Fishy smell in lower body

Gynecological diseases often trouble many female friends, some of them suffer from breast pain, some suffer from dysmenorrhea, and some suffer from gynecological inflammation. When some women find out that they have gynecological inflammation, they often discover some different parts of their body, such as a fishy smell in their lower body. This is the smell emitted by vaginal secretions. Many women do not understand the reason for the fishy smell in their lower body. Let me explain it to you below.

If you find that there is a fishy smell in your lower body, the best way is to go to the hospital. After all, we know very little because you don’t know why the smell occurs and how to solve it correctly. Don’t blindly go to the hospital to buy something and clean it yourself.

Some young women have increased vaginal discharge, which often has a foul odor; after each sexual intercourse, the vagina also emits an unpleasant fishy odor. They are very anxious about this. What is the reason for the bad smell in the lower body? It turns out that bacterial vaginosis is the cause.

Bacterial vaginosis refers to a disease caused by the massive reproduction of multiple pathogenic bacteria in the vagina. It mainly leads to the imbalance of the vaginal ecological balance, putting the vagina in a pathological state.

The bacteria that cause bacterial vaginosis are mainly Gardnerella vaginalis. Gardnerella is anaerobic and can grow easily in the vagina. The growth temperature of Gardnerella is 25-40℃, and the optimal temperature for reproduction in the human body is 35-37℃.

At pH 4.5, Gardnerella is not easy to grow, and at pH 4.0 it does not grow, which is consistent with the acidic environment in the vagina of healthy women of reproductive age.

Since vaginal lactobacilli in the vagina of adult women can break down the glycogen contained in the vaginal epithelial cells into lactic acid, keeping the vaginal secretions acidic (pH 4-5), and the acidic environment is not conducive to the growth and reproduction of Gardnerella, even if 60% of healthy women carry vaginal Gardnerella, no clinical symptoms will appear.

Once the vaginal environment and acidity change, such as repeated vaginal douching, drug abuse, etc., Gardnerella and certain anaerobic bacteria will multiply in large numbers.

It is reported that when suffering from bacterial vaginosis, Gardnerella and anaerobic bacteria are mixed in the patient's vagina, which increases 100 to 1000 times compared with the vagina of normal healthy women.

After intercourse, the alkaline semen (pH 7.2-7.5) enters the vagina, further promoting the growth and reproduction of Gardnerella and anaerobic bacteria, causing the release of a large amount of amines, so the vagina emits a corrupt fishy smell.

① Increased vaginal discharge, grayish yellow, uniform and thin;

②Vaginal pH is greater than 4.5;

③ Ammonia test is positive: when vaginal secretions are mixed with 10% potassium hydroxide solution and a fishy odor is smelled, it is positive;

④More clue cells were found under the microscope. Clue cells are a type of exfoliated vaginal surface cell with jagged edges, which are caused by the absorption of a large number of bacteria on the edges.

The treatment of bacterial vaginosis currently adopts systemic or local treatment. Commonly used drugs are metronidazole (Flagyl) or clindamycin, with a cure rate of about 90%.

If a pregnant woman suffers from bacterial vaginosis, she should receive timely treatment under the guidance of a doctor, because bacterial vaginosis infection in pregnant women can cause premature birth, premature rupture of membranes, puerperal infection and neonatal infection.

Needless to say, we all know the importance of treating vaginitis caused by bacterial infection. You know some of the symptoms, which affect your normal life. So here are some treatment suggestions for you. You must pay attention to it. The health of your private parts is very important, especially for women.