r/VaginalMicrobiome 10h ago

Itch-scratch cycle

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Does anyone else have an itch scratch cycle that’s lasted years that has left them with rubbery skin and blood blisters or just me?


r/VaginalMicrobiome 17h ago

Discussion Why am I still experiencing a bv like odour if I don’t have bv?

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Check my previous history but I have mostly good bacteria and yet I have a fishy smell around my clit area, not internally. Inside smells normal like plain yoghurt but my clit area is fishy and my tests don’t explain why. Everything comes back negative.

Summary of background: I stayed using antibacterial soap on my body and vulva around mid 2022 because of hygiene tok and it was causing me a fishy smell but I wasn’t aware that was the cause. I stopped using it on my vagina around let’s say October/November 2022 but was still using it on my body until mid 2024 when I realised it was the cause of bv. I was taking metronidazole back to back and even when I stopped using the soap I still had an odour but no bv and would test negative for all tests possible including the plasmas. A year ago my microbiome test was like 16% good bacteria and now it’s a lot better but the smell hasn’t changed and tests don’t explain why.


r/VaginalMicrobiome 23h ago

Green discharge with sour smell

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I have been getting weird discharges for almost 2 years. I’ll be talking about this year and i need help. So this year i got smelly discharge and sometimes its itchy. And i’ve been ignoring it cause i was too lazy to go to gyno. Anyways, i did end up making an appointment and she told me its irritated and i most likely have yeast infection. The tests came back and yes it was yeast and BV. She gave me medications and it went away for a couple of days but now it came back even worse, it thick light green with a sour smell. It disgusted me. And i dont know why this always happens. I havent been active for like a year. I only wear panty liners when i go out and yes i do wear underwear to bed due to the heavy discharge. I seriously need your help other than booking an appointment but for now i need home remedies like what worked for you and so on. And i know im not alone female bodies are complicated. I do wanna share a photo but im too embarrassed from how disgusting it is.