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embarrassing vaginal odor

I am 49 years old, I am not sexually active and have been for about 2 years experiencing  times during the day I smell a strong fishy odor coming from the vaginal area. I bath everyday, I have even started taking personal wipes with me to the restroom so that I can wash up during the day but nothing seems to stop the odor. I wear panty liners so that I can change them and the smell won't get in my clothes. My pap smears are normal. Even though my doctor says that they don't know what causes bacterial vaginitis, and there is no cure that will keep it from reoccuring, I find it  extremely embarrassing. I am more aware of the smell more when I get excited about something. If I go out of town, or go out to lunch, or even go to a meeting, anything that is different from my regular routine, I smell it. The episodes seems to be getting closer together, where else in the very beginning it may have been once every couple of months, not they seem to be ocurring more often. Please help me, what can I do?
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For some odd reason, I've been very stinky down there. The weird part is that I have no discharge. At one point I did have hpv, but that went away. I appreciate any and all recommendations!
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I hav a 7 months baby girl. I had sex with my partner we used protection. Then my period come with the most abd odour and b4 I had a child I never had a heavy flow where by I had to change my pad every 2hrs. Stil after my period the fluid on my vigina has a smell and I feel like when am around people can inhale how I smell. I been taking amoxillin but no help
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i suggest getting a pap done and having the standard std test. When you were abused the person could have carried some sort of disease and may also suggest checking for hep b and c i just got them done today. It is a simple blood test.
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I am 22 yrs old an I hav a odor down there too that I can not get rid of an I shower 2x a day an I really scrub my private area.I need some answers please bcuz I dont feel comfortable with having sexual intercourse wit my partner bcuz of my odor???
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Keep it nice and tight.summer eve's are good products to use.have sex and enjoy the feel.to the young lady that grandpa touched.sorry and you dont got to **** everybody for it.when you cover abuse,you abuse yourself more.i have a girlfriend with this problem.it was trich or tric to short.but I can't lie I like a lil smell to  it every so often.i wish you woman the best.the lady that haven't sex in two years,give up.get you some or play it.bye
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Keep it nice and tight.summer eve's are good products to use.have sex and enjoy the feel.to the young lady that grandpa touched.sorry and you dont got to **** everybody for it.when you cover abuse,you abuse yourself more.i have a girlfriend with this problem.it was trich or tric to short.but I can't lie I like a lil smell to  it every so often.i wish you woman the best.the lady that haven't sex in two years,give up.get you some or play it.bye
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