The most common cause of vaginal inflammation and discharge in teenage girls is:
1. Bacterial vaginosis.
2. STIs.
3. Urinary tract infections.
4. Vulvovaginitis.
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1. Common in this age range and about one-third of cases resolve on their own.
2. STIs would not resolve on their own and have an increased severity.
3. Urinary tract infections do not resolve on their own and usually do not cause vaginal inflammation.
4. Prepubescent girls more commonly have vulvovaginitis than teens.
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