Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I am 17-year-old and have been experiencing more vaginal secretions than I usually get while playing sports.
As a result, my underwear gets very wet fast, and it has been annoying to deal with.
I tried using tampons (even though they kind of hurt because I am still a virgin) during my practices, but it moves around a lot, causes sensitivity, and makes my legs shake.
What should I do?
Is this normal?
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I read your query and can understand your concern.
Seven out of ten girls have excessive vaginal secretions without any other symptoms like itching or irritation called leucorrhea.
We have normal vaginal flora lactobacillus, which shows an increase in secretions after ovulation around 14 days before cyclic bleeding in virgin teenagers.
It is normal, but genetically, in a few families, it is excessively secreted without symptoms of itching, but continuous secretion also causes irritation, sometimes due to wetness. Occasionally excessive secretion causes weakness and backache as well.
Changing multiple partners, lousy hygiene, tight undergarments, and excessive use of hormones and tampons can cause vaginitis that also increases secretions.
If you have a smell and itching, you can take an antibiotics course (Doxycycline 100 mg 12 hourly and Metronidazole 400 mg eight hourly for seven days after swab collection). To take the test, the secretions can be taken during coming out from the vagina not to affect virginity nor insert inside (only in case of smell, itching, and irritation).
I hope this helps.
Thank you and take care.
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Answered byDr. Uzma Arqam
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