I just had a copper IUD installed three weeks ago and have experienced vaginal odor, burning and itching for the last week... I read these posts and ran across the post about using RePhresh, and rembered that my doctor had recommended I use it for vaginal discomfort associated with dry itching/burning a couple of years ago. I went to the store, bought some and used it to see if it work for this case... two to three hours later, I didn't feel the itching/burning and the smell has significantly improved. I highly recommend trying this before anything else. I already feel worlds better and had to share.
From the previous post: "So RePhresh is created to balance your PH back to normal, its stays in for 3 days and safe before/after sex and for long term use. It is available in stores everywhere and I think you should try it to see if it helps with your odor."
ive had my iud for about two years, i have the copper ten year one, got it because after having my now, three year old daughter i got the shot and made me gain all my baby weight plus more after losing it all.. i really love the iud and always say " I CANT GET PREGNAT" but recently after me and the father of my kid broke up i started to really notice the foul/rotten/fishy smell, allways coming from my vagina... before i thought i was because i was always having sex, but sence i havent been having sex it seems as if its more notiable... the smell is driving me crazy because im a very clean person, but i cant stop in the middle of my busy day to take a shower and proceed.... really considering taking it out, but will die if i become pregnant... along with the bumpy face, killer cramps and foul smell its wonderful, besides that i love its honesty to not get my very fertile body pregnant!
I had the mirena in for a little over a year now. A week in i started noticing the smell. I thought it was my body adjusting to the medication. When I had my month appointment to check the placement of the iud, I told my doctor that I noticed this problem, he told me it was the mirena, and that it would past when I stopped bleeding. A year and a half later, the smell has not left, and my boyfriend told me that he is having a hard time with it. Its to the point that he does not want to have sex with me because the scent turns him off. I had notice the decline in our sex life. I don't blame him, because the scent is ofensive. So I found this site, and i read through all the posts, and was grateful for all the honest and helpful advice. I was glad I was not alone in this. I have not used the rephressed as yet. I am going to start using it, since so many say that it works. I also started washing with peroxiode. I started using that for a week now, and it has made a difference in my oder. If I could control my oder, I might keep the iud, because the iud has helped with my heavy periods, and my fibroids pains. In everything else it has been great, just the horrid smell, that is the most significant issue. I made the appointment to have my iud removed on the 28th of this month. I made the appointment that in case the rephresed does not work, I could have the iud removed asap without delay. Continue to write your solutions to this problem, or another birthcontrol method that is good. I feel that by sharing effective soloutions as to what is helping you, could really help us deal with this issue. I have printed out some of the posts, and I intend to show my GYN doctor, how many women are affected by this problem. I will keep you posted.
Okay. This is Day 3 of the Super CranActin and the HORRIFIC odor and brown-tinged discharge are still ABSENT!!! Yey!. I see someone posted after me early, early this morning concerning this issue, I would strongly recommend seeing if you have a UTI (Urinary Tract Infection). It's worth a shot before you have the IUD taken out. The strange thing is with the urinary infection I had, I never thought of it as such because I didn't have pain with urination, which was a normal sign for me when I had a UTI in the past.
As a matter of fact, I'm going to see how I'm doing at the end of this week, and if I'm still headed in the right direction, I will have my Paragard put back in. It will get me well into my 50's.
Best of luck! My hubby's so thrilled because we've been using condoms and he's looking forward to getting rid of those!!!
jlslks wrote:
Okay, first thank all you ladies for posting all you have. I too have just started to have this issue. I have a copper IUD and have had it for over 5 years. I am still not 100% sure why this issue has started. I do know that I have FINALLY reached my sexual peak and this is not the problem I want now. My husband brought it to my attention. I had noticed but thought it will go away. It has not. I am typing this and going to store to but refresh and a ton of cranberry juice. I think this may be a baldder or unrinary tract. I have never had one, nor yeast infect, not BV, so this is new and confusing. To go from April Fresh to dead fish is embarrasing. I have not changed anything in my life other than finally wanting to and having sex all the time. two kids made me less than excited and was running the once to twice appeasment. Now it is everyday and now this started about 2 weeks ago and has not abated and seems to be increasing. Now of course I am self-conscious and do not want to have sex, so I am not the happiest person. There is no funky problems down tehre, still same discharge which has always been since IUD a rust color due to lining of uterus shedding all the time from the IUD. It was really bad for first year and has tapered off over time. Now it is when I ovualte, whihc is happening now, and obviously when I start my period. I thought it was sex, but I stopped since Friday last, almost a week, not that. Still there. I think the post above made me realize that I have been waking about 1 hour prior to 530 alarm to use the bathroom, although I go before bed and I go to bed about 1230 am so we are talking 4 hours, not normal. I think I am getting a all the items listed and will let you all know progress. Also making appt with OB/GYN and see what their thoughts are. I just know it will not be, oh, we'll see you today, it will be prob Dec due to holidays, ect, and I CANNOT wait that long. THANK YOU ALL for your honesty and posts. Truly a great site
jlslks, If you don't like Cranberry juice, you can take Super CranActin. It's cranberry in a capsule. That's what I've been taking and my funky odor & rusty discharge is GONE COMPLETELY. I've been posting the last couple days as a guest, but have recently joined as a member to try to share my experience as I was fighting this battle for a while too. Best of luck to you!
