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" Question There has been quite a strong smell coming from my vaginal area &amp;amp;#8211; there isn&amp;amp;#8217;t a discharge and no soreness &amp;amp;#8211; just a strange smell.  I have tried not using soaps or anything and also tried using Boots pH balance shower vaginal cream and nothing seems to work.  It is very embarrassing and any help that you can give me would be great!    Answer Many women believe themselves to have an offensive discharge when in fact it is simply a strong normal odour. If we assume there is an abnormal smell here I think there are a number of things that can be done.  The first, and most obvious is to let your doctor know of this problem as it may be easily sorted out on the spot.  You may have a form of thrush, or a low-grade infection called bacterial vaginosis, which &amp;amp;#8211; although harmless &amp;amp;#8211; can often cause significant smell and embarrassment.  Stick to simple soap and water as you are doing, and your GP may need to take some simple vaginal swabs to track down exactly what is happening here. It doesn&amp;#039;t sound as if there is anything too serious going on here and your doctor will have heard of this problem hundreds of times before so do not be embarrassed about going. Yours sincerely The NetDoctor Medical Team   Other Qs &amp;amp; As A lump inside the vagina A vaginal fishy kind of smell Bloody discharge from my vagina Brown discharge Brown discharge after coming off the Pill Brown discharge after the period Brown vaginal discharge Can I use soap to wash my vagina? Concern about vaginal discharge Dark marks in the vagina Discharge during intercourse Dry vagina Embarrassed about excessive vaginal lubrication Embarrassing smell coming from my front passage Frequent vaginal yeast infections Hard fleshy lump on my vagina How can I get rid of my vaginal odour? I am losing skin from my vagina I am urinating from my vagina I found a lump inside my vagina I have a &amp;amp;#8216;dropped vagina&amp;amp;#8217; I have a lump inside my vagina I have a very unpleasant vaginal discharge I have discharge and want to go to the toilet all the time I have excessive vaginal discharge I have external cysts and abscesses in my vaginal area I have had a vaginal discharge for almost two years I try to keep clean but I have developed a smelly discharge I&amp;amp;#8217;m pregnant and I found a cyst on my vagina Inflammation of the vagina Is my vagina normal? Is my vaginal pain caused by vitamin B12 deficiency? Is the Pill causing my vaginal discharge? Is this spot on my vagina anything to worry about? Itchiness around my clitoris after sex Itchiness around my vagina Itching in my vaginal area Itchy vagina with a funny smell I&amp;#039;ve got a heavy vaginal discharge - is this normal? Light bleeding from the vagina Little white spots around the vagina Lump on the front wall of my vagina Milky sticky discharge My six month old has vaginal discharge My vagina hurts and itches Odour around my intimate areas Painful lumps in the vagina Pink-brown discharge She feels like vomiting and bleeds from the vagina Small lumpy spot outside my vagina Small lumps on the side of the vagina wall Small white blisters on the vagina Smelly discharge Smelly green discharge Sore area inside the lips of my vagina Sores in the genital area &amp;#039;Swelling womb&amp;#039; Terrible smell coming from my vagina The opening of my vagina swells up Thick discharge, soreness and itching Unpleasant odour in the private areas Vaginal bleeding for 27 days Vaginal bleeding while urinating Vaginal discharge Vaginal discharge and soreness: is it hormonal? Vaginal dryness Vaginal pain at 19 weeks What can be done about a dry vagina? White discharge coming from the vagina Whitish vaginal discharge Why do I pass a discharge? Yellow discharge instead of a period   Last updated 06.11.2013 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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