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babykitty23

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Vag Problems.. (anyone Else?) Posted: 11-30-05 01:48am


O.K. I've been lurking around this board for a couple days, trying to find the answers to my questions. I was unable to find them though>.< i'm really embarassed to even talk about it, but here I go. First problem; during sex, i've noticed a kind of thick white sticky discharge, not like a yeast infection though (i've had many, so I know what the consistency of that is...). I've had this for awhile, and I did mention it to my doctor before. She said it was a "little thick", but nothing to worry about. Sometimes it will be like a clump of white discharge on his (my husbands) penis. Not like cottage cheese consistency though. Sometimes it will coat his penis. And sometimes an "onion" like smell, which can be quite strong, comes from "down there", and it's noticable during sex. It's been going on for awhile (2 or 3 years), not all the time, but enough to be irritating, and it's been more frequent lately. I've tried to do internet searches for vaginal odor of onions, but couldn't find anything. I thought it might be because I was eating too many onions, so I stopped eating them all together, with no luck. Maybe it's my diet? Or not enough water intake? I don't know. I guess I was just curious if this happens to anyone else. Keep in mind, it's not all the time, just sometimes. The thick white vaginal discharge seems to be an ordinary accurance though. Any help, feedback or reassurance would help me soo much! (i'm going to address this to my doctor next time I go in btw) thanks!

solar001

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Posted: 11-30-05 08:45am


It might be diet. What bc are you on? Maybe that's it. Sorry about the onion thing, sounds rather unpleasant. Do you wash the area thoroughly? With a non-glycerin soap? Have you asked your gyno about it when you've gone? Try looking at those special soaps/ointments/whatever that are made specifically for that area.

babykitty23

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Posted: 11-30-05 14:01pm


I'm on tri-levlen birth control. I do wash very thouroughly down there, I started using dove unscented, but was using a scented soap a year or so ago. I switched because I was getting yeast infections and bladder infections rather frequently. I've talked to a doctor about the discharge awhile ago, but never the smell that sometimes happens (out of embarrassment). These problems didn't start happening until I started sleeping with my boyfriend, now husband, for a year. Everything seemed normal until a year into our relationship, then bam! This bs. It's not the bc, i've been on the same pills since I was 13, so i'm very sure that's not why. Oh, and I also get frequent bladder infections too! Sometimes right after sex (another reason why I need to go to the doctor...). I just have never heard of anyone else having such problems, and wanted to see if I was the only one. I feel so alone =-(

labellaprincezz

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I Think I Know Wat It Is...bacterial Vaginosis. Posted: 11-30-05 15:01pm


I've been with my boyfriend for a year and four months. But, not until this upcoming september of 2005 I started to get yeast infections. I never had one, so I went to my doctor to look at it and I was right it was a yeast infection which in medical terms is (koh+) or yeast infection positive. I got two types of medication which was diflucan and metrozonale 7 (monistat 7) it worked, but then two weeks later I got it again so I took the monistat 7. It worked fine, but not until the 14th of november did I start to have the funny onion like smell on and off. That same day I had sex with my boyfriend and he ecjaculated inside of me. (mind this was the same day and the symptoms happened after sex) I washed three times a day. In the morning, after school, and before bed. On the 16th I went to the doctor for ecp pills, a pregnancy test, and a yeast infection test. You can get yeast infections if you're pregnant, or have hiv. I also asked my mom because she is a rn (reigistered nurse.) I took the ecp pills that day, tested negative for std's. But I was (koh+),but it wasn't a yeast infection it was "bacterial vaginosis." it's common in women, like yeast infections. If you use tampons (scented or unscented), bodywash, body spray in your area, from e.Coli (which is when after you use the bathroom and you wipe from the rectum to the vagina), from tight clothes, non-cotton underwear, and non constant changing of cotton wash rags. Cure: drink water, don't sleep w/ underwear and get monistat 7 or vaginal cream. Happy to help

racingbeauty

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Posted: 11-30-05 15:31pm


Well hun, I must and hate to admit that something happened to me like that of the subject your speakin about. Except it was more of a diff. Smell then wut u described. I lived with it for mths and I just got the man of my dreams. When we would have sex it would smell and I would discharge also. But I finally got tired of wanderin; have u ever considered it may be just a bacteria in the uterus. If not then I would advise u too. The doctor will give u a horrible tasting pill but hey I tell u wut it worked and ive been (scent free) for over a year, and enjoying our sex life far more than before. Just tell the doctor wut the discharge smells like, you wont regret it I hope. Good luck kristen

