Vaginal discharge plays an important role in keeping you healthy. The vagina is a bit like a self-cleaning oven, explains Vandna Jerath, MD, FACOG, medical director at Optima Women's Healthcare in ...

Vaginal discharge plays a key role in keeping the vagina healthy. (Photo: Getty images) Although vaginal discharge can be a source of embarrassment or even concern for some, it plays a key role when ...

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Let’s be real — your vagina is like a built-in messenger. It doesn’t send emails, but it does deliver clues about your health through discharge. That slippery, sticky, sometimes confusing fluid isn’t ...

There are certain vaginal discharge colors that'll set off some serious alarm bells (looking at you, green). But then there are others that fall into a confusing middle ground, like gray discharge.

Seeing white discharge in your underwear before a period is usually nothing to worry about. PeopleImages/Getty Images White discharge is a common early sign of your period. You may experience white ...

According to the CDC, bacterial vaginosis is one of the most common vaginal infections among women of reproductive age and often linked to imbalance in vaginal bacteria. Occasional mild irritation ...

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and vaginal yeast infections can both cause pain and discomfort, difficulty urinating, and itching. Other symptoms, such as vaginal discharge, may differ. Treatment will ...