Smelly discharge.....do i need to be concerned?

[Minx2006]

Recently i have smelt a disgusting smell around the vaginal area and when i have looked in my underwear their is discharge and it is really smelly. This usually starts to appear between 1 - 2 week after my period has finished and lasts until my next period starts. The discharge is slimy and feels awful, i am constantly checking as the discharge is thick and creamy. When the discharge leaves my vagina it is the same feeling as when you come on your period, so i always dash for the toilet to check whether i have come on or whether it is discharge. Also when i am on my period does the smeel just seem to disappear because i use tampax and the tampx is soaking up the discharge? Is their something up with me as i am very worried. I am in a sexual active relationship and me and my partner are hoping for me to concieve as we wish to start a family, will the discharge stop me from getting pregnant? During sexual intercourse their is no pain and sex isnt uncomfy. I am very worried it will as we have been trying for the past 7 month, but from research i have found that it can take well over 6 months for women to concieve? I really need some answers as i am really worried that their is something really wrong with me?

[free spirit]

Sounds like bacterial vaginosis.  Go get checked out. The peace of mind is worth it.

[Minx2006]

Thanks free spirit for your comment...but is bacterial vaginosis common in woman and is it dangerous?

[free spirit]

Yeah, it's pretty common. Supposedly it is not sexually transmitted.   It's not really dangerous in the accute sense, but I wouldn't want to harbor an infection for a long time. I don't think it does any permanent damage like an undiagnosed std could, but the vaginal tissues immune system can take a while to get back on track once it's off kilter.

  Be aware that if it is bv, and the doc gives you antibiotics to get rid of it, there is a strong possiblity of getting a yeast infection.

Good luck.

[giddychic]

I have that happen to me---I agree it is a nasty feeling----and smell-----but I see a specialist and he has informed me that is just basically "gunk" that needs to be released----that it was nothing for me to worry about-----now if you do not keep clean it could lead into a yeast infection-----if it would give you peace of mind--talk to your doctor about it-----everybody is different-----but mine was just a discharge......take care

[giddychic]

it is a infection that can cause your vagina to itch and burn itch and burn-----it is not serious unless you leave it untreated------it can really be annoying actually-----but there are over the counter creams such as Vagifem, etc----or the doctor can prescribe a pill (pink pill) that can get rid of it for ya---easily-----it is very common in women and especially if you have to take antibiotics it can cause a yeast infection---

[Minx2006]

thankyou for all your comments and support they have helped and my mind as been eased a lil bit...but wat is a yeast infection and how serious is it?

[suzie3366]

hi!i would diffently go see your obgyn, escipally if you are trying to conceive. what color is the discharge? it sounds like bv to me. if it is bv then the only way to get rid of it is to get med from a dr. i dont think bv is too dangerous but if it is not treated it can turn into pid (which is very dangerous)escipally if you are using tampoons when you are on your period. i had bv that turned into pid b/c i was using tampoons and the infection traveled into my uterus and stuff. pid can cause scar tissue and do lots of damage if not caught in time.

[Kinkyy09]

i have the same thingg, but im sure im alot yunger thenn uu, and i really dont like it i get embarisedd, and feel like everyone else can smell it. it really isnt nice. i must admitt i do have sex alot, i fort i caught summert but after reeding theseee i spose it issnt?..
can someone email me personally telling meee about it all.
jus tell me who u aree pleasee i amm yunggee and very scared :S.
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thanks x

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[Annah00]

I have a itchiness and smeil around my vagina. It happen often but I take a canisten tablet everytime, and this time I want to know how to heal it for good.

My email ***@**** if you can give me any advise

[hisgirlly247]

okay i have a smelly smell around my vagina and it is nasty. i got told that it was a yeast infecc. and it is ichyy. and i dont like it. i went to the doc. and she told me that i had that and gave me a pill to take and i took it she told me that it should go away in a day. and no it didnt go away and so i told my nana and she said to use this one stuff i forgot the name, but you use it every night for 7 nights. and i have used it buttt it is not working and it is really starting to scare me. i dont know what to do anymore. it is nasty. can somebody please help me???

[Shawtymamas]

I kind of have the same problem. I noticed a few days ago, while I was taking a shower and "cleaning", that there was an odd smell. Over the past few days I've noticed that it hasn't been going away. And I make sure I'm constantly clean. The other night (damn this is embarassing) my bf performed oral sex and he said it tasted a lot different, and so I kinda decided to find out for myself too, and I had to agree it was WAY different. The discharge isn't anything abnormal for me, the only thing is the smell. I've heard that sleeping without underwear is actually a really good thing and I've been doing that for a while. But my last period was a tad odd. Almost a week before it was supposed to start I had totally random spotting, when normally I don't. Although part of me wants to attribute a lot of this to some INSANE stress I'm going through right now (I've been breaking out a ton too). And unfortunately I can't go see a doctor because I'm living in CA now and my insurance is still based in WA so I don't know exactly what to do. Just make sure to keep clean and continue not sleeping without any undies? And I've only had one sexual partner for the past 4yrs, and unless he's been unfaithful I doubt it's an STD. Would Planned Parenthood offer check ups for things like this? I'm also like one of the other posters, I'm relatively young, only 21, so any help would be appreciated, please and thank you.

