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Is it possible that I might have an std?
I've been having a lot of vaginal discharge lately. It doesn't smell bad (by bad I mean any different from my usual discharge) but it is really thick which is unusual for me. But I did recently get off of my birth control (I was using the depo shot) so I was hoping that maybe it was just my body going through some changes. I've had sex with one person since the last time I was tested and I plan on getting tested again soon but if this is a symptom I'd rather not be surprised.
Can anybody help me with this?
Can anybody help me with this?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hello,
The increased discharge could be due to physiological reasons like rise of hormone level (oestrogen) which is seen- during puberty, menstrual cycle, sexual excitement, pregnancy etc. It could be also seen in poor personal hygiene, non-infective cervical lesions, uterine prolapse, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, use of contraceptive pills, onset of vaginal infection or sexually transmitted disease etc. You should consult a gynecologist for internal examination and investigation to know the exact cause of it.
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.
The increased discharge could be due to physiological reasons like rise of hormone level (oestrogen) which is seen- during puberty, menstrual cycle, sexual excitement, pregnancy etc. It could be also seen in poor personal hygiene, non-infective cervical lesions, uterine prolapse, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, use of contraceptive pills, onset of vaginal infection or sexually transmitted disease etc. You should consult a gynecologist for internal examination and investigation to know the exact cause of it.
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.
It could be hormonal due to getting off the shot. It's not sounding like anything alarming since you're not really describing anything abnormal. Sometimes our discharge is just thicker than other times depending where we're at in our cycle.
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