Why is there more leucorrhea after menopause?

Menstruation is something that every female friend will experience, and menopause will occur at a certain age. However, in daily life, many people have symptoms of increased vaginal discharge after menopause, so it is particularly important to understand relevant knowledge. Increased vaginal discharge after menopause is usually a symptom of vaginitis. If similar symptoms occur, female friends need to seek medical treatment in time to recover their health as soon as possible.

1. Leucorrhea is a sticky white liquid that flows out of the vagina of women. It is a mixture of secretions from the Bartholin's glands, cervical glands, endometrium, exudate from the vaginal mucosa, and desquamated vaginal epithelial cells. Generally, the amount of leucorrhea increases during the mid-menstrual period. So will there still be leucorrhea after menopause? After menopause, due to the decline of ovarian function, the decrease of sex hormones in the body, the gradual atrophy of the reproductive tract, the glandular secretion and the exudation of the vaginal mucosa are greatly reduced, resulting in a decrease in leucorrhea.

2 However, if the amount of leucorrhea increases after menopause, is sticky and has no odor, is light yellow in color, or contains blood, it is often caused by senile vaginitis. You need to be vigilant and look for the cause immediately. Common causes of increased vaginal discharge after menopause are:

Senile vaginitis: After menopause, the vaginal mucosa becomes thinner, and its ability to resist infection and friction is greatly reduced, so it is very susceptible to infection by pathogenic bacteria. When the amount of leucorrhea increases and is accompanied by local itching, burning sensation, or even local tenderness, it often indicates senile vaginitis. A small amount of estrogen should be added locally on the basis of anti-inflammatory treatment for better results.

3 Gynecological tumors: Gynecological tumors should be considered when watery, bloody or purulent leucorrhea is not effectively treated with symptomatic treatment. Gynecological examination can directly understand the condition of the vagina and cervix, and if necessary, scraping, suction and cervical biopsy can be performed to assist in diagnosis.

4. Abnormal estrogen in the body: When the vaginal mucosa proliferates after menopause and leucorrhea appears like that during the childbearing age, it often indicates the presence of estrogen in the body. Clinically, it is occasionally found that ovarian follicles grow again and secrete estrogen after menopause. But we should also pay attention to the fact that some ovarian tumors and adrenal tumors also secrete hormones, which are medically called functional tumors. Hormone levels should be measured, and necessary tests should be done to remove the tumor.

5. Drug factors. With the improvement of living standards, the use of tonic products by the elderly has increased. Many longevity and nutritional medicines contain hormone components, and tonic Chinese medicines often contain a large amount of exoneral drugs, all of which can cause an increase in leucorrhea. With the popularization of scientific knowledge, many elderly people use lubricants topically during their sexual life. The drugs can cause local mucosal hyperplasia and increase leucorrhea. Of course, the increase is not too much and will disappear after stopping the medication. In short, the increase in leucorrhea after menopause is mostly related to too little or too much sex hormones. It is important to have a gynecological examination to confirm whether there is a tumor.