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Thick White Discharge Pregnancy. Yes white vaginal discharge is a sign of pregnancy. You may even mistake a discharge during the last month of pregnancy as water breaking. A bit of white discharge at the start and end of your period is normal. Pregnancy hormones affect the vaginal pH making it more susceptible to pathogenic organisms that cause infections such as yeast infections says Natalie.
Leukorrhea is the medical term for normal vaginal discharge and is usually thin white and harmless. White Discharge Early Pregnancy Thick Vaginal Discharge Causes and Treatment. Care guide for Pregnancy at 31 to 34 Weeks Discharge Care. Every woman has vaginal discharge so that a natural thing happens to women and does not need to be afraid. Yeast infections are especially common during pregnancy because all of those hormonal changes can really disrupt the pH balance within the vagina. The other typical early pregnancy signs and symptoms are nausea tiredness and missing a menstrual period.
However if you experience itchiness and thick white clumpy discharge like wet toilet paper it may be a sign of a yeast infection.
You have yellow green white or foul-smelling vaginal discharge. When normal it should be somewhat thick clear to white in color and odorless. Its called leukorrhea Theres just a lot more of it during pregnancy because your body is producing more estrogen which signals the vagina to produce more discharge. When to see your GP about thick white discharge An easy one to answer. Thick white discharge in the 9th month is also seen before water leaking. You may even mistake a discharge during the last month of pregnancy as water breaking.