Normal vaginal discharge is clear or white. It has a slight but not unpleasant smell.
For most women discharge:
- becomes more obvious near ovulation, when it is clear, slippery and stretchy (similar to raw egg white) for 1 to 4 days
- becomes thicker and tacky after ovulation
- is not noticeable once menstruation begins
- is light after menstruation, and then as ovulation approaches, the amount increases again.
During pregnancy, vaginal discharge is thicker and white-cream in colour.