So I'm 20 years old and I have had a smell in my vagina for a couple years. It comes and goes and smells like a dead animal. Not kidding. It's so disgusting. I was doucheing but now I don't. I sometimes use soap but I read that you should just use water to clean down there. I also tried not shaving. I'm not on birth control or having sex so I'm confused why this is happening. I went to my doctor about a year ago and she said that my ph balance is probably off so I started taking a probiotic. I've taken it since then and it still comes and goes. I've looked up reasons why and there's really no clear answer.