My Period Smells. Your own menstrual scent is normal and you shouldnt aim to have a completely scent-free period. Other useful home remedies include the consumption of fenugreek seed juice and the use of garlic in your diet. A normal vaginal discharge does not have any smell. Its day 3 of my period and i swear to god my blood SMELLS.
The rest of the month it does not smell like that. At heavy flows it smells like blood or raw steak it only smells like fish if you poop because the bacteria on the anus gives fishy smell when combined with vagina secretions. This smell is a result of blood and tissues exiting the vagina combining with bacteria on the outside of our bodies. Some women report a fishy smell during menstruation. Take a bath or shower even if youve already bathed that day. Therefore a foul smelling vaginal discharge is a distinguishing point between a normal and abnormal menstrual period.
Your own menstrual scent is normal and you shouldnt aim to have a completely scent-free period.
There is normally smell of blood when menstruating and that is normal and for some it may be very unpleasant smellBut if the odor has changed lately from what it was before and it is bothering you than see your gynecologist to rule out a bacterial infection. Why does my vagina smell like ammonia during my period. Because the odor has nothing to do with hygiene says Lauren Streicher MD Medical Director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. A slight change is usually nothing to worry about Dr. Menstrual blood can release free ammonia gas when degraded by bacterial and enzymatic action. At heavy flows it smells like blood or raw steak it only smells like fish if you poop because the bacteria on the anus gives fishy smell when combined with vagina secretions.