10 FAQs About Leukorrhea
What Kinds of Infections Can Cause Symptoms in Infectious Leukorrhea?
Yeast, an infection that causes vaginal discharge similar to cottage cheese, is a common vaginal infection. It is not sexually transmitted. Trichomoniasis is another common infection. One of the most common infections is bacterial vaginosis, which causes a white or gray vaginal discharge that smells fishy.
The sexually transmitted diseases gonorrhea and chlamydia may show no symptoms but can lead to dangerous pelvic inflammatory disease or even death if not found and treated.1’Vaginal Discharge.’ Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/4719-vaginal-discharge,2Spence D; Melville C. ’Vaginal discharge.’ British Medical Journal. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2099568
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