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Q: Vaginal odor after Bacterial Vaginosis

asked by: DoctorQuestion on November 2nd, 2009

About four mouths ago me and my husband had intercourse we got in the shower some how he made a mistake by getting soap in the vaginal area i rinse it out as much as i can. a few day after i started to itchy i little down there so i made a appt with my doc he did a culture and said i had a Bacterial vaginosis and treated it with a vaginal cream. Now i have a very strong smell down there that smell like something dead/ sex smell i did go back to the doctor he said my infection was clear up. but now this smell is so bad when i am around people they can smell it. to you think i could have a yeast infection. is there any Suggestion my discharge is normal and smell odorless but that smell is so strong is there anything i can do about it/ i did a ph balance test it said my ph was 4.5 that is normal right.do you think boric acid suppositories would help with the odor?

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Dr. Kokil Mathur , MD

replied on November 3rd, 2009

Yeast Infection Answer A7733

Hello and welcome to eHealth Forum!

Well, if there is a diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis and there is a bad odor and especially if there is fishy odor that is felt more after sex or application of soap (as in your case), then it could be bacterial vaginosis by Gardnerella vaginalis bacteria. It is not clear how the infection comes. It's not thought to be a STD. Treatment is usually by antibiotics.

Since you already had a coursed antibiotic, it would be good to get a vaginal swab culture sensitivity to know which antibiotic is sensitive to the bacteria. Please discuss this with your gynecologist. Hope this helps. Take care!

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