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What causes a fishy vaginal odor smell? even to the point that other people can smell it.
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Fishy odor: A "fishy odor" is the classic symptom of gardnerella (nonspecific) vaginitis. It can be easily treated with either a vaginal cream (clindamycin) or Metronidazole tablets.
Answered 10/3/2019
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