Many girls are bothered by a vaginal infection now and then.
Common symptoms are excessive vaginal discharge, which may smell badly or have a different colour than usual, swollen vaginal lips, which may be red and itchy, having to urinate more often than normal and an irritated and painful vagina.
Vaginal infections may be caused by Chlamydia, Gardnerella, Trichomonas and Candida.
It may be hard to distinguish between an innocent infection and a STD: the symptoms are similar. Some innocent vaginal infections disappear by themselves, but if you have a STD you need treatment. The kind of treatment depends on the cause. If you had unsafe sex you should go to your doctor for diagnosis!
If you are in a steady relationship and don’t use condoms get diagnosed and treated at the same time to avoid the ping pong effect.

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See also: leukorrhea