Birth control pills are one of the safest, most effective, and popular methods of birth control. The birth control pill has helped many people in a number of different ways and it gives us a sexual freedom that we did not have before. But we should always remember...
Brown discharge during menstrual flow is fairly common among women. Brown discharge at any time of menstrual cycle is most often associated with old endometrial tissues. In general, brown discharge is commonly a result of the long menstrual period – the long...
What could be the reason for brown smelly vaginal discharge ? Brown discharge during menstrual flow is fairly common among women. Brown discharge at any time of menstrual cycle is most often associated with old endometrial tissues. In general, brown discharge is...
How we get sexually transmitted infections? How infection transmission is happening? How sexually transmitted infections get passed along? Not all STIs/STDs are transmitted the same way. Here are the basics about how infections can be passed through intimate play....
What is Pelvic Inflammatory Disease? Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a serious infection in the upper genital tract which called female reproductive organs (uterus, Fallopian tubes and ovaries). PID can be sexually transmitted or naturally occurring. In most...
Trichomoniasis vaginal discharge is very typical – usually infection starts with a greenish yellow, frothy, fishy-smelling vaginal discharge. Trichomoniasis is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) that affects young, sexually active women. Trichomoniasis...
Gonorrhea vaginal discharge is very typical – increased yellowish vaginal discharge in combination with general irritation of the outer area of the vagina (redness and swelling of the genitals), burning or itching of the vaginal area and vaginal bleeding between...
If your vulva smells fishy, it is almost certain that you have bacterial vaginosis (also known as “anaerobic vaginosis”). This is an imbalance in the bacteria in the vagina. All women have harmless bacteria in their vaginal passage. In bacterial vaginosis,...
Chlamydia vaginal discharge could be noted only in 25-30% cases. Most typical for Chlamydia is abnormal vaginal discharge (mucus or pus), smelling yellowish discharge from the cervix – both combined with frequent urges to urinate (much more than usual)....
Vaginal discharge and itching could be pretty disturbing. Vaginal itching is a tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin of the vagina and the surrounding area (vulva). The itching may cause a desire to scratch the affected area. Although vaginal itching is the...
Over 75% of all women will get a yeast infection at some point in their lives. So, while unpleasant, yeast infections are really quite common. And white discharge also very common during vaginal yeast infection. If you are experiencing the following symptoms, chances...
Smelly vaginal discharge can create a lot of problems for social and sexual life. Many girls and women are asking curiously if vaginal smell is a normal phenomena or there should not be any specific vaginal smell? In principle it is normal for every woman’s vagina to...
Vaginal discharge is the result of secretions produced from small glands in the lining of the vagina and the cervix. All women have a little discharge starting a year or two before puberty and ending after the menopause. How much discharge a woman notices changes from...
Vaginal itching during Thrush (yeast infection) Yeast infection is a fungal infection caused by Candida albicans. About 1 woman in 5 has Candida in her vagina without it causing any symptoms. Hormones in the vaginal secretions and the “friendly” vaginal bacteria keep...
Bartholin cyst (Bartholin’s gland cyst) is a swollen fluid-filled lump that develops from a blockage of one of the Bartholin’s glands. Bartholin glands are small glands located on each side of the opening to the vagina – in the lips of the labia that...
