Foul menstrual blood odor

[geezlike]

I have never noticed much of an odor with my period, up until last month and now today.  It is absolutely revolting!!!  The blood has gone from being a lightish red to a deepish red-brown and it's kinda gooey and ickey.  I have not experienced many vaginal infections of any type in my life (I'm 38), so I'm very concerned about this smell.  I tried using the 3-day Monostat, but it appears to not have worked.  I'm really scared about this abrupt change in the odor.  On top of it all, I don't have any health insurance.  What should I do about this?  I can't risk getting naked with my man because the smell is literally that bad.  

[AnnieBrooke]

Go to a clinic like Planned Parenthood.  They have a sliding rate scale.  It could be a bacterial infection, in which Monistat won't help you.

[geezlike]

Thank you!  What a relief to get that as an automatic answer instead of.....the dreaded c word.  I shall take care of it.  I'm assuming one would have to wait until the period is over before going in or not?

[AnnieBrooke]

If the problem is odor with your period, go when you have it.  I wouldn't wait.  If they want to see you after your period, they will tell you so.  If they don't tell you so, ask.

[franca]

gd day sir my name is francisca i also have the same problem as annie mine is that any time am on the blood gushes out to nuch that i use 2-3 tampoons a day and the odor of the blood is just badddd
i need your help

[geezlike]

I went to the doctor and I have a bacterial infection.  I'm taking these revolting antibiotics, but they are taking care of the problem.  I would recommend that you go to a doctor or clinic as soon as possible as you don't want the problem to escalate and get out of hand.  Good luck.

[hc4health]

I experienced an increase in mentrual blood smell and a darker color in my early 40's...I thought it was part of pre-menopausal effects.  Then I learned that I had heavy metal toxicity.  Years of eatingout of cans, drinking tap water and taking antibiotics for all my ailments caused it. Once I detoxed my body, not only did the odor and dark color go away, but I no longer have pms or pain during my cycle!  I feel better all the way around.  Juice fasting and eating fruits and veggies for a few weeks will clear your mind, your body and is the way our ancestors used to take care of illness.  Stay away from antibiotics if you can.  

[brooke5]

I have been searching the web too for any help determining why I have such a horribly strong odor to my menstral blood.  I have been getting steriod shots in my neck and it has really messed up my periods and this is the first time I have had any mentstral odor.  I have started eating yogurt.  That always seams lto be a  suggested home remedy for vaginal problems.  I am too embarrased to call the doctor.  I hope someone can tell us if this will run its course, and if not, why is it so important to get to a doctor right away.

[patykayks]

I am 51 and still having my period.  I have always been normal and on time each month all of these years...until this month.  My flow was very light and also dark reddish-brown in color with an odor.

Never has this happened before.

The only thing I have done different in these last few weeks was started drinking Glacier Water 10.  This is a water with Stevia in it.  I normally do not drink anything but water.  No soft drinks...just water with lemon.

I did some checking and saw that there was some older research where Stevia affected the reproductive system in lab animals.  I stopped the beverages immediately.  I will monitor this and see if things are different next month.

I do not know if you have made any changes to your diet lately, but if you are ingesting Stevia...you may want to look at it as a potential culprit.

No Stevia for me ever again!

[jojo100me]

I am 42 (and married) and went to the clinic approximately 3 weeks ago because of a fishy odor I had. They ran all of the STD tests and told me they were negative. However I had vaginosis and gave me an antibiotic "Flagyl". Withing days the smell was gone. However I am now on my period and the blood has a very strong, almost soured smell. Is there any chance I have the same problem again?

[scottishsmiler]

I'm married, 39yrs old and have a child of 7.  I had a week of really smelly discharge but didn't have time to see a doctor so I bought some canisten with oral capsule thinking it was 'only thrush'. Now I have my period and the smell is so bad it's making me feel sick, the only way to describe the smell is that it is like a dirty nappy, it's terrible.  I feel like everyone around me must be able to smell it because it is so strong. I have a mirena coil so usually don't bleed much, but there has been more this time. I have also had swine flu in the past 2 weeks and a chest infection so had anti biotics for the chest infection which I thought would have cleared up any infection 'down there'.  Can anyone offer any advice please, its driving me mad!

[bren38]

I stopped taking the last 7 days of my b-control pill so I wouldn't get it when I went on vacation. I still ended up getting it and this time it caused the fishy smell. I never had this issue before so I freaked out.  I doushed even though I was on my period and called the doctor for Diflucan (yeast infection pill). This cleared me up.