Normal Discharge
It does not have a foul smell and typically has no odor at all. Normal vaginal discharge often appears clear or milky when it dries on your panties. Occasionally, you may notice a discharge that is thin and stringy looking. You might call it clear and snotty.
Beside above, what causes random discharge?
Most of the time, vaginal discharge is perfectly normal. The amount can vary, as can odor and color (which can range from clear to a milky white-ish), depending on the time in your menstrual cycle. For example, there will be more discharge when you’re ovulating, breastfeeding, or sexually aroused.
Moreover, what does bad discharge look like?
Consistency: Fluid becomes unusually thinner, or thicker and more textured. Color: Discharge that is gray, green, yellow, or brown. Volume: Significant and unexpected in volume. Smell: Fishy, metallic, or just different.
What kind of discharge is a sign of early pregnancy?
While many women experience vaginal discharge, it’s not often associated with pregnancy. But most pregnant women will secrete sticky, white, or pale-yellow mucus early on in the first trimester and throughout their pregnancy. Increased hormones and vaginal blood flow cause the discharge.
What does Chlamydia look like?
Chlamydia symptoms can include:
Pus-like yellow discharge. Frequent painful urination. Spotting/bleeding between periods or after vaginal intercourse. Rectal pain, bleeding, or discharge.
Why am I always wet down there and smelly?
Bacterial vaginosis, the name for overgrowth of bacteria in the vagina, causes discharge that has a strong, fishy odor. Trichomoniasis, which is spread through sex and caused by the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis, causes a discharge that can also sometimes have a fishy odor (in addition to other symptoms).
When do girls start getting discharge?
Some girls experience a small to moderate amount of clear or white vaginal discharge that starts about 6-12 months before their first period. This is a normal response to growing amounts of the hormone estrogen in the body.
Can stress cause vaginal discharge?
You’re stressed or dealing with another hormonal imbalance
Hormonal imbalances due to stress or other health conditions, like polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), may also cause increases in vaginal discharge.
Can others smell my discharge?
Don’t worry too much about other people noticing the way your vulva smells. Generally other people won’t be able to smell it at all unless they get very close to your vulva, like when you’re having sex, and in that case most people like the way their partners’ vulvas smell.
Why does my Virgin smell?
If your discharge continues to have an odor, you may have bacterial vaginosis (BV). BV is a vaginal infection but it’s not considered to be a sexually transmitted infection (STI). (Girls who are sexually active and who have BV often complain of more odor with sex).
