Vaginal Discharge
Sure, cervical fluid can be unpleasant at times, but it’s also an important indicator of what’s going on inside us - Kelsey Knight
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Vaginal Discharge Is Perfectly Normal. Let’s Talk about It
Jenny Slate's character in 2014's Obvious Child does standup comedy, and one of her sets talks about how at the end of the day, every woman's underwear looks like it fell into a vat of cream cheese. It was a joke all the women laughed at, because they all knew that if they looked in their panties at that very second, they would find some kind of discharge in there. It was a great moment for women, considering someone was talking about vaginal discharge so openly, with no qualms or taboos surrounding it.
Cut to July 2016, and some uninformed challenge is doing the rounds on social media by people who think vaginal discharge is unhealthy, where women are showing off their clean underwear…
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The vagina is self-cleaning – so why does the 'feminine hygiene' industry exist?
From talcum powder to jade eggs and douches, an industry has grown up to sell products – some of which are harmful – that play on women’s fears about being dirty or smelly.
Yes, Cervical Fluid In Your Underwear Is Totally Normal and Not Gross
You’ve probably noticed the fluid in your underwear looks different at various times of the month. Throughout your menstrual cycle, the texture and color of the fluid change in response to the ups and downs of hormones estrogen and progesterone. These cyclic changes are not signs of infection! They are indicators of our health, fertile and infertile times, and where we are in our cycles.
Vaginal discharge: what’s normal?
It’s important to familiarize yourself with your own, unique “typical” vaginal discharge—in terms of smell, color, and changes throughout the cycle.
How to Decode Your Vaginal Discharge
What’s normal — and how to treat what’s not
A color-coded guide to vaginal discharge
It is common to wonder whether the color or consistency of vaginal discharge is normal or needs to be checked out. Vaginal discharge can be many colors, and several indicate a healthy body.
Health Check: what is normal vaginal discharge and what’s not?
Natural vaginal discharge is a rich cocktail of these components: transudate, mucus, sweat, oils, lactobacilli, menstrual flow and cells from the vaginal lining.
How does discharge change across the cycle?
Everything you need to know about vaginal and cervical fluid.
The Superhero in the Vagina
Can researchers harness the power of protective bacteria to guard against a common infection?
Vaginal discharge
Although many cases of vaginal discharge are not caused by sexually transmitted infections and do not need to be treated, common curable sexually transmitted infections can present with this symptom. Controlling the spread of sexually transmitted infections and HIV are key public health priorities worldwide.
What Does Healthy Vaginal Discharge Look Like?
If you notice a change in your discharge color, smell, volume or texture, feel itchy or sore, bleeding between periods or after sex, experience pain when peeing or begin to experience pelvic pain then you should reach out to your gynecologist or doctor. While many discharge abnormalities can be treated quickly and easily it’s best to check for more serious conditions and STIs.
What You Need To Know About Vaginal Discharge
This bodily fluid is perfectly normal, but there may be signs that you need to see your doctor. Find out how to tell the difference.
Your vagina cleans itself: why vagina cleaning fads are unnecessary and harmful
A staggering variety of so-called feminine hygiene products seek to help with “vaginal odour” and discharge, and “keep you fresh”. From deodorants to cucumber cleanses, scented “panty liners”, and the newest fad “vaginal steaming”. These products actively promote the view that women’s vaginas should be discharge-free and either have no smell at all or exude the whiff of rose petals or vanilla pods.
Vaginal Discharge Is Perfectly Normal. Let’s Talk about It
If someone's telling you that there's something wrong with your vaginal discharge, just remember that it's utter nonsense. Celebrate your bodies, ladies, and your healthy, happy vaginas!
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