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Discharge with onion/garlic smell

hi everyone,
I have searched and searched the internet but can't seem to find anything to do with my problem.
I have started getting a thick sticky white discharge with an oniony garlic type smell. I have had BV in the past but it isn't the same as that. I thought maybe it might be a mixture of BV and candida but i don't have any of the itchiness you get with a yeast infection. Besides, i took medicine for both but it still came back.
It isn't constant but seems to be there more than its not. I have it at the moment and it is the beginning of my cycle.
Also, the smell seems to be worse just before and during sex.
I'm not on the pill, my partner and i use condoms. Could that have anything to do with it? It is the first relationship i've had that has remained extremely sexually active and also the only one that i've continually used condoms with.
Like i said, i have had BV before and also candida before but the symptoms just don't seem to be the same as them.
Hope someone can help
Thanks
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i have the same smell  but no funky discharge. If its thick and your vagina itches its probably a yeast infection or std but if it doesnt itch or is red, its simply caused from sexual activity. If you have sex the smell will come, i wash and it goes away. I only smell it after i have sex several times. My obgyn said i have no infections or bv so that isnt the case just simply alot of sexual action cause your vagina to smell a little funny. Its all hormones girls. women smell differently. Guys penis's stink sometimes too so why should they complain? lol i just think a women should wash before and wash down there after sex always. It will eliminate alot of the wierd smells. And do not douche it's bad for the vagina regardless of what you have heard!
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hey I forgot how to make your own question or post or whatever It's called can you delete my comment please !! lol thanks..
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I had the same problem as the first person to post.. I always have an onion or garlic smell and thick sticky white discharge. I'm only 15 and Im a virgin but i almost lost it to my boyfriend I don't know if my bladder has anything to do with it but i'm always fast to go to the bathroom after drinking something. Even before I wake up i pee like I had to go all night. someone please comment and help
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yes but you do have to worry about the size of your ****...very very much, which is pretty **** for you
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Ive had three children and have had this on and off even before kids. It wasnt until my latest pregnancy my dr explained to me this is a sign of a yeast infection or bacterial infection. A man can carry both with no signs or just the smell. I was told to switch soaps. I always used sented body wash. Sence my dr appointmejt i have switched and it has stoped. Hope this helps.
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I just started noticing this smell a few weeks ago before I got my period. I never ever had this problem before so I was wondering why it was happening. I dont have insurance and no job so going anywhere to see what is wrong is very hard right now. I have had BV and UTIs in the past and now I am thinking that it could be connected seeing as I eat very little onions if at all most of the time. I am going to work on changing my diet and getting back in shape and see if that helps but I am so glad that I am not the only one going through this.
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