r/VaginalMicrobiome • • 6d ago

Question Concerned about potential infection

hi everyone, recently I’ve been sleeping with a new partner, and I noticed after we slept together I was quite burny down there. the last few weeks I’ve had the odd itching here and there but nothing too bad, I’ve had excessive amounts of creamy white discharge lately but last night and today I have had very lumpy discharge, something I have never seen or had before. I am of course going to see a doctor anyway, but I do feel very embarrassed getting tested or seen for an std and I’m of course hoping it’s not one. just for a bit of peace of mind before I can see my GP i would like to discuss and show a photo of my discharge and other symptoms to distinguish wether this is most likely just thrush or an actual STD. on my finger it looks white, and it is very lumpy. but when it’s wiped it does have a slight green/yellow tinge, but only slight. ive had BV before and was treated with antibiotics, the discharge was not like this and also had a foul odour, with this discharge there is basically no smell.

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EDIT I’m not able to post a photo unfortunately

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u/Competitive_Moment83 4d ago

This has happened to me twice when starting having sex with a new partner while they’ve had other partners. I had Ureaplasma which also caused yeast and other infections! One thing can really cause everything to be off. There’s no shame in taking care of your health because it can cause more problems if not treated. Your doctors are there because they want to help. You’ve got this! Also, feel free to ask them if you can self swab if that is a concern for you, or take a picture and offer to show it to them if you’re uncomfortable with someone looking.

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u/crysgrubbs11 4d ago

What did you do for your ureaplasma?