Vaginal discharge? More before period normal?!
Question: Vaginal discharge? More before period normal?
Answers:
I've found a few sites that can be VERY helpful. They've said that depending on your menstrual cycle the amount of discharge you'll have will change. Before ovulation (the release of the egg), there is a lot of mucous produced, up to 30 times more than after ovulation. It is also more watery and elastic during that phase of your cycle.
Also, physician assistant Steven Johnson said:
A normal vaginal discharge consists of about a teaspoon (4 milliliters) a day that is white or transparent, thick to thin, and odorless. This is formed by the normal bacteria and fluids the vaginal cells put off. The discharge can be more noticeable at different times of the month depending on ovulation, menstrual flow, sexual activity and birth control.
It is not uncommon for the normal discharge to be dark, brown or discolored a day or two following the menstrual period.
These web pages explain what's normal and what you should be worried about. I think this will help!
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/women/reproductive/vaginal/194.html
http://www.pamf.org/teen/health/femalehealth/discharge.html
Also, according to this site, I can't find anything suggestions you might have an STD with back pain. So don't worry too much. When you get to see your doctor make sure to get tested anyway though, just to be safe.
http://www.herpesonline.org/std-symptom-chart.html