04/08/2026
👩🏻🌸 VAGINAL DISCHARGE (Leucorrhoea)
A Complete Public Guide
By
Dr iFTHi
Colour • Meaning • Possible Cause • What To Do
«Normal va**nal discharge is the body's natural way of keeping the va**na clean, healthy and protected from infections.»
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✅ NORMAL DISCHARGE
💦 Clear, Thin & Watery
Meaning: Normal
Common Causes:
• Daily va**nal secretions
• Exercise
• Sexual arousal
• Pregnancy
What to Do:
✅ No treatment needed if there is no itching, pain, foul smell or bleeding.
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🥚 Clear, Stretchy (Egg-White)
Meaning: Normal
Usually Seen During:
• Ovulation (fertile period)
What to Do:
✅ No treatment needed.
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🤍 Milky White / Creamy
Meaning: Usually Normal
Common During:
• Before periods
• After periods
• Pregnancy
Normal If:
• No itching
• No foul smell
• No burning
• No pain
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⚠ ABNORMAL DISCHARGE
🧀 Thick White (Curd / Cottage Cheese)
Possible Cause:
• Yeast Infection (Candida)
Symptoms:
• Severe itching
• Burning
• Redness
• Swelling
• Pain during urination or in*******se
Risk Factors:
• Diabetes
• Pregnancy
• Antibiotics
• Steroid use
• Low immunity
➡ Consult your doctor if severe, recurrent or during pregnancy.
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💛 Yellow
Possible Cause:
• Bacterial infection
• Sexually transmitted infection (STI)
Associated Symptoms:
• Bad smell
• Burning
• Fever
• Pelvic pain
➡ Medical consultation advised.
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💚 Green
Possible Cause:
• Trichomoniasis
• Gonorrhoea
• Severe bacterial infection
Associated Symptoms:
• Foul smell
• Itching
• Burning
• Pain while passing urine
• Pelvic pain
➡ Requires medical treatment.
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🩶 Yellow-Green Frothy (Foamy)
Highly Suggestive Of:
• Trichomoniasis (STI)
Associated Symptoms:
• Fishy smell
• Itching
• Burning
• Pain during in*******se
➡ Both partners should be evaluated and treated.
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⚪ Grey / Grayish White
Possible Cause:
• Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)
Typical Features:
• Thin discharge
• Fishy odour
• Odour increases after in*******se
➡ Requires treatment.
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🟠 Orange
Possible Cause:
• Blood mixed with discharge
• Infection
• Cervicitis
• Trichomoniasis
➡ Consult your doctor if persistent.
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🟡 Thick Yellow Pus-like (Mucopurulent)
Possible Cause:
• Cervicitis
• Gonorrhoea
• Chlamydia
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
➡ Needs prompt medical evaluation.
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🤎 Brown
May Be Normal:
• Beginning or end of periods
• Old blood
• After childbirth
May Be Abnormal:
• Hormonal imbalance
• Pregnancy complications
• Cervical polyp
• Endometrial disease
• Cervical cancer
• Uterine cancer
➡ Persistent brown discharge should be evaluated.
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🌸 Pink
Possible Causes:
• Beginning of menstruation
• Ovulation spotting
• Implantation bleeding
• After in*******se
• After delivery
➡ Seek medical advice if persistent or associated with pain.
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🩸 Bloody / Blood-Stained (Outside Menstrual Period)
🚨 Not Normal
Possible Causes:
• Pregnancy complications
• Cervical infection
• Cervical polyp
• Fibroid
• Cervical cancer
• Uterine cancer
➡ Needs medical evaluation.
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🚨 SEEK MEDICAL CARE IMMEDIATELY IF YOU HAVE
🔴 Foul or fishy smell
🔴 Green, grey, orange or pus-like discharge
🔴 Heavy bleeding
🔴 Bleeding after menopause
🔴 Bleeding after s*xual in*******se
🔴 Severe itching or burning
🔴 Pain during urination
🔴 Pain during in*******se
🔴 Lower abdominal or pelvic pain
🔴 Fever
🔴 Ge***al ulcers, sores or blisters
🔴 Pregnancy with abnormal discharge
🔴 Sudden gush or continuous leaking of clear fluid during pregnancy
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🤰 DURING PREGNANCY
✅ Clear or milky discharge is usually normal.
🚨 Consult your doctor if discharge is:
• Green
• Yellow
• Grey
• Foul-smelling
• Blood-stained
• Associated with pain or fever
• Continuous watery leakage
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👵 AFTER MENOPAUSE
Normally, va**nal discharge decreases.
Any of the following should be evaluated:
• Bloody discharge
• Brown discharge
• Persistent watery discharge
• Foul-smelling discharge
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🌸 COMMON RISK FACTORS
• Poor ge***al hygiene
• Diabetes
• Pregnancy
• Uncontrolled blood sugar
• Recent antibiotic use
• Steroid use
• Low immunity
• Unsafe s*xual practices
• Tight synthetic underwear
• Prolonged damp clothing
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🌿 PREVENTION
✅ Maintain good ge***al hygiene
✅ Wash only the external ge***al area with water
✅ Wipe front to back
✅ Wear loose cotton underwear
✅ Change sanitary pads regularly
✅ Change wet clothes promptly
✅ Practice safe s*x
✅ Control diabetes
✅ Avoid unnecessary antibiotics
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❌ AVOID
❌ Vaginal douching
❌ Perfumed washes or sprays
❌ Repeated self-medication
❌ Steroid-containing creams without medical advice
❌ Ignoring persistent symptoms
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💡 REMEMBER
✅ Not every va**nal discharge is a disease.
Normal discharge is usually:
✔ Clear
✔ Milky white
✔ Mild or odourless
✔ Non-irritating
✔ Varies during the menstrual cycle
Abnormal discharge is commonly associated with:
❌ Bad smell
❌ Itching
❌ Burning
❌ Pain
❌ Fever
❌ Bleeding
❌ Green, grey, yellow, orange or pus-like discharge
👩🏻⚕️ If you are unsure whether your va**nal discharge is normal or abnormal, consult a qualified healthcare professional. Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent complications.
