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What Causes Chronic Vaginal Discharge?

I have been having vaginal discharge everyday of my life since I was 9. I am now 20 years old and it s still happens everyday, the consistency changes from watery ,to clear, to thick mucus like,and sometimes it s white. Is this normal, and if it is how do I explain to my significant other that it s nothing to worry about.
posted on Mon, 10 Aug 2015
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Hi,
There are normally glands in vagina and cervix ,which release mucus form and clear secretion to maintain the PH of vagina.If the discharge is foul smelled and you get fever or any sign which alarms any infection then you may need to get checked by gynaec.Otherwise vagina has normal secretions.
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Dr.Maheshwari
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What Causes Chronic Vaginal Discharge?

Hi, There are normally glands in vagina and cervix ,which release mucus form and clear secretion to maintain the PH of vagina.If the discharge is foul smelled and you get fever or any sign which alarms any infection then you may need to get checked by gynaec.Otherwise vagina has normal secretions. Regards, Dr.Maheshwari