Comment on Is it unusual if I am a woman but I do not smell "fishy" down there?

Delta_V@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

“fishy” = bacterial vaginosis

The common scent element in cis women is “tangy”.

Estrogen causes the vaginal walls to secrete glycogen, which gets eaten by lactobacilli, which produce lactic acid.

Lack of tanginess can be caused by low estrogen levels. It tells us about your current endocrine ecology, not your gender identity.

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