Menstrual disorders can become a potential cause of many gynecological diseases, and understanding menstruation is essential. What kind of physical signal is menstruation? If some women report a decrease in vaginal discharge, they may experience menstruation soon. Is this really the case? With questions in mind, let's go take a look together.
Does vaginal discharge decrease during menstruation
1. Between two menstrual periods, there is a peak in estrogen secretion, during which the amount of vaginal discharge is high.
2. After ovulation, progesterone increases and inhibits the secretion of cervical mucus, resulting in less and thicker vaginal discharge.
3. Within a few days before and after menstruation, due to pelvic congestion, there is an increase in vaginal exudate and slightly more vaginal discharge.
4. After pregnancy, sexual arousal, and sexual intercourse, vaginal discharge also increases.
5. Women of childbearing age have significantly increased vaginal discharge before menstruation.
6. A decrease in vaginal discharge before menstruation indicates a high level of progesterone in the body.
What does high progesterone indicate
1. Unpregnant women have higher levels of progesterone
Unpregnant women can carefully observe whether their progesterone levels change with the menstrual cycle, and whether they are only elevated during the menstrual period. If so, it is a normal situation. If not, they need to go to the hospital for examination and treatment, as some diseases can also cause elevated progesterone levels, such as lipid ovarian tumors and corpus luteum cysts, as well as molar pregnancy and choriocarcinoma. In addition, female endocrine disorders can also lead to increased progesterone levels in the female body.
2. Pregnant women with high progesterone levels
If pregnant women have high progesterone levels, they may consider the possibility of embryonic dysplasia and should go to the hospital for a follow-up examination as soon as possible to clarify their condition. Because if progesterone is too high and severe, it can affect key areas of the fetus such as the spine, anus, and limbs, causing deformities, and may also lead to serious consequences of women becoming men.
Moreover, excessive secretion of progesterone can cause adverse reactions in the decidua of pregnancy, as well as affect the implantation and development of the fertilized egg, leading to miscarriage. There are two sources of progesterone during pregnancy: one is produced by the corpus luteum of the ovary, and the other is secreted by the trophoblast cells of the placenta. After 6-8 weeks of pregnancy, the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum of the ovary gradually decreases, and then it is replaced by progesterone produced by the placenta. If the connection between the two is disrupted, miscarriage is prone to occur.
Increased vaginal discharge does not necessarily mean that menstruation is coming soon, it may also be other issues. For the premonitory signs of menstruation, we can determine whether menstruation is coming by combining other symptoms. During menstruation, women need to pay attention to keeping warm and avoid eating spicy and frozen foods. If increased vaginal discharge is another issue, timely treatment is necessary.
