The Discharge Decoder — What Each Colour Means

Your discharge is a daily report card from your hormones.

Here’s how to read it — colour by colour.

⚪ White, creamy

Normal for most of the cycle. Thick + itchy + cottage-cheese texture = possible yeast — doctor territory.

💧 Clear, stretchy (egg-white)

Ovulation. Completely normal — actually a fertility signal. Expect more around mid-cycle.

🟡 Light yellow

Often normal (oxidation on contact with air). Bright yellow + odour + itching = get it checked.

🟢 Green or grey

Not a “wait and watch” colour. See a doctor — usually treatable quickly, but it needs actual treatment.

🟤 Brown

Old blood — common at cycle start or end. Brown mid-cycle repeatedly, or after intimacy: mention it to a doctor.

🔴 Pink/red between periods

Occasional spotting can be hormonal; recurring spotting deserves investigation. Track it.

📋 The rule

Colour alone rarely diagnoses anything. Colour + smell + itch + timing = the full picture. Track 2 cycles and you’ll know YOUR normal — which is the whole point.

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