I have that white discharge with the odor sometimes too. and this just started a couple months ago. It only happens sometimes but im curious to know what it is too. If you find out let me know.

i will let you know.. i am actually going back to my dr on tuesday.. i am going to speak with her.. see what she says..seems the only thing the birth control is doing is lightening my periods.. also gained a few pounds.. maybe 2 or 3..not alot.. but i will keep you posted about what happens..you do the same

i am actually updating this topic under a different name cause i couldnt remember my old user name.. (lame i know) anyways.. heres an update.. a biggie..
kept complaining to my dr.. she did a sonogram and found a huge cyst on my left ovary, along with my ovary being enlarged.. long story to short i had the cyst removed along with the ovary because she said it didnt look good and we agreed that if it looked slightly bad i wanted it out.. she also did another DnC because she said the lining was starting to overgrow on my left side of my uterus again, possibly cause of the ovary sending everything into a sort of overproduction.. so right now im recovering, sore, gassy and cut-up, but in the end im hoping that this has solved all my problems.. i am currently on my period to make matters worse and awaiting the results of pathology on my ovary.. so i hope this helps anyone else who is having problems, that are maybe un-answered as mine were.. i suggested a cyst to dr and fam members a while back.. but they all told me i would be in severe pain.. which although i felt it once in a while. it didnt slow me down or hurt..lol.. i ahve a high tolerance i guess.. anyways. i will update as i find out more, but i urge any woman who has a sense that something is wrong to keep pushign for tests.. had i not? id still be suffering.. time will tell... mel

did you find out what it was yet?? I have the same exact thing wrong with me... Please let me know!!

well only what i said in the post above you.(my former name before i could remember it)now im back on old name.. lolol... like i said i dont know more about the ovary yet.. that im waiting for.. but right now im sitting through what i believe is my period.. so when its gone.. if im better ill know right away.. i used to have this odor even when i peed, but it wasnt from the urine.. i know now somehow it was either the cyst or ovary gone bad in me that i noticed.. and all that discharge over the year and a half, hopefully is gone.. ill keep you updated

anything new yet?? i really just want to know what its from and how to stop it..

hi.. im the original poster of this topic.. i think some girls are confused.. i did update this topic, only i had forgotten my prevoius user name.. so i started a new one..(melster).. anyhows.. please read the post under the name "melster" because that was me also.. i remembered my old name.. (confusing i know) but im still awaiting results of my ovary and cyst.. just incase that was still a question.. ill keep in touch.. and i urge anyone whos experiencing the same to keep pushing for all the tests till you feel like youve exhausted all your efforts.. if i didnt i may still be suffering.. and im still recovering as i write.. thanks.. mel

Hi all, Im a new user!! I was reading the comments above and feel I have a similar problem (i think!). I have PCOS and taking Metformin. I am overweight too. I hardly get periods, if I do they are very heavy but only last a 2-3 days. Since my last period which was in September, I have been bleeding ever since! Theres also a horrible odur as well. Doesnt matter how many baths/showers I take I feel that I can smell it! My stomach also feels weird sometimes, like theres movement but Im not pregnant. I also have extreme back pain. Everytime I ask my doctor she says that I have to lose weight......my doctors not very helpful, I have to practically beg for tests to be done!! What do I do? Anyone experienced anything like this before? Please help.....! Thanks, K

dewlissa...i hope this resolves your problems. you have really been through a lot.

kareena...i wonder if you aren't anemic. if your doctor is lazy about conducting tests, you need to check to see if your ferritin level has been checked. this could be your problem with the bleeding.

both of you...if you go to a doctor and you don't get your problems resolved, seek out a different doctor who "specializes" in the problem you are having. kareena, you in particular need a new doctor. this doctor should be helping you out. you shouldn't have to beg for a test. that's just wrong.

best of luck to you both.
jasmine

thanks jasmine,i actually go to the doctor tomorrow night, im going to call before i go cause i want to make sure they ave my results, they didnt on thursday.. so im getting a little impatient. i am not bleeding anymore. i have slight discharge with a yellowish color to it, not smell though.. maybe its my uterus healing still from the d&c? i dont know.. i get these twinges occasionally on m y left side, im guessing its where my ovary was and im healing.. keep you all posted Mel

okay.. well i went to the dr and she told me my ovary was enlarged probably because of the cyst.. i do not have cancer.. thank god.. the cyst was caleld a "simple cyst" whatever that means.. she said dont worry about it.. im fine.. she said my cycle shoudl return to normal soon.. i started getting better but yesterday i think i am getting some kind of b.v.. seriously i dont know why i keep having problems.. maybe i wasnt clean enough one day wiping?? who knows.. tired of this crap.. im almost embarrassed to go back to my dr now causei was there tuesday.. and now its sunday and i think i have this stupid problem.. its kinda fishy smelling(gross and disgusting!)kinda burns.. the dishanrge is yellowish and grey.. smells strong too.. wasnt this bad a few days ago.. so im assuming somethings wrong.. other then that i think im okay..lol.. may go crazy in the meantime.. but im hanging in there.. mel

