Normal leukorrhea is an odorless, slightly acidic, thick substance that moistens the vagina, excretes wastes, and inhibits the growth of pathogenic bacteria. The increase in leukorrhea in healthy women is directly proportional to the increase in estrogen levels in the body. So is abnormal leukorrhea a disease? Generally speaking, this is the case. If there is an abnormality in the leukorrhea, it is a sign of inflammation or some kind of disease.

　　Women can initially determine the type of disease by the color, smell, and nature of the leukorrhea:

　　1, purulent leukorrhea. The color is yellow or yellow-green, sticky, with a fishy smell, mostly due to vaginal inflammation. Common in trichomonas vaginitis, chronic cervicitis, endometritis, uterine pus and vaginal foreign body.

　　2, tofu scum-like leukorrhea. It is tofu dregs-like or curd-like small fragments, at the same time, the vulva itching unbearable, mostly for the typical phenomenon of mycosis fungoides vaginitis.

　　3、Bloody leukorrhea. There is blood mixed in the leukorrhea, and the amount of blood is variable. This kind of leukorrhea should be alert to the possibility of malignant tumors such as cervical cancer and uterine cancer. In addition, cervical polyps, submucous fibroid, senile vaginitis can also appear bloody leukorrhea.

　　4, yellow watery leukorrhea. It is mostly due to necrosis or denaturation of diseased tissues. Those with persistent bleeding should consider advanced cervical cancer, endometrial cancer or submucous fibroid with infection. Those with paroxysmal discharge should pay attention to the possibility of fallopian tube cancer.

　　Transparent and sticky leukorrhea. Like clear snot-like, it is mostly seen in physically weak women. Similar increase of leukorrhea can be seen in the case of endometrial hyperplasia or after the application of estrogen drugs.

　　In short, there are many causes of abnormal leukorrhea, once found above all kinds of pathological leukorrhea should go to the hospital in time for examination.