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What does mucus colored discharge mean?
Clear and stretchy — This is “fertile” mucous and means you’re ovulating. Clear and watery — This occurs at different times of your cycle and can be particularly heavy after exercising. Yellow or green — May indicate an infection, especially if it’s thick or clumpy like cottage cheese or has a foul odor.
What causes discharge like mucus?
It’s your body’s way of cleaning and protecting the vagina. For instance, it’s normal for discharge to increase with sexual arousal and ovulation. Exercise, use of birth control pills, and emotional stress may also result in discharge. Abnormal vaginal discharge, however, is usually caused by an infection.
What is a mucus discharge?
The hormones that control your menstrual cycle also make your cervix produce mucus — the gooey stuff on your cervix that comes out of your vagina as discharge. Your cervical mucus changes in color, texture, and amount during your menstrual cycle (especially around ovulation).
Is jelly like discharge normal?
Depending on your cycle and hormones, most women will experience increased clear jelly like discharge around ovulation time. Ovulation is usually around the middle of your menstrual cycle. Your body releases an egg, and in preparation for potentially being fertilised, cervical mucus increases.
What color discharge is bad?
Recognizing Normal and Abnormal Discharge
| Type of Discharge | It Could Be… |
|---|---|
| Thick and white | Vaginal yeast infection |
| White, yellow or grey | Bacterial vaginosis |
| Yellow or green | Trichomoniasis |
| Brown or bloody | Irregular menstruation or a sign of something more serious |
How does fertile discharge look like?
Fertile discharge is thin, clear or white, and slippery, much the same as an egg white. This type of discharge signals that ovulation is approaching. Fertile cervical fluid helps sperm move up the cervix to fertilize an egg. It also keeps the sperm healthy during the journey.
What do the different colors of discharge mean?
Most Common Discharge Colors Clear and Milky are normal colors of vaginal discharge. Cottage Cheesy White can be a sign of a yeast infection. Grey vaginal discharge is a sign of bacterial vaginosis, accompanied by itching and a fishy smell. Green or Yellow is a sign of a more serious condition called Trichomoniasis.
What kind of color should the discharge be?
Normal vaginal discharge when you are not pregnant could be white, brown, yellow or pinkish. It could be thick white discharge after ovulation or watery during ovulation. Also, just before your next period, your vaginal discharge tend to get thick and you will notice dry vagina.
What happens if you lose your mucus plug early?
Losing your mucus plug early isn’t likely a cause for concern, but it could signal a pregnancy complication like preterm labor. After a woman conceives, a layer of mucus begins to block her cervix (the opening of the uterus).
What color is UTI discharge?
if its yellow with green tinge it sounds like an infection possibly uti (urinary tract infection) the only discharge you should be getting at this point is white or clear in colour. green tinge is not a good thing, and the mucus plug isnt green either.