what should normal discharge look and smell like?
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Normal vaginal discharge is usually clear or milky and may have a subtle scent that is not unpleasant or foul smelling. It's also important to know that vaginal discharge changes over the course of a woman's menstrual cycle. These changes in color and thickness are associated with ovulation and are natural.
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Normal vaginal discharge, known as leukorrhea, is thin, clear, or milky white, and mild smelling. Changes in vaginal discharge can begin as early as one to two weeks after conception, even before you've missed your period.
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['Unusual vaginal discharge that does not have signs of blood.', 'Difficult or painful urination.', 'Pain during intercourse.', 'Pain and/or a mass in the pelvic area.', 'Unintentional weight loss.']
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Normal vaginal discharge during pregnancy is called leukorrhea and is thin, white, milky, and mild smelling. During pregnancy do not: Use tampons-they can introduce new germs into the vagina.
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['clear, white-flecked, and/or tinged with mucus or blood.', 'no odor.', 'often saturates your underwear.']
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['itching and swelling around the vagina.', 'burning sensations or pain during urination or intercourse.', 'redness and soreness on and surrounding the vagina.', 'unusual vaginal discharge, such as gray clumps that resemble cottage cheese or a very watery discharge.']
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A bit of white discharge, especially at the beginning or end of your menstrual cycle, is normal. However, if the discharge is accompanied by itching and has a thick, cottage cheese-like consistency or appearance, it's not normal and needs treatment. This type of discharge may be a sign of a yeast infection.
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Vaginal discharge is normal, and it typically changes texture and color throughout the menstrual cycle. It is common for discharge to be cloudy or white several days before a period starts. Cramps and white discharge could, therefore, indicate a late period rather than pregnancy.
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However, if the color of the discharge develops a white-gray shade and a strong fishy odor, the discharge may be a sign of an infection. Common symptoms of bacterial vaginosis include milky white and gray discharge with a strong, bad odor.
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The symptoms of a yeast infection may include one or more of the following: Discharge that is usually white/tan in color, similar to cottage cheese and may smell like yeast/bread. Other discharge may be greenish or yellowish, also similar to cottage cheese and may smell like yeast/bread. An increase in discharge.
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['Thin, gray, white or green vaginal discharge.', 'Foul-smelling "fishy" vaginal odor.', 'Vaginal itching.', 'Burning during urination.']
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Vaginal discharge smell Normal discharge can be odorless or have a smell, but it's usually mild and not unpleasant. It might mix with some urine, or blood around the time of menstruation, which can influence how it smells on your underwear.
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['Strong fishy or unpleasant vaginal odor, which may be stronger after sex or menstruating.', 'Increase in vaginal discharge (about 50 percent of the time)', 'Vaginal discharge that is thin in consistency and milky white or gray.', 'Vaginal itching, burning or pain when urinating.']
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Leukorrhea is the medical name for normal vaginal discharge. You may notice it in your underwear. It's usually thick and sticky. It can be white or yellow, but it doesn't cause itching, pain, burning or irritation of the tissue around the vaginal opening.
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According to Davis, healthy discharge is usually clear to white with a thin texture. “Women have their own unique smell to vaginal discharge, but normal discharge does not have a foul-smelling odor.” Zarè adds that like smell, volume differs between patients.
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Normal discharge looks like water, egg whites, or milk, and has an mild odor. If you notice any significant changes in the consistency of your discharge, it could be a sign of an infection. Read on to learn more about watery discharge.
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There is often little or no vaginal discharge; if present, discharge is typically white and clumpy (curd-like) or thin and watery. Symptoms of a yeast infection are similar to a number of other conditions.