Birth control causes odor!

My story -

I am 28 years old, I have suffered with vaginal odor since I was 14. I started taking birth control (mini pill) when I was 21. Up until I was about 24 I used scented soaps and gels to wash. I also wore underwear. I had a fishy odor, watery (sometimes sticky) discharge that would vary throughout the month. I would say the odor was at its worst after a full day at work or after sex. I had been tested for BV, thrush and all STI's lots of times. Always negative. I begged my doctor to give me antibiotics because they worked, even if only for a few weeks.

Around 4 weeks ago I decided I had enough. enough of the paranoia every time I went outside of the house. Whenever somebody coughed, sniffed, opened a window or walked away from me I would think it was because I stank. Enough of going to the bathroom and checking the smell wasn't there. Having to wash at work if it was, even though I had showered just a few hours ago. I decided to go to the clinic and get tested again. And if they said everything was fine, I wasn't accepting it. So... doctor tested for BV - negative. thrush - negative. every STI - negative as expected. I then told the doc something had to be wrong because it isn't normal to smell like fish. She said that it was possibly my birth control. Something I had never considered.

9 days ago I stopped taking it. By day 3/4, the odor was nearly gone. At the moment, I have more of an onion smell (putting it down to the curry I ate on Friday) I don't wanna jinx it, and I will post again if it was a coincidence, but no smell! I just wanted to share this because no body ever warned me that these pills can alter your PH.

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