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A healthy vagina produces secretions to cleanse and regulate itself, similar to how saliva cleanses and regulates the environment of the mouth. These vaginal secretions are normal vaginal discharge. Any interference with the delicate balance of vaginal secretions sets up an environment conducive to infection.
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is clear and thin -- that sort of discharge usually occurs around ovulation, and vaginal secretions during sexual arousal may also have this appearance...
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www.scarleteen.com/article/body/honorably_discharged_a_...
www.scarleteen.com/article/body/honorably_discharged_a_guide_to_vaginal_secretions
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Changes in the color, consistency, amount, and/or smell of vaginal secretions that are unlike your normal monthly changes may be a reason to be concerned. Infections are more likely to occur immediately before and during your period, when the vaginal environment is at its least acidic.
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Dear Alice, This might sound like a gross question, but I do need an answer! ... You can follow your own cycle by feeling the entrance of your vagina with your finger daily, looking at the secretions, being aware of sensations of vaginal wetness or dryness, and recording these characteristics every day for several cycles.
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The only other marker tested significantly associated with IL-6 mRNA+ was the presence of streptococcus in vaginal secretions (30.8% versus 9.4% in the IL-6+ and-groups, p = 0.03). Although the difference did not reach statistical significance (p <0.06 and 0.08, respectively), in women with IL-6 mRNA in cervical...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15893869
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Enterococcus faecium T8, isolated from vaginal secretions of children with human immunodeficiency virus, produces a class IIa sec-dependent bacteriocin that is structurally different from three other class IIa sec-dependent bacteriocins, i. ... The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology...
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It represents cervical and vaginal secretions that contain old vaginal wall cells (epithelium). As long as there is no vulvar burning/itching, this does not represent a symptomatic yeast infection.
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www.wdxcyber.com/mvagina.htm
www.wdxcyber.com/mvagina.htm
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Information about vaginal discharge from the American Academy of Family Physicians. ... Two sexually transmitted infections, chlamydia and gonorrhea, can also cause vaginal discharge. These are infections of the cervix caused by bacteria. Sometimes the only symptom may be an increase of vaginal discharge.
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familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/women/reproductive/vaginal/194.html
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