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What should i do if my vaginal discharge is yellowish and smells funny?

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Dr. Katherine Sutherland answered

Specializes in Gynecology

See your doctor: It is not normal to have a vaginal odor. Causes could be a bacterial infection, bacterial vaginosis, a yeast infection, or even a retained tampon. When an accurate diagnosis is made, the discharge can be appropriately treated.

Dr Higginbotham and another doctor agreed

Answered 2/8/2017

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