WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2001: Re: 'Dead flesh' odor

Re: 'Dead flesh' odor

From: Richard Chudacoff, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 22 Oct 2001 12:02:22 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 21 Oct 2001, TJ wrote: >
>I am so hoping someone can help me. I've just searched the archives on
>this and I can't find anything that fits. I know I probably need to see
>my gyn, and I am going to call tomorrow for an appt, but I know it will
>be at least 3 weeks before I can see her. Please tell me if anyone has
>any insight..
>
>I have menstrual cycles that are at least 35+ days. I notice once I get
>far into my cycle, I'm assuming soon before my period arrives, that I
>have a HORRIBLE odor during sex. I mean, it's so bad that I can hardly
>continue. It smells just like dead flesh. This has been on and off for
>like a year or so; hard to remember when it started. My fiance has
>never said anything but I know there is no way he can't notice it. I've
>read info on bacterial vaginosis and that seems to mention a fishy odor;
>this is anything but fishy. I don't have any other symptoms, no
>itchiness, etc. I do have PCOS so I know my hormones can be very out of
>whack at any given time. I also have either colitis or Crohn's disease
>(in the testing phase) and I am due to have my gall bladder removed this
>Friday. Could any of this be related? If not, does anyone have any idea
>what this could be? I am wondering what to expect at the gyn's office.
>
>Please give me your input! Thank you.

It does sound like you might have bacterial vaginosis. I'm sure that the examination your gynecologist will perform will determine the cause of this odor.

When you have a fluctuation in your hormone production you can have excess of abnormal growth of the vaginal flora. Also there is a possibility, with inflammatory bowel disease, to have a fistula from the intestine and colon into the vagina or uterus, and this can give a fecal smell.

-- Richard Chudacoff, MD Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC Sugar Land, TX

Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

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