What causes yellow vaginal discharge with odor?
If a woman experiences yellow vaginal discharge with odor, accompanied by yellow urine during urination and occasional mild lower abdominal pain, these symptoms suggest a gynecological infection such as vaginitis, cervicitis, or endometritis. So, what causes yellow vaginal discharge with odor?Below are causes of yellowish, foul-smelling discharge:
1. Yellow-green or yellowish discharge with odor, thin and frothy or rice-water-like, grayish-white in color, is most commonly caused by vaginal trichomoniasis.
2. Yellowish discharge with blood-tinged serous or mucous secretions, sometimes mixed with small, putrid flesh-like particles (resembling yellow sauce), is often caused by amoebic infection.
3. Yellowish, foul-smelling discharge or milky-white, purulent discharge, often accompanied by abdominal pain, is generally caused by chronic cervicitis or endocervicitis.
4. When women develop cervical cancer, vaginal cancer, or uterine body cancer, the "discharge" they secrete often exhibits the following characteristics: it frequently has an odor, appears cloudy like rice-washing water, and may be mixed with blood, appearing pale pink.
5. Yellowish-white discharge is often thick and viscous, though it may occasionally be thin. A typical appearance is milky white, resembling bean curd residue or curdled milk in flakes or clumps. This is most commonly caused by fungal infection.
6. In cases of fallopian tube cancer, tumor stimulation leads to epithelial exudation and necrosis of diseased tissue. Discharge typically appears intermittent, clear, and yellowish-red, flowing continuously in waves from the vagina.