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Question
Hello doctor,
I am 38 weeks pregnant with milky white water and clear white with a bad smell. So the doctor asked me if I am 38 weeks pregnant, is it okay to have cloudy white water with a bad smell? Thank you doctor.
Anonymous customer
Answer
Answered by Specialist I Pham Thi Yen - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.
Hi friends,
With the question “38 weeks pregnant, is it okay to have cloudy white water with a bad smell? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Usually during pregnancy, a woman's vagina will secrete more mucus. This is a physiological phenomenon that is nothing to worry about. However, if the mucus has an abnormal appearance, it is likely that you have a gynecological disease. If not treated in time, it will affect the health of both you and your baby.
Causes of white mucus discharge in the pregnant mother's vagina during the week may be due to the following reasons:
During pregnancy, your vaginal walls and pelvis become softer. This causes the vagina to produce more discharge than usual. So you will see a lot of discharge and sometimes make your underwear wet and uncomfortable. Closer to the end of pregnancy, the weight of the baby in the belly increases rapidly. At this point, the baby's head has turned downward and increased pressure on the pelvis. Vaginal discharge is more than usual that you still see. The hormone levels in the pregnant mother's body are also the cause of 38 weeks pregnant with white, sticky and thicker mucus. If the discharge is a lot but does not have an unpleasant odor, is unusual in color and does not cause itching, then you do not have to worry. According to the symptoms that you describe in your vaginal discharge, there is a bad smell, then you may have vaginitis, cervicitis. You also need to rule out the possibility that long-term leakage of amniotic fluid causes foul-smelling vaginal discharge. These are all unusual symptoms that you need to see an obstetrician-gynecologist immediately.
If you still have questions about 38 weeks pregnant with cloudy water with a bad smell, you can go to the hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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