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What Causes Unpleasant Vaginal Odour?

I ve always been a clean person and have never had a foul odor from my vaginal area. But I ve recently started having a foul odor. It s not a fishy smell. It smells like fecal matter and I don t know why it s smelling like this. I am very anemic and have recently started taking iron pills. Could the smell be from the iron pills or is it something else?
Mon, 9 Nov 2015
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
Fecal odor from vagina could be due to a recto-vaginal fistula.
Recto-vaginal fistula is an abnormal communication between vagina and rectum.
These type of communications can result from infections and inflammations.
Iron supplements do not cause fecal odor in the vagina.
I suggest you to consult your gynecologist for clinical assessment and relevant investigation to find out the cause of foul odor.
A vaginal swab may also be required for micro-biological examination since there may be infection in the vaginal canal.
Management will depend on the cause of the symptoms.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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What Causes Unpleasant Vaginal Odour?

Hello and welcome to HCM, Fecal odor from vagina could be due to a recto-vaginal fistula. Recto-vaginal fistula is an abnormal communication between vagina and rectum. These type of communications can result from infections and inflammations. Iron supplements do not cause fecal odor in the vagina. I suggest you to consult your gynecologist for clinical assessment and relevant investigation to find out the cause of foul odor. A vaginal swab may also be required for micro-biological examination since there may be infection in the vaginal canal. Management will depend on the cause of the symptoms. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja Puri