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Remedies for vaginal discharge

VAGINAL DISCHARGE

Vaginal discharge serves an important housekeeping function in the female reproductive system. Fluid made by glands inside the vagina and cervix carries away dead cells and bacteria. This keeps the vagina clean and helps prevent infection.

Most of the time, vaginal discharge is perfectly normal. The amount can vary, as can odor and hue (it's clor can range from clear to a milky white-ish), depending on the time in your menstrual cycle. For example, there will be more discharge if you are ovulating, breastfeeding, or are sexually aroused. The smell may be different if you are pregnant or you have not been diligent about your personal hygiene.

None of those changes is cause for alarm. However, if the color, smell, or consistency seems significantly unusual, especially if it accompanied by vaginal itching or burning, you could be noticing an infection or other condition.
and now....

WHAT CAUSE ABNORMAL DISCHARGE???

Any cahneg in the vagina's balance of normal bactery can affect the smell, color, or discharge texture. These are a few of the things that can upset that balance :

• Antibiotic or steroid use
• Bacterial vaginosis, a bacterial infection more common in pregnant women or women who have multiple sexual partners
• Birth control pills
• Cervical cancer
• Chlamdiya or gonorhea (STDs), sexually transmitted infections
• Diabetes
• Douches, scented soaps or lotions, bubble bath
• Pelvic infection after surgery
• Pelvic infalmmatory disease
• Trichomoniasis, a parasitic infection typically contracted and caused by having unprotected sex
• Vaginal atrophy, the thining and drying out of the vaginal walls during monopause
• Vaginitis, irritation in or around the vagina
• Yeast infections

See the table below :

Table . Types of Abnormal Discharge and Their Possible Causes

Types of Discharge	What it Might Mean	Other  Symptoms
Bloody or brown	Irregular menstrual cycles, or less often, cervical or endometrial cancer	Abnormal vaginal, bleeding, pelvic pain
Cloudy or yellow	Gonorhea	Bleeding between periods, urinary incontinence, pelvic pain
Frothy, yellow or greenish with a bad smell	Trichomoniasis	Pain and itching while urinating
Pink	Shedding of the uterine lining after
Thick, white, cheesy	Yeast infection	Swelling and pain around the vulva, itching, painful sexual intercouse
White, gray, or yellow with fishy odor	Bacterial vaginosis	Itching or burning, redness and swelling of the vagina or vulva

DIAGNOSE ABNORMAL DISCHARGE ??

If you want to visit a doctor. The doctor will start by taking a health history and asking about your symptomps. Question may include :

• When did the abnormal discharge begin ?
• What color is the dicharge ?
• Is there any smell ?
• Do you have any itching, pain, or burning in or around the vagina ?
• Do you have more than one sexual partner ?
• Do you douche ?

The doctor may take a sample of the discharge or do a Pap test to collect cells from your cervix for futher examination.

and how to treat your vaginal discharge ?? 

TREATMENT 

How your vaginal discharge are treated will depend on what is causing the problem. For example, yeast infections are usually treated with antifungal medications inserted into vagina in cream or gel form. Bacterial vaginosis is treated with antibiotic pills or creams. Trichomoniasis is usually treated with the drug metronidazole (Flagyl)  / tinidazole (Tindamax)

Here, some tips for you to preventing vaginal infections that can lead to abnormal discharge :

• Keep always your vagina clean by washing regularly with a gentle, mid soap and warm water
• Never use scented soaps and feminine products or douche. Also avoid feminine sprays and bubble baths.
• after going to the bathroom, always wipe from front to back to prevent bacteria from getting into the vagina and causing an infection.
• you must wear 100% cotton underpants, and avoid overly tight clothing.

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