babykitty23

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Posted: 12-01-05 00:47am


Omg labella! I am sorry that this happened to you too, but am soo glad i'm not the only one! I was beggining to think I was some sort of freak! I will try sleepin without the undies>.< and i've been drinking a lot of water this past couple weeks, hopefully that will help a little=) my husband ejaculates inside of me every time we have sex, but I always go to the bathroom right after. I'm sure some stays up there, so maybe that might be a contributing factor? I don't know, but I will make a doctor appt. And ask her what she thinks, and ask for a bacterial vaginosis test. I'm not so embarassed to ask her about it now that I know i'm not alone! I do wear thong underwear, tampons, and tight clothes, but I have for a long time, before all this happened, so I doubt that's the reason (i wipe front to back though=o). Once again, thanx, to all of you for your replies, you've made me feel so much better =)

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Re: Vag Problems.. (anyone Else?) Posted: 12-01-05 13:21pm


Hi. Sometimes, the body releases different textures of secretions than others. So make a little diary: what time of the month is it thickest? If its after your period, its probably around ovulation - which almost always produce a thicker, even an odor. Its normal, especially if you have released an egg. Also, sometimes if you pay close attention - for women if you eat strong smelling foods, sometimes you can smell them when you urinate and when you wipe. You may even smell it in your sweat. If you are not hurting anywhere, no irregular bleeding, nothing unusual - then just let your body do its thing. Sometimes, when my husband and I are intimate, I too produce a real thick discharge, especially a day after I have ovulated or if its been a while or if I am very stressed, and just need to release something!!! If you are still uncertain, go back to the doctor again.

saltwaterdragon

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Your Mans' Health Is a Factor Posted: 12-02-05 16:31pm


Men can carry both yeast and bacterial infections symptom free, and pass them back to us. As women we often carry the embarrassment of smells and funky dischange, but it can be an issue we share with our men. If you are having a reccurance routinely after sex, it is worth your man getting checked out too. I had a partner go on a kill-the-yeast-diet with me because I kept getting yest infections after sex. It worked. One month of disciplined eating (no sugar, dairy, fermented foods, ect...) and my vag was healthy and happy again, and no problems after sex. Remember, men can carry yeast and bacterial infections symptom free and pass them back to us every time we get rid of them and have sex again. It takes two to manage the sexual health of a partnership, you have nothing to be embarrassed about.

kbthac

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Posted: 12-08-05 18:36pm


I had this same exact thing happen after starting birth control. I had it for three months, and after reading this forum I bought a monistat-1. I did it on wednesday, and since then I have been symptom-free since then, knock on wood!!

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... Could Be Experiencing the Same Thing... Posted: 12-11-05 00:55am


I think i'm having similar troubles... I'm not positive I have a yeast infection again... My vaginal area is irritated/itchy... But there is no burning or heavy discharge??? Could it be something else??? Also, if a condom was used, can my partner still be carrying the yeast infection? If so... What needs to be done? Does he have to go the doctor or is there an over-the-counter remedy for him as well?? ... On another note... I am currently un-insured and very low on money... Where can I go for a discounted/free check-up?? Are there such clinics? Any suggestions would be helpful???

munky23

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Posted: 12-19-05 13:09pm


There are two other type of infections besides the yeast that can change your discharge. One is bacterial vaginosis. With this discharge can be milky white or gray and there is a fishy smell. The other is trichomoniasis but with this the discharge is usually yellowish-green. You probably have an infection. I have bacterial vaginosis. The doctor says its really common and you don't even need to be sexually active to get it. I had no idea that I had it but she noticed during my checkup because I had extra discharge and it was white. You might have that but you can only treat it with antibiotics from your doctor.

caritadeangel

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Any One Else Posted: 01-11-06 14:07pm


I know where your coming from...I also have an oniony odor from my vaginal area and not only there but also on my areolas (nipples). Ive noticed that besides the smell, it also tastes horibble! I know this because when my husband gives me oral I smell it on his breath and when he kisses my nipples its also on his breath and its gross. Ive done my own reasearch on the internet and I think what we have is over active sweat glands (apocrine) to be exact. These apocrine sweat gland are only located in the armpits, areolas, vaginal area and anus. These are the ones responsible for onion like smell or pheromones, wich also taste gross. They are activated when we become exited or scared with adrenaline. Ive tried everything to treat this but the only remedy ive found is botox injections in the infected region. This works by blocking the sweat glands thus preventing the bacterial fluid (aprocine smell) to come to the skin surface. The only problem with this is that I heard its expensive. Im trying to save up for this and get it done. I think its worth it. Let me know what you think and if anyone else suffers this as well, let me here from you!!

kbthac

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Update... Posted: 01-11-06 16:40pm


