Vaginal health affects fertility, sex life and overall well-being. Vagina is a muscular canal extending from vulva to cervix. Various factors can affect vaginal health including sex and pregnancy
Dog vagina consists of vulva, labia, and vestibule. Located between legs and tail. Healthy vagina appears pinkish without discharge
Two pea-sized glands located posterior to vaginal opening. Duct length is 1.5-2.0 cm, opening into navicular fossa. Located beneath perineal membrane and bulbospongiosus muscle. First described by Caspar Bartholin the Younger in 1677
Small, non-spore-forming, nonmotile coccobacilli measuring 1.0-1.5 μm in diameter. Gram-variable-staining facultative anaerobic bacteria. Produces vaginolysin toxin affecting only human cells. Can appear Gram-positive or negative under microscope
White discharge during sex is a natural lubrication response. Healthy discharge should be clear or milky white. Discharge production starts before first period and slows in menopause. Discharge can be thicker, translucent, or thinner and wetter
Normal discharge varies throughout menstrual cycle and varies by person. Healthy discharge is white or clear, with faint odor. Normal daily discharge volume is 0.5-1 tsp or 2.5-5 ml. Discharge helps keep vagina clean, healthy, and lubricated