[bethyy_girl]

im really young and have but havent started my period ( hard 2 explain but it happend  only once and for like not even one minuet) is it normal for that to happen? i talked to my sister and she said it was but i don know and it smells like fish!!! and it is white and sticky=p i  dont know what to do bout it but i have been taking showers and putting coconut butter down there and  it helped the redness and white bumps go away but not the whit crap!  help me can some one send me an email at ***@****

thanks ,<3

[sam_jade]

i'm the same i had my period for like 5 hrs n eva since i hav had this weird smell :/ hav u found out whether it is normal? i put on pantyliners n then i can manage it a bit by changing them? Please reply if u hav found out anything

thanks

[katy101]

i have the same problem, i get discharge obvs but recently its started to smell strange and im getting more than i usualy do, i had unprotected sex about a month ago but im quite worried about what it could be. at first i thought it could be thrush but after researching it could be bv or anything :/ im just not too sure what it could be and im quite worried. im only 14.

[buddybear23]

I have been itchy starting to night i mean its not the first time and it has been driving me 'CRAZY' i do get discharge but not as much i REALLY have this bad bad smell in my vigina i dont no what to do anyone tell me WHAT this is, there anything i can get over the counter for this....

[hannstep]

There are lots of great comments on here, but I just want to add some other natural remedies. You really should see a gynecologist - try to get to Planned Parenthood if you can - they are really great and nice and helpful, and often offer programs that help with money.

Anyway, cranberry is SO good for this kind of thing, but not just the cheap stuff. Look at the ingredients. Get the juice that is 100% cranberry and not just apple juice with a little bit of cranberry in it. It's  a little more expensive, but worth it!! Get it with no added sugar. It may be difficult to drink - you can mix it with water or with a nice fizzy drink if that helps.

This is a little odd, but if you get a clove of garlic, and put it up your vagina and sleep with it up there for a night, that should help too. Garlic is a natural antibiotic.

Finally, if it's really really itchy, real yogurt will help and make it feel better too. Make sure that it is plain with no flavorings or sugar, and it has to say that it has Active Cultures in it (acidophilus and bifodus). These are probiotics: good bacteria which attack the bad bacteria. This yogurt is really soothing. You can get it up there by dipping a tampon into it and trying to get a nice amount to go in.

I know it sounds weird, but it really helps! I haven't had to do these for a long time, but I used to have a lot of yeast infections when I was in high school and I remember how incredibly itchy and painful and horrible they were!  :(  I found out that mine were because of the birth control pills that I was taking. If you are taking birth control pills, you may want to think about switching to a different brand of pills, or supplement yourself with probiotic pills or eating real yogurt with acidophilus and bifidus, and also drinking real cranberry juice (if it's too strong then just dilute it or mix it with a nice fizzy drink or lemonade) or taking cranberry pills.

Also, even if you are not itching, you may still have a yeast infection. The remedies that I have written about are good for overall health down there. Good luck!

Someone couldn't remember what they used. The popular over-the-counter treatment is Monostat.

[hmphx0]

Obviously getting checked is a good idea, but I realize it's a bit embarassing since I have the same problem. The yogurt, the cranberry and the garlic are the popular internet cures.

I'm curious though, are all of using tampons? I had my period for an obnoxiously long time, longer than usual, which is weird since I'm on the pill, and this started when my period ended. I wonder if the tampons irritated my vagina and allowed bad bacteria in? Kind of like TSS, but less severe?
Any thoughts?

[pinkme04]

i have read your post about tampon dipped in yogurt as a remedy.. do i have to leave the tampon in to my vagina overnight?

[steph292]

im only 16. ive been having this problem for over a year. im scared to tell my parent and embarassed to go to the gyn, i just finished telling my mom. i havent done anything to help it. ive just wearing tampons. the odor is soo embarrassing. like it smells like fish and even when i sometimes have sex. i then have a cottage cheese looking ****. it sometimes burns and itches. ive had hpv before but i never went to get checked again

[PreciousO]

i am 22 years old and i have a smelly discharge sometimes its colourless and some times its brownish i went to a clinic and they told me i had vaginal infection they gave me anti biotics and it was gone for a while and now its back.please help?do i have to see a gynechologist maybe?because i have terrible period pains and i think they are caused by this discharge.
Thanks!

[amazing357]

well i googled this because i'm wondering whats up with me. i have the same thing. a smelly discharge, and it has no color, but i'm worried because recently i had sex with two different guys unprotected. the only symptoms i have is the discharge and i've never had a std before. i don't want to start now! can someone help me? is this jus bv? because i've had that before as well... i remember it being jus like this but not under the same circumstances as me have sex with these ppl.

[skittles93]

hi, im 18 years old, and ive always had a discharge. recently it became very smelly, and i dont know what to do. i shower everyday, i never slept with undies and i havent had for over 2 months now. i cant go to the gun becaus ei just moved to a different country and i dont have my health card yet. does anyone know what would help? maybe the pink yeast infection pills? cane--someting? it is very embarasing and i realy need to get rid of it as soon as possible. thank you so much for your help

[babygurl1999]

Ok I have never iin my life had a slimmy clear/ lightly yellow discharge that smells ! Can someone pleasee explain this to me I'm 27 I'm kinda worried. Cause I haven't had sex in 3 months