Vaginal discharge during puberty: What you need to know

The article was professionally consulted with Specialist Doctor II Huynh Thi Hien - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital.

When entering puberty, a girl's ovaries begin to develop, the amount of hormones also increases, forming vaginal discharge, also known as physiological white blood.

Girlfriends enter puberty, the ovaries begin to develop, the amount of hormones also increases, forming vaginal discharge or physiological white blood. Vaginal discharge often occurs during ovulation, before menstruation or during sexual intercourse. Under normal conditions, discharge is white in color, odorless, slightly sticky.
At puberty, due to the lack of hormonal stability, many girls experience a condition where the discharge is milky white, slightly diluted, odorless and does not itch. This is a normal condition, but if the discharge is white, thin, but accompanied by a bad smell, burning in the private area and other unusual symptoms, you need to be careful. This could be a sign of some of the following conditions:

Cervical ectropion : Endometriosis caused by trichomons bacteria causes the discharge to be profuse, opaque white, foamy, foul-smelling, and sometimes bloody. Cervicitis: A disease caused by fungi, bacteria or protozoa, causing vaginal discharge that is often thin like water, milky white with frequent urination and painful urination. Pelvic inflammatory disease: appear milky discharge and slightly dilute, foul odor, accompanied by vaginal bleeding, loss of appetite, nausea, low-grade fever. Cervical polyps: Symptoms of the disease are thin, milky white discharge with a fishy odor, abnormal vaginal bleeding. Urethritis: Unusual white discharge, in the form of pus, mucus or thin, itchy private area.

Cervical hypertrophy: Patients with cervix grow stronger than normal, in the acute stage, the discharge is milky white, thin, with pus or blood, and the cervical surface is swollen. , ulcerative colitis. This is a very dangerous disease that needs early detection and treatment.

Instead of physiological white vaginal discharge, many girls during puberty, at some point in time the discharge is more than usual and has a slight change in color to yellow. Therefore, if you see yellow discharge in some of the following cases, you do not need to worry.
Yellow discharge at the time of ovulation Normally, the days of ovulation between the menstrual cycle, during puberty, due to hormonal changes, vaginal discharge will be more abundant, yellow, odorless, no itching.
Yellow discharge when coming to the menstrual period Coming to the menstrual period, many girls find the discharge is yellowish in color, large in quantity, odorless, and not itchy, this is a normal phenomenon, due to hormonal changes. change and signal the coming of the "red light" period.

Yellow discharge due to stress Pressure, stress in study and life can also be the cause of this yellow discharge. Instead of worrying, girls should keep their spirits at ease and keep the intimate area clean to avoid the risk of infection.
Besides the above cases, abnormal yellow discharge at puberty can be a sign of gynecological diseases if accompanied by the following other symptoms:
Yellow discharge, fishy smell: If you see vaginal discharge If you have a yellow discharge with a fishy smell, itchiness and swelling, be careful with Vaginosis due to bacterial vaginosis. Vaginal discharge is yellow, frothy, unpleasant odor: Gynecological inflammation caused by infection of the flagellum is the cause of yellow or green discharge, unpleasant odor, burning pain and itching when urinating. These diseases cannot be ignored because they can affect your girlfriend's fertility later on. A lot of yellow discharge, bad smell: The amount of yellow-brown discharge appears too much, the bad smell can be a warning of gynecological diseases such as uterine fibroids, cervical ectropion...

If the discharge is yellow or milky in physiological form, it will quickly return to white while the body's hormones are stable and the girlfriend cleans the private area.

However, if abnormal vaginal discharge persists with many strange symptoms in the private area, you should see a gynecologist immediately. The delay in examination and treatment can make the disease worse, difficult to treat and affect health and fertility later in life.
Currently, gynecological examination has become a familiar thing for many women and girls going through puberty, so you can rest assured to visit without being shy.
Puberty vaginal discharge is something that girls and parents need to monitor regularly, if abnormality is detected, they should soon go to a medical facility for diagnosis and treatment, to avoid complications later.