QuestionQUESTION: Hi,
Ihave this white discharge problem from my child hood (from age 16). Is this an infection?? I have got married 11 months before..still am getting that hwite discharge..it is thick white sometimes it is watery, sometimes if i touch it, it appears like small small white dots. I dono whether it smells..but i did not feel any odor in it.i don have any pains..but sometimes i get mild itching in my vagina..can you pls help me out in knowing what it is actually..
ANSWER: Hello Archana from India,
I cannot answer your question. You need to have an examination by a Gynecologist to evaluate the discharge. If you have itching, it is possible that it is a yeast/fungal infection. Please see your doctor.
Sorry,
Edward J. Ramirez, M.D., FACOG
Executive Medical Director
The Fertility and Gynecology Center
Monterey Bay IVF Program
www.montereybayivf.com
Monterey, California, U.S.A.
for additional information check out my blog at http://womenshealthandfertility.blogspot.com check me out on twitter with me at @montereybayivf, and follow me on Facebook at http://bit.ly/9Iw9oV
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QUESTION: will this yeast infection affect my fertility?
AnswerHello Again,
If it is a yeast infection, it will NOT affect your fertility.
Edward J. Ramirez, M.D., FACOG
Executive Medical Director
The Fertility and Gynecology Center
Monterey Bay IVF Program
www.montereybayivf.com
Monterey, California, U.S.A.
for additional information check out my blog at http://womenshealthandfertility.blogspot.com check me out on twitter with me at @montereybayivf, and follow me on Facebook at http://bit.ly/9Iw9oV
