Extra’s
Extra’s
Differential diagnoses:
- Candidiasis: White, odourless, curdy discharge; itching, soreness
- Genital herpes (HSV1/2): Redness, itching, acute pain, lymphadenopathy (inguinal)
- Gonorrhoea: Mucopurulent discharge, pain, itching
- Chlamydia: Often asymptomatic; mucopurulent discharge, dysuria, low abdominal pain, friable cervix, post-coital/intermenstrual bleeding
- Trichomonas vaginalis: Fishy odour, yellow-green discharge, itching, soreness, dysuria
Protective factors:
- Regular condom use
- Circumcised partner
- Hormonal contraception