| While in her early stages of pregnancy itself, a | | | | you can dispel by consulting your doctor. While |
| woman may notice a vaginal secretion and | | | | cervical mucus could be early pregnancy |
| wonder what it is. This is early pregnancy | | | | discharge, it could also be normal vaginal discharge, |
| symptom discharge. | | | | yeast infection discharge, or ovulation discharge. |
| Known as leucorrhea, the vaginal discharge is an | | | | The ovulation discharge usually looks like egg |
| odorless or mild-smelling milky discharge that you | | | | whites, and can resemble a slight creamy |
| can see appear in your underwear because of | | | | textured discharge that you may not even notice. |
| increased estrogen production and greater blood | | | | Vaginal discharge can look alarming if even when |
| flow to the vaginal area. Made up of secretions | | | | you are at your 37th week and you notice an |
| from the cervix and vagina, old cells from the | | | | increase in discharge or a change in the type of |
| walls of the vagina, and normal bacterial flow | | | | discharge, and it begins to look like a watery, |
| from the vagina, the discharge is a valuable aid to | | | | mucus-like, or bloody secretion. This could be a |
| detecting early pregnancy symptoms. | | | | sign of preterm labor. Another time to get |
| While the vaginal discharge may be common even | | | | alarmed is when you suspect that you have an |
| before pregnancy, it is during pregnancy that the | | | | infection, when the discharge causes you |
| secretion increases in flow. The process by which | | | | discomfort such as itching or burning-or your |
| the flow increases occurs in the following manner. | | | | vulva looks inflamed. The discharge you are |
| In very early pregnancy, cervical secretions fill | | | | emitting could also be foul-smelling, or frothy or |
| your cervical canal and create a protective barrier | | | | yellow, and it may be time to get a thorough |
| -a device known as mucus plug. | | | | check-up of yours done. |
| As your cervix begins to thin out and dilate, it | | | | Also, there's nothing when the discharge is being |
| may expel this mucus, and you'll notice discharge | | | | emitted, for you to do but consult a physician if it |
| that looks like egg white or mucus resembling | | | | is seriousl. Otherwise, you can do nothing to stop |
| discharge from a runny nose. You may even | | | | the flow. You can take some care-giving tips for |
| expel the plug in one gelatinous glob. This | | | | yourself or precautions, such as keeping your |
| discharge might have some amount of blood in it. | | | | genital area clean, wearing cotton underwear, and |
| Is Vaginal Discharge Clean? | | | | avoiding fancy deodorants, scented pads or toilet |
| If the early pregnancy symptom discharge is thin | | | | paper in the area. Early pregnancy symptom |
| and clear and then there is a lot of it, you may | | | | discharge should not be allowed to become a |
| actually be leaking out amniotic fluid, a suspicion | | | | cause for panic or misery. |