What should be the allocation before menstruation in women?

Unpleasant sensations before menstruation arise in almost every woman - pain in the abdomen and lower back, an increase with hypersensitivity of the mammary glands, mood swings and many other things. Changes in discharge immediately before the onset of menstruation - this is a common phenomenon that occurs in all women. But what is this, a pathology or a norm, can only be determined by a gynecologist.

Any allocation, other than menstrual, is also called leucorrhoea, they can vary in number depending on the day of the female cycle. This is a consequence of hormonal changes that occur, for example, in the middle of the cycle, with ovulation. In the period of egg release the secretions are very similar to egg white, and already immediately before menstruation change their consistency.

What should be normal discharge before menstruation in women?

Hormonal changes, and to be precise, a drop in the level of progesterone and an increase in estrogen, lead to the fact that gynecological discharge of the second half of the cycle acquires a certain unusuality. The hormonal background changes the composition of the vaginal microflora (gram-negative rods predominate), which is responsible for the nature of the discharge. Before the onset of menstruation, the vaginal whiteness becomes a creamy consistency or looks like a kissel, and their color is white or slightly unclear, sometimes with a yellowish tinge.

In some women, at the end of the second half of the cycle, the secretions become more dense and viscous. Normal are considered vaginal discharge without smell and those that do not cause unpleasant sensations in a woman (itching and burning). The number of such secretions is markedly increased on the eve of the month. Thus the woman can feel excessive humidity of sexual labiums.

If there are bloody discharge before the menstrual two days before it, then this is also considered the norm. And the appearance of scarlet secretions three to four days before menstruation is already considered a pathology. Changes in vaginal discharge may not occur, for example, one of the reasons for this may be a woman taking oral contraceptives.

Pathological discharge before menstruation in women

Sometimes discharge is a sign of gynecological pathology. At occurrence of those, it is necessary to address urgently to the gynecologist.

Pathological excretions include the following:

• Scarlet or mucous discharge with blood veins - arise when the cervix is eroded, cervicitis or microcracks of the vagina. Usually appear after douching or sexual intercourse.
• Cottage cheese is a sign of candidiasis, better known as thrush. They have a sour smell and cause itching of the genitals. It happens that with candidiasis on the external genital organs white films and raids are formed.
• Foamy or purulent discharge before menstruation and not only is a sign of sexually transmitted diseases, for example, trichomoniasis. They are liquid, abundant and with an unpleasant odor. When gynecological examination, inflammation of the vagina is detected, and sometimes the cervix is eroded. The woman is tormented by itching and burning, abdominal pain and chronic fatigue, sleep disturbance. Sometimes cystitis can be associated with trichomoniasis.
• Brown discharge before menstruation - their causes are very diverse, for example, hormonal imbalance, polyps and endometritis, uterine myoma or endometriosis. Almost always with such discharge, the menstrual cycle is broken and infertility develops. Normally, brown discharge is only in the first days of hormonal contraceptives.
• Yellow or green spotting before and after menstruation - occur with venereal diseases, as well as other inflammatory processes of the uterus, ovaries or fallopian tubes. They are meager, unpleasant to smell.