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== Overview == | ==Overview== | ||
Vaginal discharge is a common patient complaint that is paired with [[anxiety]] regarding [[sexually transmitted diseases]]. If a STD is detected, a search for all other STDs should be done. Advise the infected patient to inform all sexual partners of their diagnosis.Also there is normal vaginal discharge depends on periodic hormonal change | Vaginal discharge is a common patient complaint that is paired with [[anxiety]] regarding [[sexually transmitted diseases]]. If a STD is detected, a search for all other STDs should be done. Advise the infected patient to inform all sexual partners of their diagnosis.Also there is normal vaginal discharge depends on periodic hormonal change<ref name="pmidhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18048541">{{cite journal| author=Spence D, Melville C| title=Vaginal discharge. | journal=BMJ | year= 2007 | volume= 335 | issue= 7630 | pages= 1147-51 | pmid=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18048541 | doi=10.1136/bmj.39378.633287.80 | pmc=2099568 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18048541 }} </ref> | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
* [[Atrophic vaginitis]] or senile vaginitis, it as a result of estrogen deficiency lead to vaginal dryness, itching, irritation, discharge, and dyspareunia | |||
* [[Bacterial vaginosis]]is mostally happen during the reproductive age of women characterized by a shift in the vaginal flora from the dominant Lactobacillus to a polymicrobial flora | *[[Atrophic vaginitis]] or senile vaginitis, it as a result of estrogen deficiency lead to vaginal dryness, itching, irritation, discharge, and dyspareunia<ref name="pmid21524046">{{cite journal| author=Hainer BL, Gibson MV| title=Vaginitis. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2011 | volume= 83 | issue= 7 | pages= 807-15 | pmid=21524046 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21524046 }} </ref> | ||
* [[Cervical cancer]]<ref name="pmidhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2016.08.002">{{cite journal| author=Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G| title=Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes. | journal=Biochem Pharmacol | year= 1975 | volume= 24 | issue= 17 | pages= 1639-41 | pmid=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2016.08.002 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10 }} </ref> | *[[Bacterial vaginosis]]is mostally happen during the reproductive age of women characterized by a shift in the vaginal flora from the dominant Lactobacillus to a polymicrobial flora<ref name="pmidhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc478688">{{cite journal| author=Cettl L, Dvorak J, Felkel H, Feuereisl R| title=Results of simulation of non-homogeneous ventilatory mechanics for a patient-computer arrangement. | journal=Int J Biomed Comput | year= 1979 | volume= 10 | issue= 1 | pages= 67-74 | pmid=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc478688 | doi=10.1016/0020-7101(79)90042-4 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=478688 }} </ref> | ||
* [[Chlamydia]],sexually transmitted infections. | *[[Cervical cancer]]<ref name="pmidhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2016.08.002">{{cite journal| author=Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G| title=Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes. | journal=Biochem Pharmacol | year= 1975 | volume= 24 | issue= 17 | pages= 1639-41 | pmid=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2016.08.002 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10 }} </ref> | ||
* [[Foreign body vaginitis]] | *[[Chlamydia]],sexually transmitted infections. | ||
*[[Foreign body vaginitis]] | |||
*[[Gonorrhea (patient information)|Gonorrhea]],sexually transmitted infections<ref name="pmidhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2016.08.002">{{cite journal| author=Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G| title=Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes. | journal=Biochem Pharmacol | year= 1975 | volume= 24 | issue= 17 | pages= 1639-41 | pmid=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2016.08.002 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10 }} </ref> | *[[Gonorrhea (patient information)|Gonorrhea]],sexually transmitted infections<ref name="pmidhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2016.08.002">{{cite journal| author=Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G| title=Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes. | journal=Biochem Pharmacol | year= 1975 | volume= 24 | issue= 17 | pages= 1639-41 | pmid=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2016.08.002 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10 }} </ref> | ||
