Question

A 30-year-old female who is sexually active complains of a large amount of milk like vaginal discharge. A microscopy slide reveals squamous epithelial cells with blurred margins. The vaginal pH is at 6.0.
What is most likely?

Answer 1

Answer:

Most likely Bacterial vaginosis (BV)

Explanation:

BV is a sexually associated health problem in women caused by a change in the normal balance of bacteria in the vagina.  

This happens when the population of the good bacteria called lactobacillus reduces, giving room for the multiplication and growth of bad bacteria. The good bacteria keep the vagina a bit acidic, thereby preventing the growth and multiplication of bad bacteria.  

A woman that is sexually active is predisposed to having BV. White vaginal discharge that appears milky is one of the symptoms of BV. A vaginal pH 6 affirms it is mostly a BV, as the pH level that is greater than 4.5 would favors the population of bad bacteria.

The 30-year-old female who is sexually active and complains of a large amount of milk like vaginal discharge, with the vaginal pH at 6.0, is mostly likely having Bacteria vaginosis (BV)