes the leukorrhea during this period thicker, creamy white, and less extensible, with easily broken strands. Additionally, some physiological conditions, such as pregnancy or taking birth control pills, can also cause increased leukorrhea, and the reasons for this are also related to changes in estrogen and progesterone levels in the body.