The best way I can explain it is like how the back of a Playstation or other console when it gets hot and the air coming out of it is hot. Combined with a slight armpit smell. As long as I have been on the internet, I keep reading about how women smell “fishy” down there, and I was always confused by that. Am I just weird?

  • zxqwas@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    It’s a meme that women smell fishy. If you do, then you should check with your gyn.

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      10 months ago

      I was told this is how a vagina naturally smells, though, without an infection. The infection just makes the existing smell stronger.

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        10 months ago

        You were told wrong. A fishy smell is not normal.
        Not trying to mansplain vaginas here, but I’ve probably smelled more of them than most straight women.

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      10 months ago

      I’m not implying it’s unhealthy, just asking if it’s unusual, since based off of what I’ve read and heard, the typical smell “down there” for a woman seems to be a smell a lot of people compare to tuna.

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        10 months ago

        I’m not a doctor but I’m pretty sure everyone varies and you usually dont want to smell like that down there.

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    10 months ago

    In my experience, most don’t smell fishy. The scent you’re describing sounds pretty normal. Smell will vary person to person, and is largely dictated by vaginal flora and hygiene. Your crotch is essentially an armpit, so it should smell a little sweaty and gross after a long day, just like your pits. Putrid/fishy smell is typically a sign of abnormal flora, which can be caused by bacterial vaginosis or a yeast infection.

    If your cooch has always smelled that way and you bathe regularly and don’t have any weird discharge or symptoms, don’t worry about it. You’re totally normal.

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    10 months ago

    Nope. You’re normal.

    I’m no expert, but I’ve only experienced fishiness after sex or a few days without a shower.

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    10 months ago

    “fishy” = bacterial vaginosis

    The common scent element in healthy cis women is “tangy”.

    Estrogen causes the vaginal walls to secrete glycogen, which gets eaten by lactobacilli, which produce lactic acid.

    Lack of tanginess can be caused by low estrogen levels. It tells us about your current endocrine ecology, not your gender identity.

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    10 months ago

    The fuck? Fishy smell is an infection, not a healthy vagina. You are usual, no worries.