Vaginal discharge is normal for a lot of women to experience. It is natural for a woman’s vagina to produce a discharge because the vagina is a self-cleaning organism. Sometimes it needs to expel certain liquids in order to keep the pH levels balanced and the environment rich and healthy. Your discharge should be transparent in sight and odorless. However, when we get an infection this discharge becomes horrid. It can have the texture of cottage cheese, be grey in color and have an intense, fishy smell. This is known as bacterial vaginosis.
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common infection in a lot of women. No matter your habits, sometimes this infection can come out of nowhere and you are left not knowing what to do. You don’t want to go out in public because you worry that someone is going to be able to smell that fishy scent. Also, this infection is ruining your sex life. You don’t want to be intimate with your partner because you don’t want them to be disgusted by the scent. This infection is taking its toll on you and you are wondering why this happened to you. Continue reading ‘Causes of Vaginal Discharge Odor – How to Get Rid of That Fishy Smell’ »