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vaginal discharge

any discharge from the vagina. A clear or pearly-white discharge occurs normally. Throughout the reproductive years the amount varies greatly from woman to woman, and the amount and character vary in each woman at different times in her menstrual cycle. Before menarche and after menopause, the quantity of discharge is usually less than during the reproductive years. The discharge is largely composed of secretions of the endocervical glands. Inflammatory conditions of the vagina and cervix often cause an increase in the discharge, which may then have a foul odor and cause pruritus of the perineum and external genitalia.

vaginal discharge

Obstetrics A whitish fluid arising in the vagina, a normal finding in pregnancy

vaginal discharge

The release from the VAGINA of a clear or creamy fluid which may or may not be offensive. Some degree of discharge, compounded of mucus from the glands in the CERVIX and cast-off cells from the vaginal lining, is normal. Profuse, offensive discharge may be caused by a retained tampon or by infection with Candida albicans or Trichomonas vaginalis .

Vaginal discharge

discharge of secretions from the cervical glands of the vagina; normally clear or white
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A total of 100 women in reproductive age with the complaints of vaginal discharge were eligible and consented for the study in the study period after administering inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Clinical and aetiological pattern of vaginal discharge in patients attending STD clinic of a tertiary hospital
Diagnosis is confirmed by a wet preparation (saline, 10% KOH) or gram stain of vaginal discharge showing budding yeasts, hyphen or pseudo hyphae, and a positive culture, in a setting of normal vaginal pH (<4.
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A total of 100 females in the age group of 5 years to 70 years who presented with the complaint of vaginal discharge to the outdoor patient department of dermatology, venereology and leprosy at a tertiary care hospital in North India, were included in the study.
A study of etiopathogenesis of vaginal discharge in a tertiary care hospital in North India
A clinical trial without control group was carried out in order to describe the efficacy and safety of a single dose of an oral combination medication with 2 g secnidazole and 150 mg fluconazole in women with symptomatic vaginal discharge syndrome was performed.
Efectividad y seguridad de la combinacion fluconazol mas secnidazol para el tratamiento de flujo vaginal sintomatico. Bogota, Colombia
Trichomoniasis most often presents as a yellowish-green vaginal discharge with a strong odor.
Trichomoniasis
After treatment with Ciprofloxacin and Tinidazole combination, vaginal discharge was observed clear and transparent at next estrus.
Clinical management of repeat breeding syndrome in bovines
The antenatal coverage is 46% (Pakistan, 2007) in Pakistan and women with low socioeconomic status do not routinely seek medical advise for mild to moderate problems of vaginal discharge.
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The diagnosis of puerperal sepsis was made on the presence of fever of more than 38 degrees C, foul smelling vaginal discharge, open perineal/ abdominal wound, and distended abdomen presenting within 10 days of delivery All patients admitted through out-patient department or emergency fulfilling the criteria were included in the study.
Puerperal Sepsis - Presentation, Management and Outcome - A hospital based study
Infections by Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealytycum in vaginal discharge.
A comparative analysis of medicinal plants used by three tribes of Chittagong Hill Tracts region, Bangladesh to treat leukorrhea
In presence of abnormal vaginal discharge, both vaginal PH and Whiff test has 100 per cent sensitivity (4).
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Clinical samples of vaginal discharge were collected with informed consent from 500 women referred to genital clinic of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences in Shahrekord, Iran.
Development of a latex agglutination test as a simple and rapid method for diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection
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Common disease under the radar

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