It’s very natural when women are self conscious of their body, most women feel embarrassed when they have bad vagina smell.
SIRSLAYOUT.com knows it affects ladies self-esteem when they have vaginal infections, but hey! don”t be scared anymore because this article covers the major causes and prevention for smelly vagina.
Here are the lists of major causes of vaginal smell and prevention
1. Yeast Infection
What is yeast Infection: This is a fungal infection that is caused by the overgrowth of a type of yeast known as candida, The symptom is the presence of a thick, white discharge that looks like cottage cheese.
We have other symptoms like redness and itching around the vaginal area, as well as a burning sensation while urinating.
Even though yeast infections don’t come with a strong odour, it can also be a mild scent that resembles bread or yeast.
Treatment: yeast infections are not difficult to treat, you can make use of anti fungal treatment creams which are already available from pharmacies or you can also use oral alternative, from your doctor.
If you are experiencing yeast infection for the first time, your advised to see your doctor first before you buy any medications, and if it doesn’t improve, then get some advice from your doctor too.
Prevention: how to prevent yeast infection is to keep your vaginal area cool and dry, avoidance of tight-fitting jeans and trousers is also important, keep away perfumed products around that area too.
It’s more advisable to get cotton underwear as the material absorbs moisture and perspiration well.
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Don’t forget to wipe from front to back after you’ve been to the bathroom, because this prevents bacteria from your anus transferring to your vagina.
2. Sexually Transmitted Infection ( STIs)
Definition: infections you can get by having sex with someone who has an infection.
These infections are usually passed from person to person through vaginal intercourse.
The symptoms of STIs include an odour in the vaginal area. Other symptoms of STIs is pain during urination.
Many STIs go untreated because they may not show any symptoms. And, if left untreated, it could cause long-term damage and even infertility.
Treatment: chlamydia and gonorrhea are easily treated with antibiotics, if the symptoms continue, you will need to see a doctor.
Prevention: Also protect your self during ejaculation
3. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
What it means: This disease is the outcome of untreated STIs such as chlamydia and gonorrhea.
This means when you leave your STIs Infection untreated,Pelvic Inflammatory Disease will be the next to knock on your door.
It’s an infection of your reproductive organs and symptoms include pain in your pelvic and abdominal area, one of the major symptom of this disease is a very foul-smelling vaginal discharge.
Unfortunately, this disease might only be diagnosed when you can’t seem to get pregnant or suffer from chronic pain.
Treatment: This Disease can be treated with antibiotics but the damage that it does before treatment can be lasting and lead to issues such as chronic pain and infertility.
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Prevention: Always try your possible best to protect your self during intercourse, to avoid contacting of STIs in the first place,which could lead to pelvic inflammatory disease.
4. Bacterial vaginosis
What it means: Bacterial vaginosis is a type of vaginal inflammation caused by the overgrowth of bacteria naturally found in the vagina, this upsets the natural balance.
Every woman’s vagina has some amount of bacteria and this results to overgrowth of these bacteria.It’s a very common condition.
The symptoms are discharge with a fishy odour and the smell tend is very bad after an intercourse soreness and itching in the vaginal area.
Treatment: see your doctor as soon as you notice any symptoms.
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Prevention: for now, there is no know cause of bacterial vaginosis but having unprotected intercourse and douching frequently will put you in a higher-risk category.
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