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Doctor Responses: Vaginal Discharge
Dr Pixie answers your most frequently asked questions about vaginal discharge such as: What causes it? What colour is normal? Is it normal to have discharge permanently?
With thanks to the Baker Street Medical Centre
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i'm 15, and been suffering from discharge, which can sometimes smell strong, and like vinegar, it isn't like this all the time, but i am worried it may be an infection.
Hey, I am 19 and for about a year now I have been getting a thick, grainy-type discharge, looks like cottage cheese and the doctors and nurses I have visited can't seem to be able to tell me what it is; it smells like raw potatoes – like starch and I'm sure that is not normal, it smells nothing like musk. I found it on my partner's body parts after sex, that's how I discovered it as more often than not, it just stays in the vagina and doesn't move unless pulled out.
I got tested for thrush, the test came back negative.
I have no idea what it could be but I want it gone because it is tremendously embarassing. If somebody could tell me what it is and how to get rid of it, I'd be so very grateful to you!
Hi i have heard a viginal discharge for years am worried,though its not smelly but its creamish sometimes red am so scared to go to the doctor would you please help. Is it an infection ,STD what. Thanks i would be greatful for the help
Hi there, i have noticed i have vaginal discharge every few days which is thick (stringy) but doesnt smell… and also im on the celest pill and i keep getting what looks like small clots of blood..very dark and brown and that can also sometimes be stringy but doesnt smell.. any ideas what this might be?!
im 15 and i didnt get a period about 3 months and iam not sexualy active i also found cotage-cheese like discharge,iam very embaressed to tell my mum or the doctors is tehre a way to stop it myself?
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im 15 and im not sexually active. i have discharge all the time! im pretty sure its not normal, it smells, its like a creamy color. its worse when im hot or wearing tight clothes. i have it for about two or three years now and i get really paranoid about it. i feel like i cant be myself cause im dirty and smelly. i know i should probably go and see my doctor because im really worried its not normal but its really embarrasing, i dont have the guts to bring it up to anyone and i dont know what to do, please help.
i am quite sexually active and haven't been careful all the time, i have had vaginal discharge for a while now and it can get quite smelly and thick at times, other times its not so noticable, i dont think its thrush because im not itchy, can you help as im worried about it being something serious
i am 18 and sexually active and im on the microgynon pill. i have notice from i started taking this that i have devloped vaginal discharge which does smell, i get very self consiouse and fear that every1 can smell it 2, i ahvent had sex recently because of this as i am 2 self consious, last month i didnt have a break from the pill i just kept taking it instead could this be the cause of this??
Ive havne't long came off the condraceptive injection back in mid july, i was ment to have it again. But since then i've been having periods every day for over 5 weeks now. I have a few days with no periods, but its really gettin 2 much now.
HI M NAMES MEGAN I AM 14 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE JUST STARTED MY PERIDOS AND I KEEP GETING SMELLY DISCHANJE AND ITS THIBCK AN YELLOW AND IM TO IMBAREST TO GO THE DOCORS OR TELL MY MUM PLEASEE CAN U HELP ME XX