I'm pretty sure i've posted something along these lines before, but way too many women are completely unaware of how their own anatomy works so, here's to you ladies. Go get a copy of Greys Anatomy or google anatomical vagina and learn some stuff.
This is a responce to a poster on another forum asking about how her vagina is supposted to smell. She indicated a sour smell. Here is my responce.
Vaginas do have a natural scent to them.
If your crotch smells like a dumpster, or the ocean, or the bay at low tide, you've most likely got BV (Bacterial vaginosis) this is NOT an sti/std, it's just an imbalance in the bacterial flora. It can happen for 1 of 1000 reasons. You may need to see the doctor, but there is a product out there called RePhresh (can be found in any target/cvs/walmart/whatever) that is made to deal with BV. Doctors will often put you on antifungals to deal with BV. They'll put you on Antibiotics to deal with yeast infections. You can try any kind of probiotic (either pill or yogurt forms). If you've got thick, chunky discharge, a weird smell, and itching/burning/inflamation/swelling you've probably got a yeast infection.
If you have any kind of uncomfortable feelings down there, go to the doctor. It's the fastest way to get accurately diagnosed and then hopefully cured.
Diet, hygiene, birth control, your own personal cycle, etc can effect the way you smell down there.
If you're concerned, see your OBGYN and if you don't have one, planned parenthood would be a great place to start. It's never a bad idea to get checked out anyway (especially if you are not going in for a yearly pelvic exam. If you're sexually active this is a necessity).
Using any kind of soaps with scents, dyes, additives in them can aggravate other problems (and cause infections). Vaginas are very self cleaning. Water should really be the only thing you need. Talk to your doctor about anything else INSIDE. On the outside (mons pubis and labia majora) you can use most things. I just use my regular body wash.
Also, vaginal douching is bad. I didn't see you saying that you were doing that, but just in case, that's one of those things that will also cause you more problems than it solves.
This is a responce to a poster on another forum asking about how her vagina is supposted to smell. She indicated a sour smell. Here is my responce.
Vaginas do have a natural scent to them.
If your crotch smells like a dumpster, or the ocean, or the bay at low tide, you've most likely got BV (Bacterial vaginosis) this is NOT an sti/std, it's just an imbalance in the bacterial flora. It can happen for 1 of 1000 reasons. You may need to see the doctor, but there is a product out there called RePhresh (can be found in any target/cvs/walmart/whatever) that is made to deal with BV. Doctors will often put you on antifungals to deal with BV. They'll put you on Antibiotics to deal with yeast infections. You can try any kind of probiotic (either pill or yogurt forms). If you've got thick, chunky discharge, a weird smell, and itching/burning/inflamation/swelling you've probably got a yeast infection.
If you have any kind of uncomfortable feelings down there, go to the doctor. It's the fastest way to get accurately diagnosed and then hopefully cured.
Diet, hygiene, birth control, your own personal cycle, etc can effect the way you smell down there.
If you're concerned, see your OBGYN and if you don't have one, planned parenthood would be a great place to start. It's never a bad idea to get checked out anyway (especially if you are not going in for a yearly pelvic exam. If you're sexually active this is a necessity).
Using any kind of soaps with scents, dyes, additives in them can aggravate other problems (and cause infections). Vaginas are very self cleaning. Water should really be the only thing you need. Talk to your doctor about anything else INSIDE. On the outside (mons pubis and labia majora) you can use most things. I just use my regular body wash.
Also, vaginal douching is bad. I didn't see you saying that you were doing that, but just in case, that's one of those things that will also cause you more problems than it solves.
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