Weird discharge - warning, kind of gross? ?

Question

Hi, this is kind of gross so if you are just going to say 'ew' take your immature self somewhere else.

Once in awhile I get this almost chunky white discharge. I obviously thought it was a yeast infection - even though it comes and goes but I went to the doctor and she did all kinds of tests and said that it was... nothing. It is really gross though. It doesn't smell like anything. Does anybody else get this or know how to stop it?

Answer 1

It's normal. It basically is nothing. I don't know the scientific term... but I think everyone has it. At least all women ;).

Answer 2

It's actually called Smegma, i know that sounds like something out of the scifi "Red Dwarf" but no, i kid you not, that's what it is called since the mid 19th century, i believe the etymology of the term is that old, Red Dwarf likely got the term "Smeg!" from that due to the purile stigmatising which is sometimes associated with it..

Normal secretions.

Be warned though, it is normal enough but sometimes immature people will see it as a sign of uncleanliness.

It isn't, though you obviously produce quite a bit of this secretion which nature creates to keep your soft tissues moist.

http://www.answers.com/smegma

As it says, we guys get it as well and is immaturely called Cheese and subject to derision, so if you take a boyfriend into your confidence and tell him, don't be surprised if you fall out with him over the reactions.

Just washing your genital area more frequently will help keep it down and i'd keep it to yourself, it's just the way your body works, is natural and not unclean, nobody else needs know except yourself and any partner should understand it's just your body doing it's thing, if and when they notice.

Answer 3

If it only happens occasionally in the month its fine. It shouldn't be like that all the time.. it should go through phases and when you get most fertile it becomes thin and slippery like egg-white. Evening primrose oil and drinkin loads of water helps with the consistency. Good luck x

Answer 4

Some discharge can be caused by 'over cleaning' the v****a, which actually washes away the good bacteria that protect the v****a. Although it is totally normal for women to have discharge.