Leucorrhea

Subtleties Leucorrhea

     Is excessive whitish fluid that comes out of the vagina or Miss V. This fluid can color white, grayish, yellowish green, and some even accompanied by blood. There are thick, some liquid and some frothy. It all depends on the kind of whiteness that.
Need to be noticed

• How to rinse the vagina is correct, after exhausted after defecating or urinating, you should rinse the vagina from front to back toward the anus.

• Leucorrhea physiological (normal), its characters, such as mucus, clear mucus, no itching and no smell.

• Leucorrhea pathological (disease), its characters, the color of mucus is not clear anymore but white as cream, yellow to greenish or brownish, even reddish because of the blood. Usually accompanied with itching, and there was the smell that accompanies it.

Causes Pathological leucorrhoea (For Diseases):

• Infections in result by bacteria, fungi, or protozoa

• Cervical Cancer Malignancy

• Foreign body in the vagina (eg, condoms are left)

Pathological leucorrhoea, which is whitish due to vaginal infections, foreign bodies in the vagina or because malignancy. whiteness that arise due to untreated diseases can cause infertility, pregnancy outside the womb, even death, because whiteness can also be the first sign of uterine cancer. Whereas if the physiological leucorrhoea usually occurs in the fertile, well before and after menstruation. "Sometimes when there is excessive mucus, it's normal. And usually does not itch and odorless.

 The characteristics of whiteness

• Excessive discharge

• Pain

• Itching

• Heat

• Illness

• Odor

All of these symptoms occur to Miss V and surround.


 Cause whitish

1. Mushrooms

Usually caused by candida albicans fungi that cause itching around miss V. This fungus caused whitish, yellowish white with a distinctive odor. Whitish fungus can be caused by pregnancy, use of oral contraceptives, steroids, diabetes, obesity, antibiotics, low immune system, de-el-el.

2. Bacterium

Generally caused by bacteria called Gardnerella and whiteness bacterial vaginosis with a dilute fluid characteristics with grayish white color and smells fishy. Whitish due to bacteria commonly occur during pregnancy, Swingers, the use of a spiral kb or IUD, and others.

3. Virus

Leucorrhoea caused by a virus of the disease is usually congenital HIV / AIDS, condyloma, herpes and others that can trigger cervical cancer. Whitish infectious herpes virus from sexual contact with a blister symptoms are round Miss V with a liquid and it felt itchy and hot. While there are many symptoms of condyloma wart with liquid which the body odor.

4. Parasite

Whitish due to parasites caused by a parasite trichomonas vaginalis transmitted from sexual contact / intercourse with a yellow green liquid that condensed with a bad smell and the foamy. Sometimes it can be itchy and irritating. Parasites can be transmitted by whitish exchange toiletries, underwear borrowing, occupy contaminated toilet.


 Leucorrhea Side Effects On Pregnant womenIn pregnant women, other than to disturb the mother's health, can also affect the general janin.Pada commonest causes whiteness in a pregnant woman is a fungal infection of Candida sp. Pregnant women can be affected by whiteness since the beginning of pregnancy until the final trimester before birth. But in whiteness because fungal infections, will be more severe occurred in the last months of pregnancy because at the time of the most high vaginal moisture.Not occur during labor and intact membranes, where the fetus is still protected by the amniotic membranes and amniotic fluid is sterile, there is generally no direct effect of vaginal infections that cause a whitish on the fetus. But if there is still an infection during delivery, then the impact is dependent causes whiteness, where the baby will be exposed to the cause of the whiteness.

o Chlamydia infection can occur miscarriage to birth prematurely (preterm labor).

o Herpes simplex virus infection can cause inflammation of the brain (encephalitis).

Candida sp o Fungal infections can increase the risk of epilepsy (epilepsy). HPV infection can cause laryngeal papilloma in infants that causes respiratory and digestive problems babies to death.

o Neisserea gonorrhoeae Bacterial infections can cause eye infections in babies until blindness occurs.

And for pregnant women who suffer from leucorrhoea in pregnancy immediately went to the doctor to ascertain whether whiteness is still normal or not normal and requires treatment. Handling or treatment for pregnant women milky whiteness depends on the cause itself.


 Leucorrhea can be prevented by:

• Maintain cleanliness of the genital area, cleaning the vagina with clean water that flows by way of wiping from front to back.

• minimal use of antiseptic soap because it can disturb the pH balance of the vagina.

• Change the bandage on time at least three times a day.

• Choosing the right underwear, wearing tight pants that do not absorb sweat.

• Avoiding risk factors for infection such as changing sexual partners, as well as gynecological examinations


Traditional medicine for leucorrhoea disease in women:1. Aloe Vera. Aloe vera sufficiently peeled and boiled and then blended with 30 grams of water to taste bitter. After that, the water is drunk while warm. Usage: 2 times a day regularly.

2. Leaf crest bitter and Broiler. Boil 3 cups of water with 15 grams of material in the form of dried chicken's comb flowers, 15 grams of dried bitter, and 10 leaves fresh slobber until remaining 1 glass. After chilling filtered.

3. Dried pomegranate. 30 grams of dried pomegranate skin and 30 grams of bitter boiled with 600 cc of water until the remaining 300 cc. and the water is drunk while warm. Usage: 2 times a day regularly.

4. Aloe vera sufficiently peeled and blended on the inside, and then boiled with 30 grams of bitter and betel leaves with enough water to taste. After boiling, use boiling water to clean the vagina in warm conditions. Usage: 2 times a day regularly.

(From various sources)