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7763919 tn?1393985641

smelly period suddenly

so i am 23 years old and i have 3 little boys! i kno what my normal blood smells like but yesterday when i got mine it was smelly! Like rotten mean! Someone please help me with why in the world this is happening to me! and why have i never experienced it before! I am terrified that there is something seriously wrong with me!
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134578 tn?1693250592
COMMUNITY LEADER
Two things come to mind, both are notable for a smell.  One is bacterial vaginosis (BV), which is treated with an antibiotic.  If you have it, the doctor will be able to tell by doing a swab test, and I recommend the woman's sexual partner take the same kind of antibiotics at the same time.  BV has as a hallmark, a bad smell especially after the period.

The other option would be a forgotten tampon.  Women who have had one say it smells like rotten meat.  The doctor will tell you if he or she finds one.
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Just retrieved a stuck tampon. My wife has never had this happen in 26 years of periods.

She could not believe what came out.

It was foul smelling to the extreme. She is so relieved as am I. Dig a bit deeper you will find a tampon.
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7763919 tn?1393985641
it was only like that the first day i have no clue why but all of a sudden it was gone! and i checked for a tampon lol  but tysm
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I would go to my gyno or primary care doctor. Better safe than sorry.
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