Bacterial Vaginosis
Symptoms
About half of women with bacterial vaginosis have no telltale symptoms.2 Bacterial vaginosis does not typically cause itching. But it does cause:
- An excessive grayish white vaginal discharge, unlike normal vaginal discharge (1 in 3 women with bacterial vaginosis describe the discharge as yellow).3
- 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: | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS | Last Updated: March 17, 2008 |
| Medical Review: |
Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH - Infectious Disease |
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