“It’s not discharge, it’s just a form of climax.”
I saw a post from a sister in our group chat:
First off, the answer! It’s not discharge, it’s just white fluid!
It’s just a type of secretion during climax,
and it might even produce foam during intercourse.
In the past, this phenomenon was referred to as “female ejaculation.”
Also,
it has nothing to do with personal hygiene!
So why does it happen?
(Let’s learn together how to respond to this ignorant man.)
The mystery of ‘white fluid,’ let me explain～
01. What is discharge?
Before understanding the white fluid during intercourse, let’s first understand “discharge,” which is easily confused with it but is closely related to our health.
Discharge is a mixture of vaginal mucous secretions, cervical gland secretions, and uterine endometrial gland secretions, containing vaginal epithelial cells, white blood cells, and lactobacilli.
Discharge formation is related to estrogen and its consistency changes with the menstrual cycle.
Q: What does normal discharge look like?
It depends on different stages of the menstrual cycle:
• Post-menstruation: White, flaky, sticky, and odorless.
• Ovulation period: Increased amount, thin, clear, stretchy like egg whites, with a moist feeling.
• Post-ovulation: Decreased amount, becoming sticky.
• Pre-menstruation: Amount increases again, less than during ovulation, white jelly-like, and odorless.
Q: What does a change in the color and shape of discharge indicate?
The state of discharge is a barometer of our health.
• Yellowish, lumpy, powdery: Possibly due to less water intake, long duration without changing underwear.
• Semi-transparent jelly-like, mucus-like: Ovulation period.
• Light pink, blood-tinged: Ovulation bleeding, if prolonged, see a doctor.
• Brown and sticky: Menstruation has not completely ended or is about to start.
• Gray-white, fishy smell: Bacterial vaginosis.
• Yellow-green, foul smell, tofu-like: Yeast infection.
• Yellow-green, foul smell, foamy: Trichomoniasis.
(Color and shape are just one standard of judgment; the above can only be used as a preliminary reference. If you experience redness, fever, itching, or pain, please see a doctor promptly.)
So, having discharge, even if it’s slightly yellow, is completely normal and can be improved by drinking more water. It’s not due to poor hygiene.
02. The ‘white fluid’ is a form of climax
In the previous post, we discussed why you feel like urinating during climax and included a picture showing a long-named gland: Skene’s gland. This gland performs a function similar to the male prostate, hence some scholars refer to it as the “female prostate.”
The white milky fluid we see during intercourse has nothing to do with discharge.
It’s a secretion from Skene’s gland:
During sexual climax,
the Skene’s gland located at the lower end of the urethra gets stimulated (non-insertive methods can also stimulate the Skene’s gland),
and secretes a plasma-like filtrate resembling milk,
which is what the sister referred to as “white fluid.”
So, this fluid is just one form of climax:
It can happen along with squirting or on its own, is involuntary and uncontrollable, and usually is about 1-5 ml. Typically, you won’t feel the white fluid being discharged.
It’s not due to poor hygiene—having white fluid flow out means you are experiencing sexual pleasure and climax during intercourse.
03. “Ejaculation” is not exclusive to men
The secretion from this gland resembles male semen in color and contains PSA and PAP (the main components of male semen), which is why it was historically referred to as “female ejaculation.”
But with the rise of female consciousness, the medical community has realized that such naming is a subconscious mimicry of men—we should not crudely apply male physiological reactions to women:
Currently, the academic community prefers to refer to this climax response as “female emission.”
However, not every woman will have this emission reaction: studies show that the proportion of women who can naturally emit fluid ranges from 10-69%.
Female emission is not as detectable as male ejaculation,
it can happen with or without vaginal stimulation,
and it may accompany orgasm or just intense sexual pleasure.
Even without emission, you can still experience orgasm.
So, whether or not you emit fluid, feeling orgasm is completely normal.
We shouldn’t feel anxious about whether we emit white fluid.
Learning to understand and accept your body and its various forms of climax is an important part of female sexual expression.
Breaking the information gap about the female body
Empowering women to have control over their own bodies
What I always aim to do is help everyone clear up body myths
Reclaim the right to female pleasure that has been distorted, covered, and restrained
Make sexual desire no longer a taboo secret.
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