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A 16-year-old female asked:
My vagina smells and i'm wondering if i should be worried?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Monica Michelanswered
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Maybe?: I would need a more thorough sexual history and an exam to answer that for you. Are you sexually active? Any pain, discharge- those are some factors that would point to you possibly having an infection . I would recommend seeing your doctor- good luck!
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Dr. Carol Stauffer-munekataanswered
Family Medicine 38 years experience
See Your GYN: If you are sexually active, you may have an STD or just BV (bacterial overgrowth). See your Primary Care Physician or your Gyn for an evaluation. Avoid intercourse until you have see your Doctor.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
I am worried about my vagina fishy odor smells very strong?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Alan Pattersonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 44 years experience
Please see your gyn: A culture can be done , you most likely have BV and or other and it needs to be treated with either vaginal antibiotic cream or oral antibiotics.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Ive been having this fishy smell on my vagina. I had a yeast infection 2 weeks ago. The smell just wont go away. I am sexually active and worried it might be a sti?
Dr. Wayne Ingramanswered
Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology
It may not be a recurrent yeast infection but a bacterial vaginal infection instead. See a GYN MD or Clinic to be examined and tested for that and STI... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Vagina smells and tastes like onion, (never does, definitely earthy) but never like a raw onion. Its been about maybe over a month, its on and off it has this smell, I dont eat much onion either, what does this seem to be?
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Pediatrics 48 years experience
All such odors are created by gasses produced by germs that live in the tissues or mucous of that area. Your bodies vaginal mucus should have little o... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Help docs? I'm having vagina fishy odor smells very strong?
Dr. Clyde Dorranswered
62 years experience
Poss vag infection.: The only way to know is to by an examination ; testing. Certain vaginal infections can produce a 'fishy' odor, as can less common, but, more serious c... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Something is coming out of my vagina and it smells weird and I'm scared to go to the doctors. It's there anything I can buy at Walmart?
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Need evaluation: If you have an abnormal vaginal discharge that you can not identify - you need medical evaluation. You need to make your health a priority and push p... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
My girlfriends vagina smells unbearable, from distance as well she doesnt seem to notice it but it smells like its rotting whats the reason behind this? Ive tried telling her about it but the smell continues?
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
She may have bacterial vaginosis, an overgrowth of mostly normal bacteria. The main symptom is odor, often "fishy" (resulting from the same chemicals ... Read More
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