Patient's question:
Doctor, my leukorrhea test showed degree 3 cleanliness, abnormal hydrogen peroxide concentration, positive leucocyte esterase, negative chlamydia, and no mycoplasma detected in culture. The doctor diagnosed it as bacterial vaginosis. Can it be cured completely? Will it recur?Doctor's answer:
Hello, common colors of leukorrhea ① White leukorrhea: Leukorrhea is white in color, thin and watery or viscous, odorless, or white like rice water, or white like bean curd. Commonly seen in uterine fibroids, trichomoniasis vaginitis, and candidiasis vaginitis. ② Yellow leukorrhea: Leukorrhea is yellow in color, viscous or thin and watery, or has a foul odor. Commonly seen in cervicitis, adnexitis, and senile vaginitis. ③ Red leukorrhea: Leukorrhea is pale red in color, thick or thin, or has an odor. Commonly seen in vaginitis, severe cervical erosion. If it is brown, it is often caused by an intrauterine device. ④ Red-white leukorrhea: Leukorrhea mixed with blood, alternating red and white, viscous, or has an odor. Commonly seen in cervical polyps. ⑤ Purulent leukorrhea: Abundant like pus, or purulent blood, foul odor, often accompanied by vaginal itching, vaginal pain, abdominal pain, and fever. Commonly seen in vaginitis, acute or subacute pelvic inflammation, and gonorrhea. ⑥ Five-color leukorrhea (mixed-color leukorrhea): Leukorrhea is abundant, like pus but not pus, like blood but not blood, thin and watery mixed with filth; or viscous like cream, colored like putrefied melon, with a foul and unbearable odor. Commonly seen in vaginal foreign body infection or malignant tumors. Chronic cervical erosion and vaginitis often cause menstrual disorders, infertility, and other diseases. In traditional Chinese medicine, these symptoms are collectively referred to as leukorrhea disease, with causes attributed to liver channel damp-heat or spleen deficiency transforming into fire, generating dampness that flows down with the menstrual cycle, accumulating in the lower genitalia; requiring combined external washing and internal medication for treatment. Pay attention to personal hygiene to prevent infection. The Qingre Lixi formula Huaihua Jiedu San is the most ideal for treatment. Shanghai clinical experience formula Huairui Jiedu San, with the effect of clearing heat and promoting diuresis. Mainly treats: damp-heat lower jiao, heat, blood, dark red urine, dysuria, incomplete urination, lower abdominal distension, all caused by damp-heat accumulation in the lower jiao, and lower jiao damp-heat syndrome caused by bladder inflammation. Treats cystitis, urethritis, endometritis, cervicitis, cervical erosion, acute and chronic prostatitis, and other urinary tract infections. Effective treatment, treating both the root and symptoms, with a 2 to 3 course of treatment to completely cure. External washing maintains external genital cleanliness, and encourages increased fluid intake. If additional symptoms are present, you can enter your personal contact information for treatment guidance and medication to quickly cure. Important reminder: During menstruation or when residual blood is not yet clean, pay attention to hygiene to prevent infection.