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Vaginal odor and dryness
I'm 15 and have a wierd vaginal odor, I wash at least twice a day. The smell goes away for a while and then comes back. I told my mom about it and she said all women have that problem just keep myself clean, so I said ok but the problem just stayed there. To me it got worse so I told my mom again and she took my to my pediatrician. She took a sample of discharge from down there and the results came back normal. The smell is always there, I'm afraid of going to school sometimes thinking that everybody can smell it, and I know how unnattractive that is to guys. That's like all I can think about all day, and it makes me cry all of the time. My mom acts like she doesn't care, but this problem is ruining my life. I've never had sex before, so mom took me back to the doctor and she thought maybe since I have big thighs that it makes me sweat down there. I even urinate a lot especially around when I'm going to bed I'll gonto the bathroom and like 10 minutes later I'll go again, sometimes it's alot of urine sometimes it's not. I don't even drink anything before I go to sleep.I keep telling my mom about the situation and she thinks I'm worrying too much and that I'm driving myself crazy. To me this situation is serious I'm scared going to my doctor all of the time because she probably thinks I'm crazy with all of these problems. I've thought about asking my mom to take me to a gynocologist but I heard that your only supposed to go there when your 21 or when you becom sexually active. Me and mom aren't extremely close but it's kind of uncomfortable to talk to her about this stuff. I'm at the age where Im dating and guys don't want to date a girl with this problem. My mom was like she can't smell anything but I can. She's not taking this seriously and she's not seeing how much this is hurting me.I'm also having really dry patches on my vagina, and I know you are not suppose to put scented things in or on it because it can cause infection. I don't know what the problem is but when I was younger I used to wash deep inside with soap and when i got out the shower I would spray this feminine spray or this powder stuff to try and keep the smell down. I don't know if that's affecting me now, or do I naturally smell bad because I've never smelt like this before. It all started when I was around 8 and I never really payed any attention to it until now. Please help and no negative feedback
The problem may also be that your washing down there way too much and you probably got soap down there and messed up your ph balance tell your mom to buy you test strips that you pee on to tell what infection you may have so they give you the right information.
Ask your mom to get a pap smear done on you and check for BV or bartholins cyst or skenes duct cysts. Your mom is miss informing you about the smell yes every woman has a unique odor but it usually doesnt stink.Do not douche dont spray or use scented pads. and in public restrooms keep your butt lifted off the toilet it may help and reduce the risk of vaginal infections
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Were you also tested specifically for BV? If you were putting things into your vagina, you could well have given yourself an infection.
Please see an ob-gyn, they treat anyone who has gone through puberty who has a vagina. Ask them for an honest answer about the smell, and take their word for it -- an ob has smelled all kinds of vaginas (not that they put their nose there for that reason, but they have to look inside to do an exam) and would certainly know if yours smells unusual. If the ob-gyn honestly tells you that you don't have an unusual smell, then believe them and try to let it go. Obsessive washing is a terrible idea. Your vagina is designed to be a self-cleaning environment, trust it to do its work and don't interfere with its processes.
My first guess would be that you have BV. I don't know what they swabbed you for, but they might not have done so for BV. I'd see the ob/gyn for that. My second guess would be that you have a yeast infection. My third guess if those two were ruled out, would be that you have normal scent 'down there' and are just obsessing about it. But I'd certainly rule out the first two and get an opinion of the smell, before thinking it was the third thing.
Take care!
Please see an ob-gyn, they treat anyone who has gone through puberty who has a vagina. Ask them for an honest answer about the smell, and take their word for it -- an ob has smelled all kinds of vaginas (not that they put their nose there for that reason, but they have to look inside to do an exam) and would certainly know if yours smells unusual. If the ob-gyn honestly tells you that you don't have an unusual smell, then believe them and try to let it go. Obsessive washing is a terrible idea. Your vagina is designed to be a self-cleaning environment, trust it to do its work and don't interfere with its processes.
My first guess would be that you have BV. I don't know what they swabbed you for, but they might not have done so for BV. I'd see the ob/gyn for that. My second guess would be that you have a yeast infection. My third guess if those two were ruled out, would be that you have normal scent 'down there' and are just obsessing about it. But I'd certainly rule out the first two and get an opinion of the smell, before thinking it was the third thing.
Take care!
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