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Non-infectious causes

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A non-infective vaginal discharge may occur secondary to:

  • physiological vaginal discharge
  • atrophic change:
    • prepubertal
    • postmenopausal
  • a foreign body:
    • any small object in a child
    • forgotten tampon in an adult; also more bizarre objects
    • forgotten ring pessary in a post-menopausal women
  • chemical irritation
  • excretions:
    • urine from a vesico-vaginal fistula
    • faeces from a recto-vaginal fistula
  • serosanguinous discharge:
    • from carcinoma in the vagina, cervix, endometrium or rarely, the fallopian tubes
    • from a necrotic polyp - fibroid or cervical polyp

Reference

  1. Paladine HL, Desai UA. Vaginitis: Diagnosis and Treatment. Am Fam Physician. 2018 Mar 1;97(5):321-329.

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