A Review on Leucorrhea
International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research,
Vol. 10 No. 2 (2022): 2022 Volume - 10 Issue - 2
Abstract
Leucorrhea or vaginal discharge is a whitish or yellowish discharge from the vagina. It is normal during the age of puberty of girls, menstrual cycle beginning and during pregnancy. It is a physiological condition when women experience the vaginal discharge but it may cause irritant during puberty age of girls. Vaginal discharge happens due to stimulation of estrogen hormone. It has 3 types – physiological leucorrhea which is normal , pathological leucorrhea due to presence of bacteria i.e. Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Candida albicans etc and another is inflammatory leucorrhea, It may also result from inflammation or congestion of the vaginal mucosa. For physiological leucorrhea no need of such treatment but personal hygiene should be maintained to avoid worse condition and diet, lifestyle also triggered that condition. Pathological leucorrhea can be treated by antibiotics such as , such as Nystatin, Gentamycin, metronidazole and Povidone. There are many ayurvedic and homeopathic medicine to treat leucorrhea.
Keywords
Leucorrhea, vaginal discharge, Puberty, Ayurvedic treatment, homeopathic treatment.
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Heena Parveen, Kajal Chauhan, Dr. M. Sudhakar. A Review on Leucorrhea. Int. J. of Allied Med. Sci. and Clin. Res. [Internet]. 2022 Jun. 12 [cited 2025 Jul. 13];10(2):219-24. Available from: https://ijamscr.com/ijamscr/article/view/1202
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25. Behara KK. Plants used for gyanecological disorders by tribals of Mayurbhanj district, Orissa, India. Ethobotanical Leafl. 2006;10:129.138.
2. “Definition of LEUKORRHEA” [cited 2015-12-20]. Available from: http://www.merriam-webster.com.
3. leukorrhea. Dhami, P.S 2015. A Textbook of Biology. Jalandhar, Punjab: Pradeep Publications. pp 1/79.
4. leukorrhea | medical disorder. Encyclopaedia Britannica. [retrieved 2015-12-20].
5. Darwin GH 1884. Leucorrhea; or, the "whites." John Heywood.
6. Kulkarni RN, Durge PM. A study of leucorrhoea in reproductive age group women of Nagpur City. Indian J Public Health. 2005;49(4):238-9. PMID 16479906.
7. Tewiri PV, Neelam KMK, Kulkiro MK. A study of lukol in leucorrhoea, pelvic inflammatory diseases and dysfunctional uterine bleeding. Anc Sci Life. 2001;21(2):139-49. PMID 22557044.
8. Tabassum K, Begum S, Rais N, Zulkifle. Analysis of Leucorrhoea manifestations an observational case study. IJHM. 2014;2(2):23-6.
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17. Dawn CS. Dawn’s text book of gynecology and contraception. Kolkata: Dawn Books; 1995. p. 12* Edition.
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21. Kumar N, Choya R. Ethnobotanical notes on some plants used for the treatment of leucorrhoea and other gynecological problems in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh. Indian J Fundam Appl Life Sci. 2012;2(4):126-33.
22. Shukla R, Chakravarty M, Gautam MP. Indigenous medicine used for treatment of gynecological disorders by tribal of Chhattisgarh, India. J Med Plants Res. 2008;2(12):356-60.
23. Satyavati GV, Gupta AK, Tandon N. Medicinal plants of India. New Delhi: Indian Council of Medical Research; 1987.
24. Rekka R, Murugesh S, Prabakaran R. Plants used by Malayali Tribes in Ethnogynaecological disorders in Yercaud hills. Salem District, Tamil Nadu: Southern Eastern Ghats. Sci res report 3.2; 2013. p. 190-2.
25. Behara KK. Plants used for gyanecological disorders by tribals of Mayurbhanj district, Orissa, India. Ethobotanical Leafl. 2006;10:129.138.