What is vaginal discharge, and what does it say about your health? - Elizabeth Micks
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DownloadOur bodies are fluid factories,
constantly producing, purging, and recycling secretions
to fulfill all sorts of functions.
Our reproductive organs are no exception.
Vaginas are engaged in ongoing cycles of fluid discharge.
But it can be hard to know what kind of discharge is “normal”
when there’s taboo in talking about it—
and absorbency tests for menstrual products
tend to show anonymous blue fluids.
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Key Vocabulary (25)
To begin doing something or to cause something to happen for the first time. It is frequently used when talking about movements, journeys, or making a machine or engine begin to work.
To make something happen, especially something bad or unpleasant. It is used to describe the action that results in a specific effect or situation.
To make something larger in amount, number, size, or degree, or to become larger in these ways. It is a versatile word used to describe growth or upward trends in various situations.
To carry out or plan a process in stages rather than all at once. It is most frequently used as a phrasal verb to describe the gradual introduction or withdrawal of something.
An oval object laid by a female bird, especially a chicken, used as food. It consists of a hard outer shell, a clear white, and a yellow center called the yolk.
"The egg is important."
Bacteria are very small living things that exist almost everywhere. While some can cause diseases and make people sick, many types are helpful for our health and the environment.
"The bacteria is important."
Grammar in This Video
"This causes the vagina’s inner lining— or epithelium— to thicken"
"discharge can sometimes bleach or leave holes in fabric"
"might not experience much discharge early in life"
"If no embryo implants, estrogen and progesterone levels start falling"
"Anyone who has a uterus might not experience much discharge."
"Because of its acidity, discharge can sometimes bleach..."
"Anyone who has a uterus might not experience much discharge."
"fuels the growth of lactic-acid- and-hydrogen-peroxide-producing Lactobacillus b..."