Bad smelling discharge - What women should know

The article was professionally consulted by Specialist Doctor II Nguyen Thi Minh Tuyet - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital.

Bad-smelling discharge is one of the common symptoms experienced by many women. What disease is this a symptom of? Dangerous disease? What are the causes and treatment to help the bad breath return to normal soon? Let's find out in the article below.

In a normal state, discharge is usually white or clear, slightly fishy. However, when the intimate area is attacked by agents such as fungi, bacteria, viruses, ... will cause certain gynecological infections. At that time, the disease usually manifests itself through the color, smell and state of the discharge and a few other symptoms.

Bad-smelling discharge is often accompanied by other signs such as: Unusual vaginal discharge, itching in the private area, ... This is a symptom that women are having some health problems, typically gynecological inflammatory diseases. Specifically as follows:
Discharge has a bad smell, is white, thick and squishy like bean curd. Accompanied by signs of vaginal itching, there is a high chance that you are suffering from a vaginal yeast infection caused by Candida fungus. Vaginal discharge with a bad smell, thin, white or yellow, foamy, itchy and uncomfortable, ... is a manifestation of vaginitis caused by Trichomonas infection. Vaginal discharge is foul-smelling and has a grayish-white color, which is a sign of bacterial vaginosis. Vaginal discharge with a bad smell, a lot of discharge and causing vaginal itching, burning pain when urinating, abdominal pain when menstruation occurs, ... is a manifestation of Chlamydia trachomatis bacterial vaginosis. Fishy, ​​yellow or purulent discharge accompanied by vaginal itching, pain during sex is a warning symptom of acute vaginitis, a foreign body in the vagina, inflammation of the fallopian tubes, cervicitis, or inflammation of the cervix. cervical gland. Bad breath, fishy, ​​a lot of discharge and brown color is often caused by women using hormonal drugs that cause increased vaginal mucus. The most dangerous is the case of foul-smelling discharge with blood but not during the menstrual cycle. Besides, women often feel dull abdominal pain for no apparent reason. This can be a warning sign of cervical cancer, uterine fibroids, and cervical polyps that cannot be ignored. Besides the above diseases, bad-smelling discharge can come from other causes such as: Excessive sweating, using tampons for a long time without changing, cleaning the private area too little,...

Regardless of the cause, foul-smelling discharge, if not treated early and thoroughly, can easily lead to many other complications, such as: Blocked fallopian tubes, infertility, infertility, endometritis ,... Therefore, you should go to the doctor and get treatment promptly.

It should be noted that women should not arbitrarily buy and use drugs, instead need to go to a doctor to find out the exact cause of the disease. Besides, it is necessary to use the drug according to the doctor's prescription, not to stop halfway, not to increase or decrease the dose arbitrarily, which will make the disease easy to become chronic.
In addition, in order to no longer have bad breath, women need to pay attention to the following:
Wear good sweat-absorbing, breathable cotton underwear. Do not wear tight underwear. Change underwear and clean the intimate area at least once a day. Do not arbitrarily douche the vagina. This is the reason why external bacteria easily enter the vagina and cause disease. Use clean water to clean the vaginal area. Choose suitable cleaning solutions, do not use chemical products such as soap, shampoo, shower gel to avoid unbalanced vaginal pH. Keep the intimate area clean, properly during menstruation, pregnancy, postpartum, before and after sex. Maintain a scientific diet with lots of fruits, vegetables, yogurt. Avoid stress, staying up at night or overwork. Bad-smelling discharge is a warning sign of gynecological infection or many other dangerous gynecological diseases, if not treated early and thoroughly, it will lead to infertility, infertility, even cervical cancer. In particular, cervical cancer is on the rise, rejuvenation, the disease is often detected at a late stage because patients are subjective to common signs such as smelly discharge, leading to difficulties in treatment. towel. Therefore, if you see the symptoms mentioned above in the private area, you should immediately join the comprehensive gynecological examination and screening program at Vinmec. The program is designed for early detection of inflammatory diseases so that treatment is easier, less expensive and early detection of gynecological cancer (cervical cancer). Benefits of the program:
Customers will have gynecological examination with specialized, experienced, good specialists from the country and the world. Testing for syphilis, gonorrhea, taking samples for cervical cytology - vaginal screening for cervical cancer. Transvaginal ultrasound of the uterus and ovaries. Private 1:1 clinic, discreet. Equipment and tools are disinfected after each examination. Modern equipment, imported from the US, Singapore, Korea, Japan,... gives accurate results. After the results are available, the patient is analyzed by a specialist doctor and advised on the optimal treatment direction. Make an appointment with the leading gynecologists in Vinmec for detailed advice.