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Quantitation of vaginal discharge in healthy volunteers
Author(s) -
GODLEY M. J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1985.tb01457.x
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , menstrual cycle , pill , medicine , menstrual period , vaginal discharge , gynecology , sexually active , physiology , obstetrics , population , hormone , nursing , environmental health
Summary. The mean quantity of vaginal discharge measured on four occasions during one menstrual cycle in 22 asymptomatic volunteers was 1.55 g/8 h although the amount varied significantly between different days of the cycle. The maximum occurred at mid‐cycle (1.96 g/8 h) and low mean values were seen on day 7 (1.38 g/8 h) and day 26 (1.37 g/8 h), contrasting with the widely held view that the discharge increases premenstrually. This cyclical variation was statistically significant ( P < 0.02) in celibate women using no contraception but was less marked in sexually active women taking the combined oral contraceptive pill.