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I’ve never posted in this Reddit before but my significant other suggested I post here to see if anyone can suggest things to help or to see if anyone has experienced any of what I’m experiencing as he is unable to relate to what I’m going through and doesn’t know how to help me.

I’m in my early thirties and I have a referral to a gynaecologist (there’s a huge wait list and it’s about a 4-6 month minimum wait just to see one). My problem started over a year ago. I went in to see my family doctor (for a routine check up and a Pap smear). I had expressed concerns about my significant other noticing a weird smell in my vaginal area. To quote him “It’s not fishy but it doesn’t smell like you”. When I went to my family doctor, they did all the tests that they could to check for yeast and BV. All the tests came back normal. They prescribed antibiotics while waiting for the results back in case it was BV or even a yeast infection.

The antibiotics seemed to have started to work but they didn’t make the scent go fully away. I wasn’t experiencing any itchiness at all (which was one of the symptoms my doctor asked if I was also experiencing). A few months go by and it seems the problem came back. Because wait times are so bad to see your family doctor and going to a hospital has you waiting a long time (some people aren’t able to see anyone until almost 24 hours of waiting in the hospital) where I live, I went in to a walk in clinic to see if they could help refer me to a specialist but also to see if they could prescribe a longer dose of the antibiotics (my friend who was also a nurse suggested asking this since my family doctor gave me 5 days worth of the pills). The walk in only prescribed 7 days of the meds and left it as it was.

A few more months went by and I was thinking it was getting better (again I didn’t notice the smell- my nose doesn’t have the strongest sense of smell) but my significant other let me know that the scent was still there and had gotten stronger in his view. I went back to the walk in and told them that I needed a referral and that the meds they prescribed didn’t seem to help the problem. They finally took the issue seriously and they not only prescribed antibiotics while waiting but they also prescribed a yeast infection medication and they sent in my referral to the gynaecologist that I had asked for.

The reason I’m posting here is because I’m still waiting for this appointment (still no date for this) and I’m worried that all the tests are going to come back normal again. I can notice the smell on my clothes sometimes and also sometimes when I’m sitting down crossed leg but unfortunately my significant other has a sensitive nose and can smell it all the time. Does anyone have any advise on what I can do to help try and solve this issue. I’m feeling very frustrated from this and I feel like it’s going to be a lot longer than 6 months before I can get in to see the gynaecologist (the referral I asked for has not so nice receptionists who made me feel like my referral was not as important). Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do to help this while I wait?

I’ve never posted in this Reddit before but my significant other suggested I post here to see if anyone can suggest things to help or to see if anyone has experienced any of what I’m experiencing as he is unable to relate to what I’m going through and doesn’t know how to help me.

I’m in my early thirties and I have a referral to a gynaecologist (there’s a huge wait list and it’s about a 4-6 month minimum wait just to see one). My problem started over a year ago. I went in to see my family doctor (for a routine check up and a Pap smear). I had expressed concerns about my significant other noticing a weird smell in my vaginal area. To quote him “It’s not fishy but it doesn’t smell like you”. When I went to my family doctor, they did all the tests that they could to check for yeast and BV. All the tests came back normal. They prescribed antibiotics while waiting for the results back in case it was BV or even a yeast infection.

The antibiotics seemed to have started to work but they didn’t make the scent go fully away. I wasn’t experiencing any itchiness at all (which was one of the symptoms my doctor asked if I was also experiencing). A few months go by and it seems the problem came back. Because wait times are so bad to see your family doctor and going to a hospital has you waiting a long time (some people aren’t able to see anyone until almost 24 hours of waiting in the hospital) where I live, I went in to a walk in clinic to see if they could help refer me to a specialist but also to see if they could prescribe a longer dose of the antibiotics (my friend who was also a nurse suggested asking this since my family doctor gave me 5 days worth of the pills). The walk in only prescribed 7 days of the meds and left it as it was.

A few more months went by and I was thinking it was getting better (again I didn’t notice the smell- my nose doesn’t have the strongest sense of smell) but my significant other let me know that the scent was still there and had gotten stronger in his view. I went back to the walk in and told them that I needed a referral and that the meds they prescribed didn’t seem to help the problem. They finally took the issue seriously and they not only prescribed antibiotics while waiting but they also prescribed a yeast infection medication and they sent in my referral to the gynaecologist that I had asked for.

The reason I’m posting here is because I’m still waiting for this appointment (still no date for this) and I’m worried that all the tests are going to come back normal again. I can notice the smell on my clothes sometimes and also sometimes when I’m sitting down crossed leg but unfortunately my significant other has a sensitive nose and can smell it all the time. Does anyone have any advise on what I can do to help try and solve this issue. I’m feeling very frustrated from this and I feel like it’s going to be a lot longer than 6 months before I can get in to see the gynaecologist (the referral I asked for has not so nice receptionists who made me feel like my referral was not as important). Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do to help this while I wait?