Your vaginal discharge is like your body’s built-in health update.

It keeps things clean and balanced, and gives you early signals when something’s off.

Let’s break it down 👇

🔹 Clear / White — Totally Normal

Thin, clear, or milky white discharge = your body doing its job.

Around ovulation, it turns stretchy, slippery, egg-white like — a sign your fertility is at its peak.

It’s made of water, cervical mucus, and lactobacilli (good bacteria that keep your vaginal pH healthy).

No smell + no discomfort = all good.

🟡 Yellow or Green — Pay Attention

Light yellow? Sometimes just sweat, dehydration, or diet.

But thick yellow-green discharge with a bad smell is a red flag 🚩

It may signal infections like:

• Trichomoniasis
• Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)

If there’s itching, burning, or odour → see your doctor.

⚪️➡️⚫️ Grey — BV Alert

Greyish discharge + a strong fishy smell is classic Bacterial Vaginosis.

It happens when the vaginal bacteria get out of balance.

Often smells stronger after intercourse.

🌸 Pink / Brown — Usually Normal, Sometimes Not

This often shows up:

• before or after your period
• after sex (tiny cervical bleeding is common)

But persistent pink or brown discharge can also mean:

• cervical polyps
• cervical irritation/erosion
• Rarely, malignancies

👉 Never ignore repeated blood-stained discharge.

🔴 Red or Bloody — Depends on Timing

During your period? Normal.

Outside your cycle? Might be due to:

• hormonal changes
• contraceptive side effects
• cervical polyps
• Rarely, genital malignancies

Unexplained bleeding = check-up time.

🤍 Thick, White & Clumpy — Yeast Infection

If your discharge looks like cottage cheese, think Candida.

Common symptoms:

• intense itching
• irritation
• burning during sex or urination

Easily treatable — but don’t ignore it.

⚠️ When to See a Gynaecologist

If your discharge:

• Suddenly changes colour
• smells unusual
• comes with itching, burning, pelvic pain, or bleeding

👉 Your vagina is sending you a message. Listen to it.