okay.. well i went to the dr and she told me my ovary was enlarged probably because of the cyst.. i do not have cancer.. thank god.. the cyst was caleld a "simple cyst" whatever that means.. she said dont worry about it.. im fine.. she said my cycle shoudl return to normal soon.. i started getting better but yesterday i think i am getting some kind of b.v.. seriously i dont know why i keep having problems.. maybe i wasnt clean enough one day wiping?? who knows.. tired of this crap.. im almost embarrassed to go back to my dr now causei was there tuesday.. and now its sunday and i think i have this stupid problem.. its kinda fishy smelling(gross and disgusting!)kinda burns.. the dishanrge is yellowish and grey.. smells strong too.. wasnt this bad a few days ago.. so im assuming somethings wrong.. other then that i think im okay..lol.. may go crazy in the meantime.. but im hanging in there.. mel

i have pcos and i am on metformin i also have that gross fishy discharge that makes me very self concscious, i feel it happens when i am suppose to have a period. so even though i am not bleeding i am still ovulating it happens every few weeks..i am noticing some weight loss with the metformin but it makes me go to the bathrm alot. i feel when i go to the dr i hit dead ends alot i dont think drs know enough about the disorder so they disregard our questions and concerns meanwhile we are suffering and dont have any answers...uggghhhh

Omg...i have read all of these posts and it seems a have the same thing, the smell is so strong i feel really dirty. im not taking metformin and i have irregular periods can anyone give me an idea to what it might be?

Ladies, I didn't get a chance to read everyone's posts on here, just a select few & I found that I had a problem with discharge in the past having a foul odor. This problem first occured when I was only 15 or 16 years old. It ended up going away on it's on for quite some time however when I was about 19 or 20 it would come and go every month. I started making note of it & I realized that it always occured the week after my period ended. I brought this up to my doctor and she automatically knew what it was. It's called Bacterial Vaginitis or BV. After testing me (my discharge), it showed that it was in fact BV. This is caused by a change in the pH of your vaginal fluids. Mine was simply caused by the blood from my menstrual cycle. The blood was causing an imbalance from it & causing my discharge not to balance itself back out after my cycle was over. There are two ways to get rid of this. One is a pill by mouth, however you cannot drink alcohol while on this drug & I believe it may have some interactions with other Rx pills & cause them not to work as they should. The next option is a vaginal gel by the name of Metro-Gel. This is inserted into your vagina each night for a specified number of nights. Either way works fantastic, however, I highly recommend the pill (ladies you can stay away from alcohol for 4 days it wont kill you!!). The down side to the gel is that once your BV clears up, your discharge tends to get clumpy for about a week after. That's why I'd recommend the pill. BV can also be caused by using antibacterial soaps being used to wash your vaginal area. This type of soap (Dial, etc) actually can kill off the good bacteria in your vagina & cause your pH to be off. I recommend using Dove soap because it is not antibacterial. BV is very common & it is nothing to be ashamed of. It has now been over a year since I've had it because I am on a pill now called Desogen in which I do not need to have a period every month because it's not a tricycle pill, meaning, every pill has the same level of hormones in it. Since being on this pill, I've had two periods (in the last 13 months) & have not had BV since, not even after these periods. Good luck ladies!

hi i have a question. ive been prescribed Biofemme doxycycline (twice a day), and metronidazole vaginal suppository (at night) for 7 days. it did work for about 4 months but came back after my period. just this OCTOBER 2009 probably because i didnt follow my doctor to take 3 sets more.

Is your BV totally gone after your medication? and how long since then? please reply i really really need to know. if the medication is indeed a cure or just a mask that will only make it go back after a few months.

thank you.

go get the rest of your prescription and take it all, my doctor told me a lot of the bacterias that cause bv (especially the ones that only cause odor and discharge) take a lot of medicine to get rid of.

I'm half way done with 14 days of metronizolde suppository i got from my school health center. last spring they found bv at my annual that I'd probly had for at least four months, it didnt hurt or itch and i wasnt having sex so i didnt bother to go to the doc. It cleared up really easily that time.

well i started having symptoms again after having sex and when i went to see my doc she told me in like 5 minute it was bv. they said 14 days was enough even though id had it before, i hope its enough.

okidoki! thanks so much for the reply, right now im still observing if the odor and discharge would still stay long enough. coz i just had my period.

i'll go to my doctor soon and try to get enough medication i need. thank you. thank you. hope we get rid of this before it gets stressful.

goodluck to everyone.!

OK I'm done with the medicine and so far so good! lookoutmeow how long did your symptoms stay around? did you go get your scrip? hope your well...