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[13] [2] The discharge is usually white or slightly gray, and may have a musty smell. [13] [2] The normal discharge of pregnancy does not contain blood or cause itching. [13] The pH of the vaginal discharge in pregnancy tends to be more acidic than normal due to increased production of lactic acid. [13]
Lochia serosa which persists to some weeks after birth can indicate late postpartum hemorrhaging, and should be reported to a physician. Lochia alba (or purulenta) is the name for lochia once it has turned whitish or yellowish-white. It typically lasts from the second through the third to sixth weeks after delivery.
[citation needed] The amount of discharge may increase due to vaginal infection, and it may disappear and reappear from time to time. This discharge can keep occurring for years, in which case it becomes more yellow and strong-smelling. It is usually a non-pathological symptom secondary to inflammatory conditions of the vagina or cervix. [5]
A thick, white discharge with the texture of cottage cheese is a common symptom of a yeast infection, which occurs when the levels of yeast in your vagina are off-balance. Let your doctor know ...
“Most women or people with vaginas do have discharge from the vagina,” Dr. Alyssa Dweck, a New York-based gynecologist and co-author of The Complete A to Z for Your V, tells Yahoo Life. She ...
Women have the right to control matters involving their sexuality including their sexual and reproductive health. Violation of these rights include forced pregnancy, forced sterilization, forced abortion and genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation is the complete or partial removal of a female's external genitals.
Women who have an anal tear are less likely to have resumed sex after six months [10] and one year, [11] but they have normal sexual function 18 months later. [12] Assisted vaginal delivery using suction or forceps is correlated with increases in the frequency or severity of painful sex, [8] the delay in resuming sex, and sexual problems. [13]
Though pay disparity between men and women has closed considerably through the years, according to Pew Research, women on average still make only 82% of what men earn. In 2002, women earned ...