Sentences with phrase «of vaginal odors»

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Don't bother with washes and wipes meant to keep the vagina clean or stop odor because they could be irritating and change the pH in your genital tract (again increasing your chances of a vaginal infection).

Keeping clean and dry down there can help prevent some of the unpleasant odors that can possibly go along with vaginal discharge during pregnancy.

The reasons why UTIs recur is not fully understood, but the researchers, including obstetrics and gynecology instructor Nicole Gilbert, PhD, and graduate student Valerie O'Brien, saw a clue in bacterial vaginosis, which is caused by an overgrowth of harmful bacteria, resulting in vaginal odor and discharge.

But unfortunately, petroleum jelly has been shown to double the chance of bacterial vaginosis, the most common cause of odor and irritating vaginal discharge.

A number of triggers, including menstruation, intercourse or medications, can upset the vaginal ecosystem and elevate pH, causing an odor, an increase or change in vaginal discharge, or a bacterial infection.

Depending on the time of the month, your choice of clothes, and how hard you sweat, your vaginal odor can be anywhere from mild to pungent.

Also, vaginal discharge can be normal but contact your doctor if the discharge is any of the following: green or dark yellow, foamy, has a strong odor, or there is a change in the amount or consistency.

Putrescine is a chemical compound of decay that contributes to the smell of putrefying flesh, and the fishy odor of certain vaginal infections.

If you have abnormal bleeding, vaginal itching, foul odors, or any kind of pain or swelling, your doctor might want to run some tests.