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Foul odor around clitoris
I am 19 years old and for a few years now i have had a foul, fishy odor around the area of where the clitoris is. I haven't had any problems with odor in the vagina though. I don't experience redness or itching either. I always wear clean clothes. I bathe everyday and use a gentle feminine cleanser but even right after a shower or bath the smell is there and it gets worse as the day goes on. I have been prescribed a cream to be used in the vagina to get rid of bacteria, but it doesn't help with the odor...I'm assuming because the odor is not coming from the inside of the vagina. I am not sexually active at this time but i am worried about when i am, because the odor is embarrassing. Any ideas or thoughts?
hah ha ha!! the other night i was at work and kept getting a whiff of...uh...crotch. it happened each time i got up and sat down. i'm like..what is that? it CANT be me...i do not smell like that! i even bent down and smelled the chair...nope not that (which was gross to do cuz the day shift girl sits there). anyway, then i kept thinking, maybe i have bv? i literally tried to bend down and smell the area. nope...fresh as a daisy. ya know what it was????? coffee that was (and has been) sitting there for lord knows how long. too long. it went from a solid to a liquid. currdled milk.
yahhhh..good thing i was alone!! thats why i bent down to smell the chair and my own crotch. you can bet that i was gonna get down to the bottom of this!
Maybe I'm a little out of touch (pardon the pun) but how can you be sure exactly where the odor is from? I am extremely familiar with my body, and odor is odor is odor...unless I'm putting my hands down there and touching specific body parts, and bringing my fingers up to my nose on a regular basis. The moisture and discharge from that area seems to spread, so I wouldn't know for certain where the odor is coming from. Outside vs. inside I understand, but specifically the clitoris? I don't know about that. I have visions of the girl from Saturday night live smelling her armpits with her hands....the Catholic girl. What's her name?
Gentle unscented/white soap should be a lot better than "femenine cleansers" which mask odors...just like spraying flower scented spray to a room smelling of rotting fish making it even worse... keep area clean and dry, you may want to use 100% cotton underwear and NO panty liners. Anyway, how can you blame your very own clitoris for all this?
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