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Suggest Treatment For Fishy Vaginal Odor

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Posted on Sat, 9 May 2015
Question: what can cause fishy vaginal odor, other than tric
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Answered by Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan (10 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Differentials listed

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking

i read your question and i udnerstand your concern. FIshy vaginal disorder could be due to many causes. Commonest of all is Bacterial vaginosis followed by trichomonas and candida.

other differentials for vaginal discharge with fishy odor are

Other vaginal infections - eg, candida, trichomoniasis, chlamydia, gonorrhoea, herpes simplex.
Other benign causes of vaginal discharge - eg, physiological discharge, chemical irritants, foreign body, pregnancy, cervical ectropion.
Tumours of the vulva, vagina, cervix, or endometrium.
Postmenopausal vaginal discharge due to atrophic vaginitis.
Vaginal discharge after gynaecological surgery.

I hope it helps. get the discharge analysed and you will have the diagnosis.

I hope it helps. take good care of yourself and dont forget to close the discussion please.

Regards
Khan
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Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan

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Suggest Treatment For Fishy Vaginal Odor

Brief Answer: Differentials listed Detailed Answer: Thank you for asking i read your question and i udnerstand your concern. FIshy vaginal disorder could be due to many causes. Commonest of all is Bacterial vaginosis followed by trichomonas and candida. other differentials for vaginal discharge with fishy odor are Other vaginal infections - eg, candida, trichomoniasis, chlamydia, gonorrhoea, herpes simplex. Other benign causes of vaginal discharge - eg, physiological discharge, chemical irritants, foreign body, pregnancy, cervical ectropion. Tumours of the vulva, vagina, cervix, or endometrium. Postmenopausal vaginal discharge due to atrophic vaginitis. Vaginal discharge after gynaecological surgery. I hope it helps. get the discharge analysed and you will have the diagnosis. I hope it helps. take good care of yourself and dont forget to close the discussion please. Regards Khan