This post is…gonna be something, so bear with me please.
This started after my injection dosage got increased from once a week (doesn’t work for me with valerate, apparently) to twice a week. I finally got proper E levels and, well…something changed.
What I mean by that is…I started smelling a fish-like odor when sitting down or just being naked in general. Weird, I thought. It was, of course, coming from my nether regions…
It got stronger. It got worse. It gets way worse the sweatier I am, so during summer, it was quite unbearable. This is NOT a hygiene issue. Even though I fucking hate doing it, I wash quite often. I wash and then, the next day, it’s back…so I wash again and all it takes is a single day for it to come back. Jeez…
It’s unpleasant. I don’t like the smell. I really wish I could describe it as anything else…but no, it’s literally just straight up fish, it’s not urine. This has NEVER happened to me pre-HRT. Back then, I’ll admit I didn’t take hygiene that seriously, and so I think I had a normal cis-man smell (ew). But now…this is nothing like that! It’s literally just fish! 😭
I should probably get this checked out. It’s not an UTI, I think, but I don’t think this is normal…I guess I’m just asking if anyone has had a similar experience. It’s just really strange, overall…
So sorry for this post, this is gross af 😭
TL;DR: I, umm…have the pre-OP version of bacterial vaginosis? /s
Yeah get this checked out. No need to feel bad about it, we are bodies we are lifeforms. It might be something like a yeast infection. I had that once years ago. You apply cream, it clears out. Don’t take my word for it of course!
Yeah, I’ll get it checked. Definitely some kind of infection. Weird that it started just as I changed my E dosage tho.
Thx! 🩷
Hormonal change is a common cause for that sort of thing actually!
I guess that would make sense! I’ll still see a doctor tho
oh gosh yes of course pls do