Thanks, went to store and spent a lot but got Cranactin, rephresh, and cran juice, and plain yougurt, as backup. Will post if things improve and what helped to improve it. It is so embarrassing, but glad this is here to give a voice to something that is hard to talk about
bikerberta wrote:
jlslks wrote:
Okay, first thank all you ladies for posting all you have. I too have just started to have this issue. I have a copper IUD and have had it for over 5 years. I am still not 100% sure why this issue has started. I do know that I have FINALLY reached my sexual peak and this is not the problem I want now. My husband brought it to my attention. I had noticed but thought it will go away. It has not. I am typing this and going to store to but refresh and a ton of cranberry juice. I think this may be a baldder or unrinary tract. I have never had one, nor yeast infect, not BV, so this is new and confusing. To go from April Fresh to dead fish is embarrasing. I have not changed anything in my life other than finally wanting to and having sex all the time. two kids made me less than excited and was running the once to twice appeasment. Now it is everyday and now this started about 2 weeks ago and has not abated and seems to be increasing. Now of course I am self-conscious and do not want to have sex, so I am not the happiest person. There is no funky problems down tehre, still same discharge which has always been since IUD a rust color due to lining of uterus shedding all the time from the IUD. It was really bad for first year and has tapered off over time. Now it is when I ovualte, whihc is happening now, and obviously when I start my period. I thought it was sex, but I stopped since Friday last, almost a week, not that. Still there. I think the post above made me realize that I have been waking about 1 hour prior to 530 alarm to use the bathroom, although I go before bed and I go to bed about 1230 am so we are talking 4 hours, not normal. I think I am getting a all the items listed and will let you all know progress. Also making appt with OB/GYN and see what their thoughts are. I just know it will not be, oh, we'll see you today, it will be prob Dec due to holidays, ect, and I CANNOT wait that long. THANK YOU ALL for your honesty and posts. Truly a great site
jlslks, If you don't like Cranberry juice, you can take Super CranActin. It's cranberry in a capsule. That's what I've been taking and my funky odor & rusty discharge is GONE COMPLETELY. I've been posting the last couple days as a guest, but have recently joined as a member to try to share my experience as I was fighting this battle for a while too. Best of luck to you!
Thanks, went to store and spent a lot but got Cranactin, rephresh, and cran juice, and plain yougurt, as backup. Will post if things improve and what helped to improve it. It is so embarrassing, but glad this is here to give a voice to something that is hard to talk about
I immediately took three of the CranActin when I got home from work and then two the next morning and have continued to take two in the morning and two at night, and by the next day, I didn't have any odor or discharge at all. I even called my doc yesterday and set up a time to get my Paragard re-placed! I'm sooooo happy! It's been three days now and I feel awesome, so keep me posted.
I bought and used the rephresh last night. The ordor is completely gone ! My vagina felt normal again. I was intimate with my boyfriend last night and he asked me what I did to make the ordor go away. I would buy a truck full if it meant I could have my vagina back to normal. Thank you guys for the tip. Now I would look up the cranaction product in the store. Thanks again !
Well, it's been since Thursday and I'm still taking the CranActin and the odor is completely gone. No unusual discharge any longer either. Oh, what a relief. Apparently, it's not uncommon to have a urinary tract infection with an IUD, so I guess that's what I will be aware of as I have the appointment made to get my Paragard put back in and I'm so relieved - Yey, no more condoms!
Best of luck to everyone, I hope my experience helps others as this appears to be a very common problem.
Blessings.