Causes of Vaginal Odor - What Causes The Vagina To Smell

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By Cool_Hubber

Concerned about your smelly vagina odor?
Concerned about your smelly vagina odor?

What Causes Vaginal Odor?

Information about the causes for bad vaginal odor/odour, including what are the possible reasons for healthy women to develop unpleasant vagina odor.

Did you recently detect a foul, unpleasant odor coming from your vagina that just can't seem to go away? Is the odor causing you to feel not so fresh, self conscious, and simply unclean?

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Vaginal odor, sometimes also referred to as feminine odor, is a problem that can affect almost every women of reproductive age (even among healthy and hygienic women) and it is a health topic not easily or often spoken of.

Normally, the female vagina is odor-free however foul smelling odor can develop when there is an overgrowth of "bad" bacteria in the vagina which disrupt the pH balance of the vaginal flora.

In general, if you never have had vaginal odor before, it is best to first consult with a doctor to establish the cause. Among one of the most common causes for a woman to have an unpleasant genital odor is bacterial vaginosis, which has a "fishy" or "musty" smell.

If the odor smell "yeasty", it may be cause by a vaginal yeast infection, which will also show up with an increase in the amount of vaginal discharge.

If you are in good medical condition, other possible causes for vaginal odor include:

  • Vaginal discharge during the menstruation cycle or after sex.
  • Poor personal hygiene.
  • Douching or excessive washing that strip or destroy the natural vaginal flora (lactobacilli) that are necessary for good feminine health.
  • Wearing of tight pants or undies causing vaginal sweating. Excess moisture from the sweat can encourage bacterial growth or increase vaginal odor.
  • A forgotten tampon left inside your vagina can provoke vaginal odor.
  • Having multiple sex partners can cause vaginal infection resulting in vaginal odor.

Less commonly, vaginal odor may also be caused by:

  • Change in diet. Too much sugary foods and drinks that can increase the amount of yeast in your vagina., increasing the chances of a yeast infection.
  • Cancer of the cervix, uterine or bowel.
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
  • Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or genital herpes.

Do you have other possible causes for vaginal odor/odour? Share with us. We love to hear from you...!

kelly 2 years ago

usually i have a bad odor after period and sometimes if a man dosent clean his area can cause stink and sweaty odor.

Sfiso 19 months ago

My gf hv a bad smell in hr vigina nd nw im scd 2 hv sex wth her agn, wts cause 2 stink

susan 15 months ago

I have a friend who went with a guy and after a month she bagan to smell really ..really bad.

anntonette 8 months ago

i don't wats wrong but something is coming out of my vagina and it really smells bad

Kelsey 7 months ago

It also could be caused by dehydration. If you're dehydrated, your urine is more concentrated so your body can retain the water it has. This more potent urine touches the rest of your vagina as you wipe and can cause it to smell bad.

Lucy Kwang'a 5 months ago

My vigina smells and produces thick secretion... what could be the cause?

Nrsjrry 5 months ago

Any medications or drugs for vaginal odor?

ash93 5 months ago

I smell great...I always wash my body with summers eve. When washing your vagina, stay away from soaps with heavy perfume scents.

Themba 4 months ago

1nc m gf wz smelling really bed and i got sick wit dat smell i ws nearly dead i ddnt even stand properly

kate 4 months ago

i have got this bad virginal odour,ave been going to different hospitals to check wat causes it but all i get is a negative results,the doctors say am perfectly ok that i dont ave any infections,what can i do to get rid of this bad smell,it is really stressing me out and please advice me i need to see i really doctor or which hospital can i go to for help.....

JANINE RAUSCH 4 months ago

My vagina odor is really offensive. I think it could be from multiple partners I sleep with on a daily basis.

Joy 4 months ago

I recently missed vaginal lubrication and if i discharge some they are poridge like and whitish and then bad odour smells when i sit down.please tell me what could be the cause.

John Marshall 4 months ago

Vagina's odor is something like urine sticked to the flesh. The proper cleanliness is required. Islam religion, gave a very descriptive insight of it rather than other religions in the world.

Tracey ortaa 4 months ago

My vaqina smells all the tyme even wn I qet dne takinq a shower kld it b kuz I have more thn 5 sex partners':/

cutiepi3 21 3 months ago

I had lost a tampon up inside me. I just found it yesterday after feeling pain an cramps in my stomach area. I then thought to myself maybe its from stress or now gettin my period I never. got from the start because of the fact of missing many birth control pills...I now got it out. Not sure how long it was in there..an if I had sex with itin. I have cramps still an a bad oder. Could something be wrong??

Iffy mendal 3 months ago

Ma gf's virgina has a very bad odour n wen she is also done wif ha menses it smells worse lyk shit...i dnt knw wat 2 do n i dnt wnt 2 leave ha as a result so i wana help ha solve it.help me plz any cure?

paige 3 months ago

Kate and Joy, you guys probably have a yeast infection.. I've had one for 3 weeks and the doctors gave me drugs to clear it up.. The signs of a yeast infection would be a white or grey discharge that comes out in chunks. It smells really bad, but not like fish.

SARA 2 months ago

SINCE I GOT A LIVER PROBLEM I GOT THIS VAGINA SMELLY AND I'M NOT COMFORTABLE EVEN I WAS 3X A DAY.I DO;T KNOW WHAT CAUSES OF THISM

zazaa 2 months ago

The secret to remove vaginal order is after every time you have finished urinating wash your vagina with plain clean water

od 2 months ago

I normally have unplesent smell 2-3days after sex.plus painfull left ovary

Amy 2 months ago

Ewww thats nasty I have one sex partner and been with him for a whole yr and my vigina only stunk lightly fishy once could it be because I needed to douch

neciey 6 weeks ago

i have been battling with this awful odor for a while now and it's freaking me out considering the fact that i'm a neat, clean freak it started like after i had sex with my bf what is this plez help!!!

Melisa 5 weeks ago

Hi yesterday I notice a vagina smell when I was about to take my bath and am about to start my period,is that why it smells? And my discharge is brownish in color.

james345 5 weeks ago

Lactobacilli

#//abc 3 weeks ago

Im a virgin n i also hav an owful smell dat comes from my virginia, n i hav'nt started my periods(14 of age) n im afraid dat i may not start my periods since i have dic smell

ash 3 weeks ago

i have the same problem and i find everytime i go to the doctors to ask they tell me yeast infection nothing to really worry about and i douche and use summers eve often and it comes back once in a while my advice is go to the doctors everyone!!

Dave 3 weeks ago

My gf has dis unpleasant smell only wen i'm making luv 2 her. I'm shy 2 tel her 2 stay away 4rm me. Pls, wat is d remedy?

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