I was positive for bv a few weeks ago, treated it with metrondiazole and the odor came back shortly after. I did a round of gel metrondiazole and another oral one that both still didn’t get rid of the persistant odor. I went in for another swab and the BV was negative this time. I was told to try vaginal probiotics - which I had already been taking, and nothing changed with another week or so going by. I went in a 3rd time for further testing and the BV test along with other cultures all came back negative. She did a quick exam and didn’t see anything abnormal just some discharge but didn’t say my cervix looked inflammed. She also said to me that she’s seen this happen many times with women in my age group (I’m 21) and there’s never really been a found cause and that eventually it kind of just goes away. I feel like I’m doing everything I can to prevent this with what I can control but the odor just won’t go away. It’s always just there. It’s something only I would notice but makes me feel like I can never be intimate with someone because of the way I’ll smell. Should I try Boric acid? Maybe get a second opinion? My gyno this week when taking the swab seemed like she had no idea what to do next if it was negative. Need advice if anyone's been through this!!!
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