Bacterial Vaginosis
Symptoms
About half of women with bacterial vaginosis have no symptoms.1 Bacterial vaginosis does not typically cause itching. But it does cause:
- An excessive grayish white vaginal discharge, unlike normal vaginal discharge (1 out of 3 women who have bacterial vaginosis describe the discharge as yellow).2
- A bothersome "fishy" odor, which is usually worse after sex (intercourse).
Other conditions with similar symptoms include some sexually transmitted diseases (especially trichomoniasis), urinary tract infection, and vaginal yeast infection.
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| Author: | Sandy Jocoy, RN | Last Updated: February 18, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Sarah Anne Marshall, MD - Family Medicine Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH - Infectious Disease | |
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