Leucorrhea changes from brown to red

There is a direct relationship between women's cervical health and their physical health. Cervicitis is a relatively common gynecological disease in women. Under normal circumstances, many women will suffer from cervicitis, but most of the time, this cervicitis is mild, without any symptoms, and will not affect women's physical health. In life, you must pay attention to personal hygiene and protect the cervix well.

Why does the vaginal discharge change from brown to red?

Normal leucorrhea should be white, transparent and have no odor. If there is abnormal leucorrhea, it is generally caused by gynecological inflammation infection, such as vaginitis, cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc. It is recommended that you go to the hospital for a comprehensive gynecological examination as soon as possible. During the treatment, you should be cautious about sexual life, pay attention to personal hygiene, change your underwear every day, and avoid spicy food.

Diagnosis of cervicitis

If microscopic examination of vaginal discharge reveals an increase in leukocytosis and two diagnostic signs are present, a preliminary diagnosis of cervicitis can be made. After the diagnosis of cervicitis, further testing for Chlamydia and Neisseria gonorrhoeae is required.

1. Possess one or two characteristic signs:

① Purulent or mucopurulent secretions can be seen with the naked eye on the cervical canal or cervical canal cotton swab specimen;

② When wiping the cervical canal with a cotton swab, it is easy to induce cervical bleeding.

2. White blood cell test: White blood cells in cervical canal secretions or vaginal secretions can be detected. The latter needs to exclude vaginal inflammation that causes increased white blood cell count.

① Gram staining of the endocervical canal purulent secretions, neutrophils> 30/high power field;

② Wet mount examination of vaginal secretions showed white blood cells >10/high power field.

3. Pathogen detection: Testing for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia, as well as the presence of bacterial vaginosis and Trichomonas vaginitis should be done.

Symptoms of cervicitis

Most patients with cervicitis have no obvious symptoms. For those with symptoms, the main manifestation is increased vaginal discharge, which is mucopurulent. The irritation of vaginal discharge can cause itching and burning sensation of the vulva. In addition, symptoms such as intermenstrual bleeding and bleeding after sexual intercourse may occur. If combined with urinary tract infection, urinary urgency, frequent urination and pain may occur.

Gynecological examination revealed cervical congestion, edema, and mucosal eversion, with mucopurulent secretions attached to and even flowing out of the cervical canal. The cervical canal mucosa was brittle and easily induced bleeding.

If it is a Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection, due to the involvement of the paraurethral glands and Bartholin's glands, congestion and edema of the urethral and vaginal opening mucosa as well as a large amount of purulent secretions may be seen.