subject: How You Can Fully Grasp And Get Over A White Vaginal Discharge In Detail [print this page] First off a clear discharge is perfectly normal to have and should not be worried about. On the other hand if you have a white vaginal discharge then you most likely have a infection.
Normal discharge helps to keep the vagina clean, lubricated, and free from germs. Usually it will have a thin or clear appearance. This normally happens around the time of your menstrual period.
If you are ovulating, pregnant, or breastfeeding change could occur in your normal discharge appearance and consistency. Also douching, deodorant soaps, or perfume body sprays could upset the pH level of your vagina. This would also cause a difference in your normal discharge.
A white vaginal discharge is most commonly associated with symptoms of a yeast infection. This can be different consistency for everybody from very thin to extremely thick. However a light yellow to dark yellow almost brown discharge means you most likely have a bacterial infection.
You can usually determine how severe the infection is by the depth and texture of the discharge. A white vaginal discharge can go from mildly thin to excessively thick. If it is thin and barely white, it is probably a mild infection and can be cleared up quickly. But if the discharge is thick, very white, and has a cottage cheese consistency then you may be dealing with a yeast overgrowth.
Sometimes if the infection is very severe, you may even experience a thick white discharge with blue specks in it. This type of discharge almost looks like crumbled blue cheese. I know, gross right? After all, yeast is a mold or fungus!
If you are experiencing a white vaginal discharge that severe you need to address the problem immediately, but you really should cure it immediately even if your symptoms aren't that severe anyway. A good way to Tell if a male may have a yeast infection is in his semen. It should be normal fairly thin, if it is real thick he could have a infection and doesn't know it. Most men can have a yeast infection with no symptoms and just keep giving it right back to you after you clear it up.
Sometimes it can be hard to determine which type of discharge you have. Discharge can be normal and abnormal, and the discharge of a yeast infection may mimic bacterial infection symptoms.
Really the best thing to do is just examine the discharge to tell you which one without a doubt. If it is an all white vaginal discharge that may smell a little yeasty to no smell at all, then it's defiantly a yeast infection. If your discharge has a yellow to brownish color with a bad odor, then you are dealing with a bacterial infection. And finally if it is clear to slightly cloudy and thin, then this is probably perfectly normal and have nothing to worry about.
You can reduce the intensity of your normal discharge by remembering to always wipe form front to back to prevent the spread of bacteria and to wear loose clothing with cotton underwear.
I guess the best advice I could give anyone who may have yeast infection problems is to always change out of wet clothes or bathing suits as soon as possible and after intercourse or workouts to shower immediately, basically don't let moisture be present longer than it needs to be.
