Birth control and your "smell"

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Registered: 08-20-2004
Birth control and your "smell"
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Fri, 08-20-2004 - 2:42am
I was wondering if birth control can affect the way you smell "down there".
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Fri, 08-20-2004 - 10:28am
Hi ktk20, welcome!

I never noticed any change in my scent that I could attribute to hormonal contraceptives. But, thinking about it... if OCs make you more yeasty, I suppose there is the possibility of smelling a bit yeasty, do you think?

      Jill

    

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 08-20-2004 - 5:50pm
I didn't notice any change.
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Registered: 11-16-2003
Fri, 08-20-2004 - 9:43pm
I noticed a change. It wasn't a bad smell, and my doctor okayed it saying I was fine. It was just different. A little stronger, but that just may be because I was not used to it.
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Registered: 08-20-2004
Sat, 08-21-2004 - 12:40am
I have noticed a stronger smell lately...I am a very clean person, I use femine wash (sorry if TMI) and drink penty of water, but I was worried b/c I'm in a LDR and I don't want my fiance coming back thinking I smell all different...I never noticed any scent before going on birth control, so I don't know
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Registered: 09-12-2004
Sun, 09-12-2004 - 6:12am
Mine got worse. Mine honestly didn't smell like anything before the pill, and now WABAAM. It's noticable. I need to do something about that, what should I do?