I’m in my mid forties, and had a partial hysterectomy two years ago. For a number of weeks now, I’ve detected an unusual vaginal odor when I got to the toilet. I’ve had both yeast and bacterial infections over the the years, and this odor’s different, not as offensive, but bad enough for me to feel there’s something abnormal. The thing is, I’ve put off getting it checked because I haven’t had other symptoms. There’s been no itching or burning, no discharge, no pain or discomfort in my pelvis. In fact, I’ve become very dry, which I have attributed to perimenopause. That hasn’t been an issue, as I’m not sexually active now. I did one of the home tests that indicated by ph change I might have a yeast infection, so used an OTC remedy, but no change. Neither douching nor Rephresh did any good either. I’ve gotten an appt. with my doc, but three weeks out. The only change I can think of is a a new med I’ve been on (bipolar). I just realized when I was off it briefly, the odor wasn’t present.
The medication is Lithium. I got on it about three months ago, was taken off of it for about three weeks to see if it was causing another side effect, then was put pack on it three weeks ago. But it seems unlikely to me that a psychotrophic drug would cause a change in vaginal odor.

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