Symptoms
About half of women with bacterial vaginosis have no telltale symptoms.2 Bacterial vaginosis does not typically cause itching. It does, however, cause:
- An excessive grayish white vaginal discharge, unlike normal vaginal discharge (1 in 3 women with bacterial vaginosis describe the discharge as yellow).3
- A bothersome "fishy" odor, which is usually worse after intercourse.
Other conditions with similar symptoms include some sexually transmitted diseases (especially trichomoniasis), urinary tract infection, and vaginal yeast infection.
Author:
Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS
Last Updated: 05/05/2006
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