* [[Herpes]]<ref name="pmidhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7817733">{{cite journal| author=Wathne B, Holst E, Hovelius B, Mårdh PA| title=Vaginal discharge--comparison of clinical, laboratory and microbiological findings. | journal=Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand | year= 1994 | volume= 73 | issue= 10 | pages= 802-8 | pmid=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7817733 | doi=10.3109/00016349409072509 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7817733 }} </ref> | *[[Herpes]]<ref name="pmidhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7817733">{{cite journal| author=Wathne B, Holst E, Hovelius B, Mårdh PA| title=Vaginal discharge--comparison of clinical, laboratory and microbiological findings. | journal=Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand | year= 1994 | volume= 73 | issue= 10 | pages= 802-8 | pmid=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7817733 | doi=10.3109/00016349409072509 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7817733 }} </ref> | ||
* [[Trichomoniasis]],a parasitic infection typically contracted and caused by having unprotected sex<ref name="pmidhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18048541">{{cite journal| author=Spence D, Melville C| title=Vaginal discharge. | journal=BMJ | year= 2007 | volume= 335 | issue= 7630 | pages= 1147-51 | pmid=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18048541 | doi=10.1136/bmj.39378.633287.80 | pmc=2099568 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18048541 }} </ref> | *[[Trichomoniasis]],a parasitic infection typically contracted and caused by having unprotected sex<ref name="pmidhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18048541">{{cite journal| author=Spence D, Melville C| title=Vaginal discharge. | journal=BMJ | year= 2007 | volume= 335 | issue= 7630 | pages= 1147-51 | pmid=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18048541 | doi=10.1136/bmj.39378.633287.80 | pmc=2099568 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18048541 }} </ref> | ||
* [[Vaginal cancer]] | *[[Vaginal cancer]] | ||
* [[Vaginal yeast infection]] | *[[Vaginal yeast infection]] | ||
* [[Diabetes]] | *[[Diabetes]] | ||
* [[ | *Drug side effect as [[antibiotic]] or [[steroid]] use as, [[Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid ]] , [[Butoconazole Vaginal Cream ]] , [[Clotrimazole ]] , [[Combined oral contraceptive pill]], [[Estradiol Topical ]] , [[Estradiol Transdermal ]] , [[Estrogen and Progestin (Oral Contraceptives) ]] ,[[Estrogen Injection ]] , [[Estrogen Vaginal ]] , [[Etonogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Vaginal Ring ]] , [[Glatiramer Injection ]] ,[[Hormone replacement therapy (trans)]], [[Letrozole]], [[Leuprolide ]] , [[Medroxyprogesterone Injection ]] , [[Metronidazole Topical ]] ,[[Miconazole ]] , [[Nafarelin ]] , [[Natalizumab injection ]] , [[Norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol transdermal system ]] , [[Ospemifene]], [[Oxcarbazepine ]] , [[Pramipexole]], [[Progesterone]], [[Tamoxifen ]] , [[Terconazole Vaginal Cream, Vaginal Suppositories ]] , [[Toremifene]], [[Zoledronic Acid Injection ]] | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Normal vaginal discharge as in Neonatal, Pediatric, Puberty, Menstrual cycle<ref name="pmidhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25905282">{{cite journal| author=Feingold KR, Anawalt B, Boyce A, Chrousos G, Dungan K, Grossman A | display-authors=etal| title=Endotext | journal= | year= 2000 | volume= | issue= | pages= | pmid=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25905282 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref>, Pregnancy, and Menopause. | |||
-Abnormal vaginal discharge as | -Abnormal vaginal discharge as | ||
* [[Bacterial vaginosis | *[[Bacterial vaginosis]] | ||
