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Does your infant (<1 year) daughter have a thick discharge or bleeding from the vaginal opening more than 1 week after birth?
Choose an option below.
This may be related to an INFECTION in the vagina or in the bladder. Rarely, a TUMOR or TEAR of the vaginal soft tissues will cause bleeding.
Is it difficult to tell the sex of your infant at birth or shortly thereafter?
AMBIGUOUS GENITALIA is a birth defect in which the genitals are not well-formed and are difficult to identify.
Does your daughter have some vaginal bleeding and/or white-colored discharge within the first one to two days after being born?
This is a normal response. Your daughter was exposed to her mother’s hormones during pregnancy, and when they were suddenly “stopped” at birth, the body will often have some vaginal bleeding or a thickened discharge for 1-2 days.
See your child’s doctor.
Your child’s doctor may perform some tests to identify the sex of your baby. Treatment may include hormone replacement therapy or surgery.
Nothing needs to be done other than continuing to clean your baby girl with each diaper change as you normally would.
For more information, please talk to your doctor. If you think the problem is serious, call your doctor right away.
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