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bad odor galore
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Welcome to the STD Forum, which is intended only for questions and support pertaining to sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV/AIDS, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, human papillomavirus, genital warts, trichomonas, other vaginal infections, nongonoccal urethritis (NGU), cervicitis, molluscum contagiosum, chancroid, and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). All questions will be answered by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D. or Edward W Hook, MD.
bad odor galore
by jayda carpy, Sep 23, 2004 12:00AM
hi,
well all of my life i guess i have had this bad bad and i mean bad odor coming from the vaginal area.I have really started noticing it when i was 16 and getting to be sexual.I can't go one day without the odor sneaking out from my shorts or dress or pants .I have had numorous pap and pelvics and even had a child and everything , none of the doctors said anything about it , they said looks normal . But i also get alot of discharge if i ain't on my period , alot , and it is sometimes dark yellowish brown and other times white , but this discharge stains my panties really bad . do you have any idea what i can do to stop this odor from within and maybe tell me what this all could be .
thank you
well all of my life i guess i have had this bad bad and i mean bad odor coming from the vaginal area.I have really started noticing it when i was 16 and getting to be sexual.I can't go one day without the odor sneaking out from my shorts or dress or pants .I have had numorous pap and pelvics and even had a child and everything , none of the doctors said anything about it , they said looks normal . But i also get alot of discharge if i ain't on my period , alot , and it is sometimes dark yellowish brown and other times white , but this discharge stains my panties really bad . do you have any idea what i can do to stop this odor from within and maybe tell me what this all could be .
thank you
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Sep 24, 2004 12:00AM
, Sep 24, 2004 12:00AM
The most common causes of vaginal discharge with odor are trichomonas, which is sexually transmitted, and bacterial vaginosis, which may be triggered by sex but isn’t usually an STD in the usual sense. Trich is sort of suggested by yellow or brown discharge that stains clothing, but most cases of trichomonas are pretty easy to diagnose; your doctors should have picked it up. The discharge of BV usually is white or gray and doesn’t stain. But those aren’t the only possibilities. You don’t say whether you are at risk for STD (new partner, multiple partners, past STDs, etc, or a partner at risk), which makes a difference; chlamydia, gonorrhea, and other infections are possible, and so are several other non-STD problems.
It shouldn’t be that difficult to find a knowledgeable health care provider who can figure this out. Good bets are a gynecologist with lots of experience with infectious diseases (check with a major medical center or medical school, if one is in your area); the local health department family planning or STD clinic; or a Planned Parenthood clinic.
Finally, I hope you’re not trying to take care of the problem by douching. It might be tempting; discharge and odor are common reasons women try douches. But douching generally only makes problems like yours worse. If you have been doing it, stop for a few weeks and see if it makes a difference.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
It shouldn’t be that difficult to find a knowledgeable health care provider who can figure this out. Good bets are a gynecologist with lots of experience with infectious diseases (check with a major medical center or medical school, if one is in your area); the local health department family planning or STD clinic; or a Planned Parenthood clinic.
Finally, I hope you’re not trying to take care of the problem by douching. It might be tempting; discharge and odor are common reasons women try douches. But douching generally only makes problems like yours worse. If you have been doing it, stop for a few weeks and see if it makes a difference.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
Member Comments (2)
by loa, Jan 05, 2005 12:00AM
hello i was looking around on the internet about bad odor from vagina and found this site. it started with me when i was about 15 i have been to doctors and they have all said nothing. i have no std but its bad my husband sais somthing to me the other night i am affraid this is going to ruin my marrige. i have to take 3 showers a day when i wake up come home from work and go to bed. when i wear thick clothes its th e worst. i am also affraid that the smell is so bad that my friends and coworkers can also smell me. please help me i want to be smell free
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