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How Can I Reduce Odor Without Douching or Harsh Sprays?

How Can I Reduce Odor Without Douching or Harsh Sprays?

2 days ago
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Written by Brittany Thompson

To reduce odor without douching or perfume, keep care external-only: rinse with water, use a pea-size fragrance-free, pH-considerate wash on the vulva only, manage moisture (change damp clothes, breathable cotton), and use alcohol-free wipes between rinses. Fishy + thin gray, intense itch + clumps, green/yellow, pain/fever, or forgotten tampon = clinician. Recurrent BV/yeast? Ask about clinician-guided boric acid.

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What Causes Sudden Vaginal Odor Changes, and When Is It a Red Flag?

What Causes Sudden Vaginal Odor Changes, and When Is It a Red Flag?

2 days ago
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Written by Brittany Thompson

Sudden odor often has benign causes—period blood, sweat, new workout gear, or sex. Fishy odor with thin gray discharge points to BV; yeasty/bready odor with itch and clumpy discharge points to yeast. Strong, foul, persistent odor, fever/pain, or retained tampon are red flags. Keep care external-only; don’t douche.

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