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Should yellow vaginal discharge be worrying? Is yellow discharge during pregnancy an indication for a gynecological visit as soon as possible? What are the causes of yellow discharge? The question is answered by the drug. Katarzyna Darecka.
What can yellow vaginal discharge indicate?
Hello and welcome. I’m pregnant, it’s been four months here. Until now, pregnancy has been without major problems, although it was not without vomiting, which for some time accompanied me almost every morning. It’s better now, I hope everything will be alright. Yesterday, however, I noticed on my underwear that they appeared to me yellow vaginal discharge. They are quite dense, not very abundant, but still clear. Whether yellow vaginal discharge in pregnancy are a disturbing symptom?
I have never experienced such vaginal discharge before, I had never had such problems before I became pregnant and so far they have not appeared during pregnancy either. I am worried because I have a visit to the gynecologist only in two weeks and I do not know if I should somehow call and postpone the appointment, or is it enough to wait and consult the doctor about the yellow symptoms only during the visit? This is my first pregnancy and such symptoms cause me great anxiety, which in turn may harm the baby. What should I do? Please help.
Your doctor advises you on what to do in case of yellow discharge during pregnancy
Usually vaginal discharge during pregnancy they are milky white or translucent and we call it “leukorrhea”. Such physiological vaginal discharge helps to protect the woman’s genital tract against ascending genital tract infections. However, if the vaginal discharge turns yellow, especially dark yellow – it may indicate an infection, e.g. bacterial vaginosis, trochosomniosis, fungal infection, especially if the vaginal discharge is thick, smelly or accompanied by symptoms such as itching or burning of the external genitalia.
If the color of the vaginal discharge is pale yellow and fairly watery, it may look like urine. amniotic fluidwhich should flow out only during labor, after the continuity of the amniotic sac is broken. However, if amniotic fluid escapes from the genital tract before the term of delivery, premature rupture of the membranes may have occurred, which should be reported to the maternity emergency room as soon as possible.
You should contact your doctor every time the vaginal discharge is not physiological, i.e. if it is not normal, milky white, transparent, non-foul discharge, free of lumps. If the vaginal discharge is dark yellow or green, dense, lumpy, foul-smelling or other symptoms such as itching around the urethra and vagina, burning, pain while urinating – the above symptoms may indicate a vaginal infection that should be treated, so contact the doctor treating the pregnancy as soon as possible.
The same applies to watery, pale yellow, odorless or sweet smelling discharge – contact your pregnancy doctor or nearest emergency room as soon as possible. The doctor, on the basis of a detailed interview and physical examination – in a speculum as in a transvaginal examination, is able to decide on further treatment – treatment or further diagnosis. You should contact your doctor, midwife or the emergency room immediately if you experience vaginal bleeding.
– Lek. Katarzyna Darecka
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