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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?
bacteria vaganosis.. A dose of diflucan from your obgyn will clear it right up. dont try home remedy's such inserting pills or what not. They will never work and you will continue to be miserable. GOOD LUCK.
My girlfriend has a strong vaginal odor which I mentioned to her the other day. She didn't take it very well, but it's much stronger than anyone I've ever been with. The relationship is kind of on the rocks and I feel like she isn't going to take this seriously but frankly I think this is going to be a major problem for her in the future and whatever may happen I genuinely do only want the best for her. As it stands there's no way she would go to the extent that some of the posters here have. Does anyone have any advice on how I can get through to her without being insulting?
I have recently gone off my anti depressant unexpectedly due to financial hardship. So now I am having withdrawal symptoms. Hot flashes w/sweating, brain shocks and nausea. Along with all that the only good part is that I can get aroused again without complication (due to the meds side effects).
My husband just informed me that since I went off the meds that my vagina has developed a peculiar odor, its there even after a shower. I didn't notice this because my head is in such a haywire, I am more aware of the hot flashes and brain shivers and what not than anything else.Has anyone ever experienced this ?? Please help!!!
My husband just informed me that since I went off the meds that my vagina has developed a peculiar odor, its there even after a shower. I didn't notice this because my head is in such a haywire, I am more aware of the hot flashes and brain shivers and what not than anything else.Has anyone ever experienced this ?? Please help!!!
I'm only 21 and I'm experiencing the same kind of smell :( ifind it so embarrasing it makes me wanna cry. I'm sexually active with my boyfriend. We did it one day in the morning. Then when I wanted to gice him a ******* layer on that day I couldn't because the smell ofmy vagina was on his **** and I couldn't stand it. It even tasted weird. I wasn't like this before. Could it have been after fiving birth? Or why is this happening to me? Even with my period, the odor keeps getting worse as the years go by :(
Aside from diet, yogurt, wearing breathable underwear and all those other recommendations WASHING IS VERY IMPORTANT. Don't just wipe with toilet paper and/or wet wipes especially after defecating it's important to wash when you can. You're not meant to wash inside your vagina, there shouldn't be any odor inside your vagina unless you have some kind of infection or imbalance. But you certainly MUST wash the vulva, between the folds of skin just outside your vagina (between your main slit, around your clitoris too)...we sweat in that area, urination gets left behind as well as other secretions, bits of TP etc...so of course it'll get smelly like any other part of your body if not washed properly. Here's a couple of websites that can help with improving female hygiene (without using any of those feminine products you see on TV):
- http://womentc.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/female-genital-hygiene/
- http://ezinearticles.com/?Feminine-Hygiene---Vagina-Health-and-Smell&id=346307
- http://www.faqs.org/health/Healthy-Living-V1/Personal-Care-and-Hygiene-Genital-care-for-females.html
I don't know about you but since I was a little girl my mother taught me to wash that area, she explained it gently and there was nothing to it...cup your hand and splash warm water in the area and gently with your fingers rub around and between the folds using a very mild soap/body wash...try cetaphil or baby wash or unscented dove moisturizing body wash to clean the area (do not go in your vagina and watch your nails, never douche unless told by your physician as this dries out your vagina and could cause problems) ...squat in the tub/shower if you have to (or put one foot up on a ledge if you can) and using a hand held shower head is even better. Wash the area twice a day. You must also wash around your anus to get rid of any extra feces left behind. Pat dry with a towel, and sometimes I even use my hairdryer (must be on cool setting)...keeping the area dry is important too.
Everyone of my female relatives including myself have never had bad odor problems down there and we've all been taught to wash since childhood. I think it may depend on your upbringing, as some of my friends say their mothers taught them and some of them say they didn't or that they didn't have a mother to teach them and those that didn't are always the ones coming to me with their "odor" problems. I also noticed guys/boyfriends telling me how women they'd been with in the past smell especially during sex...and were pleasantly surprised to find that I don't smell.
Granted we all have smells, especially after a busy day of running around, but if you wash daily it shouldn't be unpleasant or offensive to the point that it makes anyone complain about it, our natural aroma should turn them on...my fiance loves going down on me and so should any guy/gal you're with, love going down on you too.
You should be able to feel confident about yourself, be as close as you want to people and sit or stand however you please without being self conscious about any kind of odor.
I hope this helps...I'm only trying to look out for my fellow females. It is unfair when men generalize about girls and women having smelly genitals...because it just isn't true!
- http://womentc.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/female-genital-hygiene/
- http://ezinearticles.com/?Feminine-Hygiene---Vagina-Health-and-Smell&id=346307
- http://www.faqs.org/health/Healthy-Living-V1/Personal-Care-and-Hygiene-Genital-care-for-females.html
I don't know about you but since I was a little girl my mother taught me to wash that area, she explained it gently and there was nothing to it...cup your hand and splash warm water in the area and gently with your fingers rub around and between the folds using a very mild soap/body wash...try cetaphil or baby wash or unscented dove moisturizing body wash to clean the area (do not go in your vagina and watch your nails, never douche unless told by your physician as this dries out your vagina and could cause problems) ...squat in the tub/shower if you have to (or put one foot up on a ledge if you can) and using a hand held shower head is even better. Wash the area twice a day. You must also wash around your anus to get rid of any extra feces left behind. Pat dry with a towel, and sometimes I even use my hairdryer (must be on cool setting)...keeping the area dry is important too.
Everyone of my female relatives including myself have never had bad odor problems down there and we've all been taught to wash since childhood. I think it may depend on your upbringing, as some of my friends say their mothers taught them and some of them say they didn't or that they didn't have a mother to teach them and those that didn't are always the ones coming to me with their "odor" problems. I also noticed guys/boyfriends telling me how women they'd been with in the past smell especially during sex...and were pleasantly surprised to find that I don't smell.
Granted we all have smells, especially after a busy day of running around, but if you wash daily it shouldn't be unpleasant or offensive to the point that it makes anyone complain about it, our natural aroma should turn them on...my fiance loves going down on me and so should any guy/gal you're with, love going down on you too.
You should be able to feel confident about yourself, be as close as you want to people and sit or stand however you please without being self conscious about any kind of odor.
I hope this helps...I'm only trying to look out for my fellow females. It is unfair when men generalize about girls and women having smelly genitals...because it just isn't true!
this is the first time i am really posting such ting or question on very first blog. I am very confused about the part which is bothering me allot and makes me embarrass . I don't know if others have the same problem but i have these dark circles or you can say dark part of bikini side. not on my vagina but the inside of my thighs . and i am totally blank how to get that part clean as before and get rid of that dark skin because i am average skin color and this bothers me allot.
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