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Your pH is off. “The most common cause of vaginal odor is an imbalance in the normal flora in the vagina,” which causes a fishy odor, irritation, and thin to no vaginal discharge, says Dr ...
Frequency. ~ 5% to 70% of women [11] Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an infection of the vagina caused by excessive growth of bacteria. [6][12] Common symptoms include increased vaginal discharge that often smells like fish. [2] The discharge is usually white or gray in color. [2] Burning with urination may occur. [2]
Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) most often spread by vaginal, oral, or anal sex. [1] It can also spread through genital touching (manual sex). [1] People who are infected may spread the disease even when symptoms are not present. [2] Diagnosis is by finding the parasite in the vaginal fluid using a microscope, culturing ...
Vaginal discharge. Vaginal discharge is a mixture of liquid, cells, and bacteria that lubricate and protect the vagina. [1][2] This mixture is constantly produced by the cells of the vagina and cervix, and it exits the body through the vaginal opening. The composition, amount, and quality of discharge varies between individuals and can vary ...
The vaginal flora consists of those organisms which generally do not cause symptoms and is dominated mainly by Lactobacillus species. [13] Disruption of the normal flora can cause a vaginal yeast infection. Vaginal yeast infection can affect women of all ages and is very common. The yeast Candida albicans is the most common cause of vaginitis ...
Leukorrhea or (leucorrhoea British English), also known as fluor albus, is a thick, whitish, yellowish or greenish vaginal discharge. [1][2] [3] It has also been referred to as " the whites ". [4] There are many causes of leukorrhea, the usual one being estrogen imbalance. [citation needed] The amount of discharge may increase due to vaginal ...
Trichomonas vaginalis from a vaginal swab. This is a heavy infection; there were probably thousands of trichomonads in the vagina. Alfred Francois Donné (1801–1878) was the first to describe a procedure to diagnose trichomoniasis through "the microscopic observation of motile protozoa in vaginal or cervical secretions" in 1836.
Vaginal yeast infection, also known as candidal vulvovaginitis and vaginal thrush, is excessive growth of yeast in the vagina that results in irritation. [5][1] The most common symptom is vaginal itching, which may be severe. [1] Other symptoms include burning with urination, a thick, white vaginal discharge that typically does not smell bad ...