help ?

woke up on the 27th of august 2010, i went to the bathroom and when i wiped myslef i had a clear sticky strecthy discharge come out. The same day i had unprotected sex.   The next day i woke up 2 find the same discharge ? . Then next day i didnt see anymore. I dont know when i could possibly ovulate, but what is that  kinda discharge ! ?...Pleasee help !

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!
The discharge could be cervical mucous--some women have fairly copious mucous.
If so, it could very likely mean that you were fertile during that time, and I would highly recommend using the morning after pill (Plan B) if you don't want pregnancy.

The other thing that the discharge can be is the ejaculate.  It is really only the sperm from the ejaculate that travel into the uterus and fallopian tubes, the remainder is discharged--some immediately and some later.

If the discharge has any odor, or color, or causes irritation, it could be a symptom of an infection, and should be checked by your doctor.

Good luck!
Dr B