Leukorrhea (Leucorrhea) - Causes, Symptoms, Types, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
- Dr-Abdullah Noor
- Sep 3, 2022
- 1 min read
LEUKORRHEA
Flow of whitish,yellowish or greenish discharge from the female vagina.
Which may occur from vagina,cervix,fallopiantube and ovaries.
CAUSES
1. Vaginitis,cervicitis (condida albicans,trichomonas vaginalis)
2. Uterine carcinoma (old woman)
3. Increase sexual-intercourse (newly married couples)
4. Anemia
5. STDs i.e chlamydia,gonorrhea
6. Genital T.B
SYMTOMs
1-yellowish or greenish,thick and offensive vaginal discharge(due to infection).
2-discharge will thin,white and odourless(due to anemia)
TREATMENT
a-leukorrhea may occure during pregnancy and considered normal if is thin,white and relatively odourless
,which no needs to treatment.
☆👉b-leukorrhea if thick,yellow or greenish associated with offensive smell needs to treat.
1. Antibiotics like- azithromycin,doxycyclin,ciproflaxacin.
2. Tab-secnidazole
3. Tab-ebastine,cetirizine,levocetirizine(if there is vaginal itching)
4. Antifungal like-clotrimazole (vag tabs)
5. Hydrozole,miconazole cream(indo vaginal)
6. Inj-mecobalamin followed oraly if due to anemia.
(By;Dr-Abdullah Noor)
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