im 16, recently i had unprotective sex
a couple of days later i noticed smelly virginal discharge and have had itching down below
what do you think it could be?
is there a solution?
please help!!!!
a couple of days later i noticed smelly virginal discharge and have had itching down below
what do you think it could be?
is there a solution?
please help!!!!
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Normal discharge doesn't smell, and does not cause any irritation or itching. A discharge is likely to be abnormal if:
it smells fishy
it's thick and white, like cottage cheese
it's greenish and smells foul
there's blood in it (except when you have a period)
it's itchy
you have any genital sores or ulcers
you have abdominal pain or pain on intercourse
it started soon after you had unprotected sex with someone you suspect could have a sexually transmitted disease.
For any vaginal problem, you must take care to avoid substances that may cause more irritation. These are the same as those that can cause vulval irritation, so look at the common-sense steps listed in that section. During a period, change tampons or sanitary pads frequently (at least two or three times a day), and don't use tampons when it isn't your period. Ask your partner to go to a clinic for a check-up if your doctor advises he does so, or if he has any discharge from the urethra (the opening at the end of the penis) or any soreness or irritation of the penis.Don't have sex until the problem has been sorted out.
Each cause of vaginal discharge has its own proper treatment, which could be a cream or tablet, and it's important to follow the treatment instructions from your doctor or the clinic very carefully. If you're asked to return for another check-up, it's important that you do so, even if the discharge has gone. The clinic may be checking for gonorrhoea, which can damage your Fallopian tubes and infect a future sexual partner without you having any further symptoms.
A doctor will look at the vulva for any signs of thrush, and will then insert a metal device called a speculum into the vagina, in order to look at your vagina. Samples of the discharge can be taken by wiping with cotton-wool swabs. A family physician will usually have to send the swabs to a laboratory, so it may be some days before the result is available. A genito-urinary medicine clinic can look at the samples under the microscope straight away, and can usually tell you the diagnosis within half an hour, though they are also sent to the main laboratory for confirmation. Don't be surprised if you see the doctor or nurse testing the acidity of the discharge with litmus paper, or mixing some of it with a liquid (potassium hydroxide) on a glass slide and then sniffing it; these are standard tests for bacterial vaginosis.
it smells fishy
it's thick and white, like cottage cheese
it's greenish and smells foul
there's blood in it (except when you have a period)
it's itchy
you have any genital sores or ulcers
you have abdominal pain or pain on intercourse
it started soon after you had unprotected sex with someone you suspect could have a sexually transmitted disease.
For any vaginal problem, you must take care to avoid substances that may cause more irritation. These are the same as those that can cause vulval irritation, so look at the common-sense steps listed in that section. During a period, change tampons or sanitary pads frequently (at least two or three times a day), and don't use tampons when it isn't your period. Ask your partner to go to a clinic for a check-up if your doctor advises he does so, or if he has any discharge from the urethra (the opening at the end of the penis) or any soreness or irritation of the penis.Don't have sex until the problem has been sorted out.
Each cause of vaginal discharge has its own proper treatment, which could be a cream or tablet, and it's important to follow the treatment instructions from your doctor or the clinic very carefully. If you're asked to return for another check-up, it's important that you do so, even if the discharge has gone. The clinic may be checking for gonorrhoea, which can damage your Fallopian tubes and infect a future sexual partner without you having any further symptoms.
A doctor will look at the vulva for any signs of thrush, and will then insert a metal device called a speculum into the vagina, in order to look at your vagina. Samples of the discharge can be taken by wiping with cotton-wool swabs. A family physician will usually have to send the swabs to a laboratory, so it may be some days before the result is available. A genito-urinary medicine clinic can look at the samples under the microscope straight away, and can usually tell you the diagnosis within half an hour, though they are also sent to the main laboratory for confirmation. Don't be surprised if you see the doctor or nurse testing the acidity of the discharge with litmus paper, or mixing some of it with a liquid (potassium hydroxide) on a glass slide and then sniffing it; these are standard tests for bacterial vaginosis.
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