What causes yellow, cottage cheese-like vaginal discharge?
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1. With fungal vaginitis, discharge appears yellow or white, often thick and sticky, though occasionally thin. Characteristic discharge resembles cottage cheese or curdled milk.
2. Trichomoniasis vaginalis discharge is thin and pus-like, yellow in color, foamy, or rice-water-like, grayish-white, with a foul odor;
3. Cervical erosion typically produces yellow, sticky discharge resembling pus, often odorless;
4. Gonorrhea discharge is yellow and pus-like;
5. Pelvic inflammatory diseases like endometritis cause increased yellow, watery discharge often accompanied by abdominal pain;
6. Tubal cancer produces continuous watery discharge due to epithelial irritation and necrotic tissue. Routine vaginal discharge testing is recommended to identify causes and guide treatment, while maintaining local hygiene.
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