* [[ | *[[Vaginal yeast infection]] | ||
* [[ | *[[Sexually transmitted disease|Sexually transmitted diseases]]<ref name="pmidhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2016.08.002">{{cite journal| author=Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G| title=Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes. | journal=Biochem Pharmacol | year= 1975 | volume= 24 | issue= 17 | pages= 1639-41 | pmid=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2016.08.002 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10 }} </ref> | ||
* [[ | *[[vaginal cancer]] | ||
*[[cervical cancer]] | |||
== Laboratory | ==Laboratory findings== | ||
Initial tests include: | Initial tests include: | ||
* [[CBC]] | *[[CBC]] | ||
* [[Urinalysis]] | *[[Urinalysis]] | ||
* [[Urine]] | *[[Urine culture]] | ||
* [[Beta-hCG]] | *[[Beta-hCG]] | ||
* [[Gonorrhea]] culture | *[[Gonorrhea]] culture | ||
* [[Chlamydia]] culture | *[[Chlamydia]] culture | ||
=== Other Diagnostic Studies === | ===Other Diagnostic Studies=== | ||
{| style="background:silver; color:black" | {| style="background:silver; color:black" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Type | |Type | ||
| pH | |pH | ||
| Discharge | |Discharge | ||
| Odor | |Odor | ||
| Wet Mount | |Wet Mount | ||
|- style="background:silver; color:black" | |- style="background:silver; color:black" | ||
| Trich | |Trich | ||
| >4.5 | |>4.5 | ||
| yellow-green, copious | |yellow-green, copious | ||
| present | |present | ||
| motile, flagellated | |motile, flagellated | ||
|- style="background:silver; color:black" | |- style="background:silver; color:black" | ||
| BV | |BV | ||
| >4.5 | |>4.5 | ||
| white-grey | |white-grey | ||
| fishy | |fishy | ||
| clue cells | |clue cells | ||
|- style="background:silver; color:black" | |- style="background:silver; color:black" | ||
| Candida | |Candida | ||
| <4.5 | |<4.5 | ||
| white, curd-like | |white, curd-like | ||
| none | |none | ||
| pseudo-hyphae | |pseudo-hyphae | ||
|- style="background:silver; color:black" | |- style="background:silver; color:black" | ||
| GC | |GC | ||
| | | | ||
| mucopurulent | |mucopurulent | ||
| varies | |varies | ||
| PMNs | |PMNs | ||
|- style="background:silver; color:black" | |- style="background:silver; color:black" | ||
| A.V. | |A.V. | ||
| | | | ||
| thin, gray, watery | |thin, gray, watery | ||
| none | |none | ||
| few epithelial cells | |few epithelial cells | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Treatment == | ==Treatment== | ||
'''See most recent CDC guidelines for all STD's''' | '''See most recent CDC guidelines for all STD's''' | ||
== Acute | ==Acute pharmacotherapies== | ||
==== Bacterial Vaginosis ==== | ====Bacterial Vaginosis==== | ||
* [[Metronidazole]] single dose for 7 days | *[[Metronidazole]] single dose for 7 days | ||
==== [[Candida]] and [[Chlamydia]] ==== | ====[[Candida]] and [[Chlamydia]]==== | ||
* [[Azithromycin]] | *[[Azithromycin]] | ||
* [[Doxycycline]] | *[[Doxycycline]] | ||
==== Gonorrhea ==== | ====Gonorrhea==== | ||
* Oral [[ciprofloxacin]] or IM [[ceftriaxone]] | *Oral [[ciprofloxacin]] or IM [[ceftriaxone]] | ||
==== Trichomonas ==== | ====Trichomonas==== | ||
* [[Metronidazole]] single dose for 7 days | *[[Metronidazole]] single dose for 7 days | ||
* Intravaginal [[clotrimazole]] if pregnant or unable to use [[Metronidazole]] | *Intravaginal [[clotrimazole]] if pregnant or unable to use [[Metronidazole]] | ||
== References == | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Synonyms and keywords: Discharge from the vagina
Overview
Vaginal discharge is a common patient complaint that is paired with anxiety regarding sexually transmitted diseases. If a STD is detected, a search for all other STDs should be done. Advise the infected patient to inform all sexual partners of their diagnosis.Also there is normal vaginal discharge depends on periodic hormonal change[1]
Causes
Common Causes
- Atrophic vaginitis or senile vaginitis, it as a result of estrogen deficiency lead to vaginal dryness, itching, irritation, discharge, and dyspareunia[2]
- Bacterial vaginosisis mostally happen during the reproductive age of women characterized by a shift in the vaginal flora from the dominant Lactobacillus to a polymicrobial flora[3]
- Cervical cancer[4]
- Chlamydia,sexually transmitted infections.
