Thick white discharge in women and girls is the norm or illness?
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Article Content:
- What is the thick white discharge?
- In which case, thick white discharge - a variant of the norm?
- What causes thick white discharge
- Secretions from the sour smell - what could be the reason?
- Diagnosis: how to determine the cause of discharge?
- Treatment: When to see a doctor?
thick white discharge from the genital tract - is one of the most informative and illustrative gynecological symptoms. Very few diseases of the genitourinary system do without this manifestation. Of course, to make a diagnosis based on the analysis of only cables (discharge) can not, however, they can send a diagnostic search in the right direction.
What is the thick white discharge?
Selections can be of different nature: of fresh blood. Spin-white, usually consist of dead from the uterine epithelium and mucus.
Of course, this is not necessarily because many processes can occur white secretions. For different reasons for the appearance of the composition of discharge will also vary.
Let's talk about the most common variations of the white selections, which are found in different pathologies in women and girls. What are they? Why and when they appear, and what does it mean?
Everything fits into the concept of "norms" must meet one criterion: it should not be felt. If you do not think about how to operate your lungs or your heart beats, how to exfoliate the epithelium or move the intestines - then you will not notice this. At the same time, pneumonia makes you feel every breath, arrhythmia you feel the heartbeat, while salmonellosis is the perfect place to experience all the peristaltic movements.
This "rule" operates in all areas, including - in the gynecological field. Healthy selection does not cause any discomfort, whether it is burning, itching or irritation.
It is considered that the normal vaginal discharge should be transparent, clean and odorless. This is true, but this does not mean that absolutely all the emissions that do not fall under this description - signs of pathology.
For example, the thick white discharge is not necessarily indicative of the disease - in some cases, their appearance is natural and has nothing to do with pathology.
What are these cases?
We highlight the girls may be white all the time. That is normal bleach, which has been described above, in girls before puberty and during it are white. At the same time, all the other criteria are saved: the discharge has no smell and does not cause irritation.
In women during ovulation discharge may acquire slimy, trailing character and change color from clear to white - it also is a normal process.
thick white discharge accompanied by almost all the states of the woman's body, which are associated with abrupt changes in hormonal levels. For example, it is not considered abnormal white discharge after intercourse before menstruation and pregnancy at the beginning.
What causes thick white discharge?
It would be better to say otherwise, "the cause of the abnormal white discharge," since all healthy processes that can cause these whites, we have already considered.
So, what disease might indicate a thick white discharge from the genital tract of women?
The first is, of course, one of the most common groups of gynecological diseases associated with infections, sexually transmitted diseases.
The most common cause of white discharge - is known to all candidiasis, "thrush". This disease will be discussed separately, as candidiasis is difficult to attribute to the usual venereal infections: it has a lot of features and differences.
There are other urogenital infections, which appear white (or nearly white) highlighted:
Chlamydia - is an inflammatory disease caused by chlamydia are, protozoa. Vaginal hlamidiazah, among other things, is necessarily accompanied by frothy, copious white. Sometimes the discharge has an unpleasant smell, but it is the intermittent symptom, which is not always observed.
Trichomoniasis usually manifests itself yellowish belly mi, but, in some cases, they can acquire a lighter, almost white color.
White discharge that little "cast" by greenery and are stable, specific, unpleasant odor may indicate a bacterial infection of the female reproductive organs and, consequently, a purulent inflammation in them.
We should also mention another common cause of white discharge - about bacterial vaginosis. To describe in detail the disease (to be exact - rather a state than a disease), you need to speak very, very much, so we restrict ourselves to a brief overview of vaginosis. What is it and why it is accompanied by a thick white discharge?
Any organism-environment, which in one degree or another in contact with the external environment (the digestive system, respiratory tract, reproductive organs) must be populated by beneficial microorganisms, without which the normal operation of these systems is not possible. This colonization, colonization, occurs almost immediately after birth, and this step is optional in the process of development of all organs and systems.
Thus, a woman's vagina, due to direct contact with the external environment, also colonized by normal, non-pathogenic bacteria that maintain the normally acidic environment and protect from contact with mucous other harmful bacteria.
The imbalance between "good" and "bad" flora leads to a shift of all indices of the medium, causing, in fact, the disease, which is called "bacterial vaginosis".
