Is contact with onion related to smell from vagina? Posted: 10-25-06 12:52pm
Back in July, me and my boyfriend took a
little summer weekend vacation to his
cabin. On the second night there, I was
chopping up onions (something I normally
never do...) for our dinner. However, I
didn't eat any of them. The next day, I
noticed a really really strong vaginal
odor....that smelled very strongly of
onions. But no discharge and no sign of a
yeast infection/bv. It went away after a
week or so. Well last week, for the first
time since then, I was chopping up onions
at my work, and later that night when I
went home, I noticed the strong odor once
again. It has been quite noticable for a
week and a half or so, and I am thinking
it's because now I frequently do chop up
onions at my work (I am a supervisor at a
pizza place). Like I said, I have no signs
and symptoms of an infection, just this
horrible odor. It's like just breathing in
the scent makes the odor seep from my
pores. I was wondering if you would be
able to tell me if the contact with the
onions is associated with the odor or not?
I am almost positive it is, but I just
need someone to tell me what this might
be. Thanks!
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Sexual Health - Women Answer A1732 Posted: 11-02-06 07:12am
I have never heard of a “vaginal odor
that smells like onion” due to chopping
onions. I have, however, heard of onion
odor from the mouth after eating an onion.
When you sense such an odor from your
vagina again, you can go to a gynecologist
to check the validity of this claim.
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