Before I said that I had been symptom free after doing the monistat-1 treatment. Well, that was before my christmas break from college, where I take showers, not baths. I returned home and started taking baths. It happened again, so I did another monistat-1, and it itched unbelievably. So, I have been taking showers since, and I have a little itching still sometimes. When I go back to the doctor in february I am going to tell them what's going on and see if there is something they can do for it. I think it is just my birth control, because it is a symptom, but I have no idea...

babykitty23

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Re: Any One Else
Posted: 01-15-06 13:23pm

caritadeangel wrote:

i know where your coming from...I also have an oniony odor from my vaginal area and not only there but also on my areolas (nipples). Ive noticed that besides the smell, it also tastes horibble! I know this because when my husband gives me oral I smell it on his breath and when he kisses my nipples its also on his breath and its gross. Ive done my own reasearch on the internet and I think what we have is over active sweat glands (apocrine) to be exact. These apocrine sweat gland are only located in the armpits, areolas, vaginal area and anus. These are the ones responsible for onion like smell or pheromones, wich also taste gross. They are activated when we become exited or scared with adrenaline. Ive tried everything to treat this but the only remedy ive found is botox injections in the infected region. This works by blocking the sweat glands thus preventing the bacterial fluid (aprocine smell) to come to the skin surface. The only problem with this is that I heard its expensive. Im trying to save up for this and get it done. I think its worth it. Let me know what you think and if anyone else suffers this as well, let me here from you!!

so, I ended up going to the doctor, to see if I had a yeast infection, and it turned out I had bv and a very rare kind of yeast infection (very embarassing >.<). I got two different types of medications, and some medication for my husband too. We didn't have sex for 3 weeks (ouch), did everything our doctor said, then when we did have sex, I still had sort of a thick discharge, and later noticed that faint onion smell.

What you have mentioned here sounds like something I should talk about with my doctor! I forgot to mention the weird odor I was getting to my doctor, but when I go in for my physical I will definatly ask, and get tested for an infection just in case. I'm really glad you posted this information though, because it really sounds like what I have. The thing with me is that I dont get the thicker white discharge when I masturbate, and I rarely ever smell the onion like smell unless i'm having sex. My husband is quite large, and maybe the reason it's happening is because it gets so far up in there?

I'm on the pill, and I know that it's supposed to make the mucus around your cervics thicker, maybe that's it? I don't know. I do know I should be over these symptoms if they were the symptoms of bv and a yeast infection, so now i'm looking for other reasons this might be happening.

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Posted: 01-19-06 16:47pm


You guys are awesome! I just noticed the ot night. . .My man and I were intimate and I touched myself before we did it and I smelled that onion smell(not strong) but my cum was normal.I thought it was from sex because I have not done it for some months.It went away as fast as it came,so I didn't know what to think.But I think I will try the no underwear,lots of water monistat 7 thing.Thanks much!!!!!

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Onion Smell From Vagina Posted: 03-11-07 00:58am


I noticed that no one has posted on this topic in quite a while. Could anyone tell me if they have made progress since your last posts. I cannot find ANY information on this topic and it is really bad. It started a year ago and has not gotten any better. The smell definatley comes from inside my vagina. PLEASE...help me!

Jaydensmommy

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Posted: 03-11-07 20:50pm


I would suggest visiting your local pharmacy or wal mart. They have little suppositories you put insert in your vagina and it helps maintain a healthy ph level. They work wonders and help keep things fresh and clean and help prevent bacterial and yeast infections. They don't cause discharge like monistat ovules and such do. They are safe to use up to 3x a week but can be used less frequent than that. Check it out!

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I Too Had Vag Garlic Smell Posted: 07-27-07 11:19am


i went to the drs, and have now been given a course of anitibiotics. turns out it is sopething to do with the ph levels in the vagina, and sperm makes it more alkaline. Hope im of some help x

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I Found a Cure For the "onion" Smell Due to Areola Posted: 09-16-07 16:17pm


I was so relieved when I logged on and realized that I was not the only one suffering from the onion smell around my vaginal area. I was reading one post that said that they were thinking of botox. Although that is a good alternative, I can't afford it so I did some research and found a product called botisol. These people said that the cause of the odor is bacteria that is located inside those sweat areas that comes out and causes the odor. Their product is supposed to kill the bacteria from the inside rather than trying to mask it from the outside like deoderants and such. Anyway, at this point I am at my wits end so I ordered my bottle today. I will let you all know how it turns out.

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Thanks Gals Posted: 01-09-08 19:58pm


the information you guys put it was good. i am not alone, i have the same problem with onion odor, i thought i was weird or something. i am going to go to the doctor and see what she tells me and i will get back.