The presence of white exudates in this disease is explained, as a rule, a significant growth of lactic-flora on the vaginal mucosa.
Remember, if you had the last time to do something from this list:
receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics;
the constant use of lubricants;
protection against unwanted pregnancy by using a vaginal contraceptive;
frequent change of sexual partners;
frequent vaginal douching for whatever reason.
If necessary, make sure you tell your doctor: it's just come across it on the idea of bacterial vaginosis
Complaints that the discharge from the genital tract become white in color and a sharp, unpleasant, sour smell, are very common. The reason for this may be two states:
vaginal candidiasis;
Hormone "restructuring" of the body girls at puberty or after.
About candidiasis already stated above: this disease should be described in detail all the others, both because of its prevalence and because of some of the features of its development.
How and why there is a "yeast infection"? Candida - pathogenic fungi are not able to tend to cause disease in a healthy person - is the "inheritance" of patients with weakened body and immune deficiency. So if you find symptoms of candidiasis, it is good, you need to treat not only and not so much to him, as a disease that led to it.
So candidiasis - one of the most probable causes of the thick white discharge in women, girls and girls - age of the patient has no special significance. Beli is often the first sign of candidiasis.
Discharges have a very specific form: they are plentiful, cheesy consistency (really similar to low-fat cottage cheese, but a little more liquid), pure white. Discharges have a sour smell at a candidiasis, and quite strong and sharp. Women tend to notice the smell and, in consultation with your doctor, mention it.
By the way, this is very true: if you suspect at "thrush" - be sure to pay attention to the fact that there are no selections in the sour smell.
This is important not only for the diagnosis of candidiasis, because the sour smell of secretions may occur even when a pathological condition associated with hormonal changes in the female body. Most often it is during puberty in girls during puberty, when the hormonal balance is turned "upside down".
Changing the balance of sex hormones leads, of course, to change the environment in the vagina. A further run, in fact, the mechanism described above. The increase in lactobacilli causes a change in the nature of the thick white discharge. The sour smell of these cables due to the same.
Such a condition can not be considered normal since the restructuring of the female organism should not be accompanied by such marked changes. Normally, in the period of puberty discharge becomes mucous, thick, stretching. They are getting bigger, but the color and smell, they do not change.
Diagnosis: how to determine the cause of thick white discharge?
If you consult a doctor about the secretions that bother you (and we strongly recommend that you do it!), Then it will likely prompt you to perform a number of studies. It is unlikely that this will be something difficult for conventional diagnostic gynecology minimum, however, and that is enough to find out the cause of the abnormal discharge.
What you can assign?
First of all, you need a pelvic exam. Which - will determine your gynecologist: it can be a study in the mirrors or bimanual examination. This examination allows to find out a lot - sometimes quite alone pelvic exam to determine the cause of the pathological cables.
The informative study is smear with vaginal mucosa. Smear may also say a lot: with the help of this study evaluated the vaginal flora, the characteristics of the environment, atypical cells, etc. Everything else, pap smears - absolutely painless, simple and non-invasive method.
Colposcopy and hysteroscopy - visual examination of the cervix and uterus, respectively. Inspection of inaccessible areas and provides a wealth of information about the state of the genital organs.
In some cases, you may need to do a pelvic ultrasound. If your doctor prescribes this study, in no case, do not give up on him, most likely, the doctor suspected something "wrong" in a state of internal genital organs - the uterus and ovaries.
Treatment: When to see a doctor?
The answer to the question "when to see a doctor" is universal - as soon as you notice the abnormal thick white discharge. You must understand that you will most likely not be able to recover on their own. The reason is simple: you can not know the cause of the cables. This does not apply, perhaps, candidiasis, however, and it requires competent treatment.
Consult your doctor to find out the nature of the disease and to eliminate its cause, and not in vain "treat" the symptoms. The self-medication is not a lot of sense: the symptoms return with a high probability after a certain time, and during this period the disease can develop stronger.
As you can see, the survey does not include any difficult and painful events (although, of course, this is very individual). It is better to consult a doctor immediately, so as not to treat severe your disease and not to try to get rid of complications. It is not difficult!
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