Discharge: From puberty to menopause, having some va ginal discharge is normal. The quantity can vary from woman to woman and throughout the monthly cycle, the first few days of the cycle is your period, following this, the discharge can be white, creamy or yellow, thick and sticky. Ovulation then occurs and the discharge changes to slippery, clearer, stretchy and wet. Following this, if you don’t become pregnant, it then changes to thick and sticky, becoming hostile to sperm. Discharge becomes abnormal if there are other symptoms with it or the colour and amount changes, for example, becoming chalky white with candida (thrush) or frothy yellow or green with trichomonaisis, a se xually transmitted infection. It is therefore important to be sexually responsible. Hormonal contraceptions and having a condition where the inner lining of the cervix protrudes outward (called, ectropion) can also change the discharge so it becomes copious. A condition you should worry about is cancer and if affecting the va gina, cervix or lining of the womb, can also cause an increase and change in the type of discharge such that it becomes thinner and blood stained. Should this happen, see your doctor who will offer a va ginal examination to ensure if its healthy and make referral if required. Just like the armpits, the skin around the labia has a lot of sweat glands. The va gina also produces fluid to keep it healthy and maintain balance at an acidic level.
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