LEUCORRHEA (White Discharge from Vagina)
Q. What is LEUCORRHEA (WHITE DISCHARGE)?
A. It is bad smelling white discharge from vagina (birth canal).
Q. Does it always require treatment?
A. No, in a month two times before periods white discharge is normal (Not associated with burning, itching and smell), 4 - 5 days before periods and a week after periods.
Q. When it requires treatment?
A. When ever the discharge becomes foul smelling, associated with itching and burning in urination and painful intercourse.
Q. I am suffering from white discharge and my doctor has given treatment to my husband also, is this necessary?
A. Yes, in these cases both the partners need to be treated otherwise the infection will reoccur whenever you have intercourse.
Q. Is it associated with any food like rice or spices?
A. No, it is myth and this superstition should be removed from your mind.
Q. I am having excessive white discharge throughout the month but not itching or burning or painful intercourse, what problem could I have?
A. You could be suffering from erosion of cervix or ectropion of cervix.
Q. Is there some treatment for Erosion of Cervix or Ectropion of cervix?
A. Yes, we can do cryotherapy of the cervix or Cautery of the cervix wherein the abnormal tissue is destroyed and cervix becomes normal.
White discharge from Cervix