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Aunt Vadge: recurrent BV since I was 12
Recurrent BV that flares with sweets and stress? The fix is often in your gut and blood sugar - here's the whole-body approach, with the evidence.
Vaginal smells – what’s normal?
Our guide to vaginal odours takes you through the different smells, and what they could mean.
Aunt Vadge: how do I tell my girlfriend she has a smelly vagina?
How do you tell your partner about a persistent vaginal odour without hurting her? Reframe it as a common, treatable health issue - not her fault. A kind guide.
Aunt Vadge: I had unprotected rough sex and now my vagina smells fishy – why?
Fishy smell after unprotected sex at the end of your period? Most likely BV - the period-plus-semen pH shift explains the timing. Plus the bit about your partner.
Aunt Vadge: how do I bring up sex with my boyfriend (and what about my vagina’s taste?)
How to bring up sex with your partner, whether you're too young, and why you taste sour (spoiler: that's a healthy vagina). Warm, honest answers to all three.
Aunt Vadge: weird smell after sex with a condom
Why you might notice a smell after sex with a condom, what's behind it, and when it's worth a quick swab.
Aunt Vadge: itching, bleeding, and a bad smell after attempted sex and fingering
Itching, discharge and a foul smell after sex often points to BV - why to get a swab, and what fingering bleeding means.
Aunt Vadge: my vagina tastes and smells bad, but I don’t have an infection
An off vaginal smell with a poor diet usually traces to gut bacteria - fermented foods, fibre and a lavender rinse to reset it.
Tools to clear up a smelly vagina
A non-infected smelly vagina can be solved with some simple treatments at home to rebalance your bacterial colonies.
Being diagnosed with BV
If you want to get tested and don't know what to expect, read this and find out what they do to you.
Bacterial vaginosis – why does my vagina smell like fish?
That fishy smell is almost always bacterial vaginosis (BV) - what causes it, and how to clear it for good.