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20 yo female, healthy, four kids.. i'm having a smelly vaginal discharge and i currently have the mirena (levonorgestrel). what's wrong?

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Dr. Melissa Gowans answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Bacterial vaginitis: Usually the cause is a bacterial infection of the vagina. See your physician for appropriate antibiotics.

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Answered 5/16/2014

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