I just read your recent vaginal discharge column and I have to say that you have GOT to get some better sources of information about women. Yes, various glands in the vagina produce wetness when a woman gets turned on. That part was fine. As for vaginal “discharge,” I refer to a book called Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler, which is an extremely cool book about secondary fertility signs in women, how to chart your menstrual cycle, and lots of other information about the female reproductive cycle.
What you and the women at the Chicago Women’s Health Center refer to as “vaginal discharge” is actually CERVICAL fluid. “One of the first things you’ll probably be struck with when you start charting is the distinct pattern of cervical fluid throughout your cycle,” Weschler writes. “No, you were probably not experiencing recurring vaginal infections all the time. No, you...