You also may have vaginal itching or burning. And you may feel as if you need to urinate more often than usual. They are either thick and whitish or slippery and clear. It depends on where you are in your menstrual cycle. There is little odor and no itching or burning.
Regular bathing keeps the fluids from getting stale or uncomfortable.
The fluids come from the walls of your vagina. They also come from your cervix at certain times in your cycle. They leave the body through the vagina. How much fluid you produce depends on the hormones that guide your menstrual cycle. You will have less fluid just before your period and while you breastfeed.