Many a time, I have heard guys complain that their girlfriend’s have a funny fishy smell in the vagina, just like I have heard girls complain about the same funny fishy smell. As a fact, your deep blue sea always has a smell that differs from time to time this helps you know that the vagina pH is properly balanced, a change in smell can sometimes be a sign that something is amiss in Vagina City.
Most times, an unusual odor coming from your nethers can signal a health problem, like a lost tampon or it may simply mean that you’ve just finished up your period. The idea that vaginas smell like fish is used so often to put down women and their bodies that it’s almost hard to talk about the times when this pungent scent can signal a real medical problem.
An intense fishy smell in your vagina can be a sign of two common vaginal infections among young women and they are bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis.
Bacterial vaginosis is an infection linked to an imbalance of bacteria in the vagina. It is not a Sexually Transmitted Infection [STI], although it can be triggered by sex with a new sexual partner.
Trichomoniasis on the other hand is one of the most common curable STIs, although it can occasionally be contracted through non-sexual means. It is an infection that cannot easily be noticed by both males and females. Both infections [Vaginosis and Trichomoniasis] give off a fishy scent and often, a white or gray discharge as a symptom.
Don’t you worry these conditions are curable through taking certain antibiotics prescribed by your doctor. So, it’s necessary to always keep watch of how your vagina smells, it helps you curb infections as such.