- Foreign body vaginitis
- Gonorrhea,sexually transmitted infections[4]
- Herpes[5]
- Trichomoniasis,a parasitic infection typically contracted and caused by having unprotected sex[6]
- Vaginal cancer
- Vaginal yeast infection
- Diabetes
- Drug side effect as antibiotic or steroid use as, Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid , Butoconazole Vaginal Cream , Clotrimazole , Combined oral contraceptive pill, Estradiol Topical , Estradiol Transdermal , Estrogen and Progestin (Oral Contraceptives) ,Estrogen Injection , Estrogen Vaginal , Etonogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Vaginal Ring , Glatiramer Injection ,Hormone replacement therapy (trans), Letrozole, Leuprolide , Medroxyprogesterone Injection , Metronidazole Topical ,Miconazole , Nafarelin , Natalizumab injection , Norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol transdermal system , Ospemifene, Oxcarbazepine , Pramipexole, Progesterone, Tamoxifen , Terconazole Vaginal Cream, Vaginal Suppositories , Toremifene, Zoledronic Acid Injection
Classification
Normal vaginal discharge as in Neonatal, Pediatric, Puberty, Menstrual cycle[7], Pregnancy, and Menopause. -Abnormal vaginal discharge as
Laboratory findings
Initial tests include:
- CBC
- Urinalysis
- Urine culture
- Beta-hCG
- Gonorrhea culture
- Chlamydia culture
Other Diagnostic Studies
Type | pH | Discharge | Odor | Wet Mount |
Trich | >4.5 | yellow-green, copious | present | motile, flagellated |
BV | >4.5 | white-grey | fishy | clue cells |
Candida | <4.5 | white, curd-like | none | pseudo-hyphae |
GC | mucopurulent | varies | PMNs | |
A.V. | thin, gray, watery | none | few epithelial cells |
Treatment
See most recent CDC guidelines for all STD's
Acute pharmacotherapies
Bacterial Vaginosis
- Metronidazole single dose for 7 days
Candida and Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
- Oral ciprofloxacin or IM ceftriaxone
Trichomonas
- Metronidazole single dose for 7 days
- Intravaginal clotrimazole if pregnant or unable to use Metronidazole
References
- ↑ Spence D, Melville C (2007). "Vaginal discharge". BMJ. 335 (7630): 1147–51. doi:10.1136/bmj.39378.633287.80. PMC 2099568. PMID https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18048541 Check
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value (help). - ↑ Hainer BL, Gibson MV (2011). "Vaginitis". Am Fam Physician. 83 (7): 807–15. PMID 21524046.
- ↑ Cettl L, Dvorak J, Felkel H, Feuereisl R (1979). "Results of simulation of non-homogeneous ventilatory mechanics for a patient-computer arrangement". Int J Biomed Comput. 10 (1): 67–74. doi:10.1016/0020-7101(79)90042-4. PMID http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc478688 Check
|pmid=
value (help). - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G (1975). "Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes". Biochem Pharmacol. 24 (17): 1639–41. PMID https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2016.08.002 Check
|pmid=
value (help). - ↑ Wathne B, Holst E, Hovelius B, Mårdh PA (1994). "Vaginal discharge--comparison of clinical, laboratory and microbiological findings". Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 73 (10): 802–8. doi:10.3109/00016349409072509. PMID https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7817733 Check
|pmid=
value (help). - ↑ Spence D, Melville C (2007). "Vaginal discharge". BMJ. 335 (7630): 1147–51. doi:10.1136/bmj.39378.633287.80. PMC 2099568. PMID https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18048541 Check
|pmid=
value (help). - ↑ Feingold KR, Anawalt B, Boyce A, Chrousos G, Dungan K, Grossman A; et al. (2000). "Endotext". PMID https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25905282 Check
|pmid=
value (help).
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