Bad odor from the vagina is a serious problema sign that something is wrong with you. Even if it is not accompanied by itching, inflammation, redness, rash or pain at first, a representative of the fair sex should immediately seek help from a specialist without delay. Remember that even a one-day delay can lead to sad consequences, including infertility. Plus, the sooner you start treatment, the better.
What Every Woman Should Know About
If a girl or woman is completely healthy,takes care of herself and follows basic hygiene rules (bathes twice a day, washes after each bowel movement), there should not be a pronounced unpleasant odor from the vagina. At the same time, every representative of the fair sex will also have minor discharge - this is normal. The amount and saturation depend on various factors, including arousal, stressful situations and the cycle itself. As for the color, they should be either transparent or slightly whitish. Please note: they should not smell! Normally, there should be no more than 1.5 ml of discharge. Where does this liquid come from? This is the same lactic acid that is produced to cleanse the vagina of pathogenic bacteria. Without it, our body simply cannot function normally. What should alert you? You should contact a gynecologist immediately if an unpleasant "fishy" odor suddenly appears. Remember that washing and using deodorants will not help in this case. The next symptom that may appear is bloody, purulent, yellow, greenish discharge, which may also have an unpleasant odor. In some cases, this is all accompanied by severe itching, burning, both in the area of the labia and inside the vagina.
Why does the smell appear
There are actually many reasons for the unpleasant smell from the vagina.there are a lot of things. It is impossible to figure it out on your own if you are not a practicing gynecologist. But even a doctor can only diagnose his patient after an examination and laboratory tests. The doctor will take a smear, ask you to give blood and urine for analysis. And only after receiving the results will he prescribe a full complex treatment. Gonococci, trichomonas, chlamydia, staphylococci, E. coli - this is just a small list of what can provoke the appearance of an unpleasant odor. You should not try to get rid of the problem with folk remedies, as you will only make it worse. Firstly, the smell can be a symptom of inflammatory processes, infections, etc. While you play doctor, your disease will progress. Secondly, by doing baths, lotions and douching, you will only distort the symptoms. It will be much more difficult for the doctor to make a diagnosis.
Why there was a problem: bacterial vaginosis
Often, vaginal odor is observed whendysbacteriosis, when the flora is disturbed. This means that those very beneficial lactobacilli responsible for the production of lactic acid will not be able to cope with the task. As a result, pathogenic bacteria begin to multiply more rapidly. And as soon as you catch a cold, freeze, get infected and get sick, inflammation will not keep you waiting. In addition, due to low acidity, the vagina does not clean itself, so the metabolic products of pathogenic bacteria accumulate there, which have time to multiply. That's when that fishy smell appears, which many representatives of the fair sex complain about. What to do if you have bacterial vaginosis? There is only one way out - get treatment. After all, you can transmit the infection to your partner. Naturally, provided that his immunity is weakened. And in order not to encounter such a nuisance again in the future, you should find out why this disease occurs. So, the reasons may be as follows:
- Unnecessary love of hygiene
Girls who look in too oftenbathroom, do douching almost every day, only harming themselves. The fact is that this way you simply wash away the microflora. After all, not only harmful bacteria are washed away, but also beneficial ones (lactobacilli). Remember that you need to wash twice a day, and not every five minutes. For this, you can only use special gels for intimate hygiene, and not regular soap. If you neglect these rules, an unpleasant odor from the vagina may appear in the future.
- Abuse of contraception
No, if you use regular condoms.(high-quality and expensive, of course), nothing bad will happen to you. Here we are talking about contraceptives that contain antiseptics. It is better not to indulge in such protection, since then you will have to fight vaginal dysbacteriosis.
- Use of antibacterial agents
Another reason why they might dielactobacilli - the use of tablets and suppositories that are inserted into the vagina. It is one thing when you use them at a certain time as prescribed by a doctor, and another when you treat yourself. But even if you were prescribed them, and after several times your health worsened, be sure to tell your doctor about it. He will prescribe other vaginal medications that do not have such a strong effect on the microflora.
- Self-treatment with antibiotics
How much has already been said about what to useantibiotics without first consulting a doctor are not allowed. But despite the warnings of doctors, people still continue to be treated at random. What if they get lucky and it helps. As a result - problems both in the female part and with the gastrointestinal tract. However, the disease that was so persistently treated does not go away. On the contrary, a complication occurs - an unpleasant odor from the vagina.
- Decreased immunity
We are talking about hormonal drugs, radiationtherapy for tumors, antifungal drugs. All this completely kills the immune system. As a result of such treatment, you should immediately start taking vitamins and drugs to get yourself in order. But with dietary supplements and similar products you should be careful, since no one can guarantee a positive result in this case.
- Intrauterine device
A girl may develop a vaginal odor if shewhich the coil stands. Firstly, a foreign body is not always perceived normally by our body. Secondly, because of it, the risk of inflammatory processes increases, the general condition of the fair sex worsens. It is better to choose another method of contraception.
What is dangerous for bacterial vaginosis
As you already understood, if there is discomfort from the vaginasmells, you need to go to the gynecologist immediately. Perhaps, there are no visual signs of inflammatory processes. Only tests can show that you have problems with lactobacilli and pathogenic microflora. You will hardly be able to determine the cause yourself. And what will happen if you do not treat anything? Serious inflammatory processes will begin, which will affect the vaginal mucosa, then all this will spread to the female genital organs. As a result, you can earn infertility, and in pregnant women this will lead to the threat of miscarriage.
