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White or milky discharge when accompanied by intense itching or strong odor can be a sign of vaginal infections such as candidiasis or other gynecological diseases. But when white, transparent or milky and odorless it is considered normal.
Recurring questions and reports, white discharge is one of the doubts that do not want to shut up! After all, can that mucus that looks like a ointment be a sign of pregnancy? First let’s clarify, discharge and mucus are completely different things. The discharge usually comes from a problem, inflammation or passing disease like candida or moniliasis.
IMPORTANT: White mucus, this is healthy and important for the vaginal flora. In the vast majority of times this white discharge can be pregnancy, or at least indicate that the hormones that are responsible for it, are on the rise. So, if it stings, itches or bothers, it is not a normal discharge, it should be evaluated.
What is White Mucus?
To understand this white mucus, we have to know how the body works. First, the body has a significant drop in progesterone. Then menstruation comes down with a red flow. This is the flow most easily identifiable as menstruation, but this can also be brownish in color, with little flow, clear blood or clots.
Then the body starts the process of more progesterone production , in this period the woman becomes drier and sees the white discharge again. This phase is not recurrent for all women. There are those that go straight to the wateriest mucus, this one based on estrogen. When this mucus is present, it is a sign that ovulation is in the process of happening.
Why Does White Mucus Happen?
After ovulation, progesterone is stimulated again by the body. The corpus luteum (scar where the broken follicle was present) starts to produce high doses of progesterone, which consequently will bring this pasty white discharge again.
To know if this white discharge could be pregnancy, it is necessary that the body continues to produce this mucus even after the menstrual delay . Some women may experience a sign of bleeding in the meantime. This may mean 3 things:
- Menstruation is anticipating
- It’s a nesting bleed
- It’s an exhaust bleed
A woman with a healthy cycle must have at least 12 days of luteal phase, that is, the phase in which the corpus luteum predominates with its hormonal elevation. But after all, white discharge what can it be? The presence of this milky white discharge strongly suggests that the organism functioned as it should and the woman ovulated. However, the presence of this constant mucus, without noticeable changes, can mean that the woman has an anovulatory cycle.
The bleeding that may happen, whether it is from an early menstruation or an escape, may want to signal to that woman that her progesterone is not being enough to support the endometrium and thus, there would be no time for the embryo to implant.
Therefore, very short luteal phases, below 12 days, should be evaluated by the doctor . There are medications that help keep the endometrium in place until the zygote can reach the uterus.
To clarify, after fertilization, the embryo can take 7 to 15 days to reach the place where it will implant itself to grow. When this implantation occurs, it is possible that there are small bleeds or brownish discharges.
However, it is worth remembering that any and all bleeding must be seen as a possible menstruation on the way. Leave to think of nesting after the period of menstrual delay .
We can say that the more white mucus the better. This white discharge can be pregnancy, when in abundance. For some women, after the fertile period it is possible to feel it drain like a menstruation.
This may mean that the corpus luteum is doing its job properly , but it may also mean that there was fertilization! They say that the more white mucus the woman has, the greater the chance of fertilization!
The body understands that they have an organism developing inside the uterus and works to increase the production of progesterone. This in turn, will hold the endometrium in place so that the zygote, find a suitable and fluffy place to stay and grow!
In summary, the more white mucus, the greater the possibility of pregnancy . However, the milky white discharge can be pregnancy if the delay occurs. If you had this white mucus or runny looking like ointment, in large quantities, but still menstruated, this is a sign that there was only ovulation. Remember that the cause of this mucus is a hormone , and it is present in your body all the time.
White Pasty Discharge
A big question of the readers is in relation to the texture of the discharge. Many believe that it is through her that some problem or infection in the vaginal area is indicated and not quite. The pasty white discharge without being accompanied by a bad smell and vaginal itching does not indicate any problem. Normally, white pasty discharge indicates that there is a higher concentration of progesterone, so it has a firmer appearance. The harder the mucus is, the more concentration of the progesterone hormone it has.
Milky White Discharge
Just like the pasty discharge, the milky white discharge without appearing in a fetid form and causing intense vaginal itching, vulva and all its area is considered healthy. The more liquid the discharge is, the more estrogen it has.
See also: Female Lubrication and Fertility-Friendly Gel
My name is Dr. Alexis Hart I am 38 years old, I am the mother of 3 beautiful children! Different ages, different phases 16 years, 12 years and 7 years. In love with motherhood since always, I found it difficult to make my dreams come true, and also some more after I was already a mother.
Since I imagined myself as a mother, in my thoughts everything seemed to be much easier and simpler than it really was, I expected to get pregnant as soon as I wished, but it wasn’t that simple. The first pregnancy was smooth, but my daughter’s birth was very troubled. Joana was born in 2002 with a weight of 2930kg and 45cm, from a very peaceful cesarean delivery but she had already been born with congenital pneumonia due to a broken bag not treated with antibiotics even before delivery.
