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Ammonia Vaginal Odor
Originally Published: June 30, 2017
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It’s probably worth seeing a doctor.
The care and keeping of your vagina can cause you to Google some pretty weird stuff. But for the sake of your privates, it's worth getting the answers. For instance.... Why does my vagina smell like ammonia, and what can I do about it? Super strong odors down there are often a sign of some health conditions, especially if those odors remind you of cleaning products.
There are a number of different things that play into the scent of your vagina . “Sometimes your activity level, or how much you sweat, for example, may be factors that influence your vagina’s scent,” explains Dr. Amy Roskin, M.D., board-certified OB/GYN and chief medical officer for The Pill Club digital health company. “In other cases, infection or an overgrowth of a normally occurring bacteria can cause vaginal odor.”
What exactly does a healthy vagina smell like? Well, everyone is different. “There’s not one answer to this question; it really varies based on your physiology,” says Roskin. But what’s important is to know what your normal is, so you can detect when something is off. “All of us with a vagina usually know that awkward feeling if a new and strange smell comes our way,” explains board-certified OB/GYN Dr. Sherry Ross, M.D.
The key player when it comes to vaginal odors is your pH balance, which is normally on the acidic side. “The vagina is especially sensitive to different changes in your daily environment,” Ross tells Romper. “Anything that affects this delicate balance will affect the smell, type of discharge, and its consistency.” So, what could it mean if your vagina or discharge smells like ammonia? There are a few possibilities.
For starters, this scent may point to bacterial vaginosis (BV), an infection that can make your vagina smell like ammonia, cause gray or green discharge, and create irritation. “ Bacterial vaginosis is an imbalance in the vaginal pH, caused by an overgrowth of a certain kind of bacteria,” explains Dr. Sara Twogood, M.D., board-certified OB/GYN in Los Angeles and co-founder of Female Health Education and the online magazine Female Health Collective . “Symptoms are an increase in vaginal discharge, a change in vaginal odor that is usually described as ‘fishy’ or ‘chemical smelling,’ and vulvovaginal irritation and inflammation. It can also cause pelvic discomfort.”
Circumstances like having unprotected sex, new sexual partners, and taking certain antibiotics can increase your risk of BV. And according to a 2018 International Journal of Microbiology study, douching may also increase that risk . So, stick to mild soap and water externally for hygiene, as internal products like douching “can disturb the normal vaginal pH and microbiome and can make you more prone to infection or inflammation,” notes Roskin.
Antibiotics are often prescribed to clear up the infection, so seeing a doctor as soon as possible is recommended. Plus, there are other infections that are associated with discharge and odor, like trichomoniasis and yeast infection , “so it’s important to get evaluated and tested to determine what is causing your symptoms,” advises Roskin.
There may also be a dietary element to the smell. “It’s well-known that ‘you are what you eat,’ especially as it relates to your vaginal odor and hormonal balance,” Ross says. There are certain foods that affect your vaginal health , and eating things like asparagus, garlic, onions, red meat, or curry can have a direct effect on the way things are scented down there. “Onions, garlic and asparagus are at the top of the list, giving the vagina (and urine) a foul odor,” Ross explains. “These known culprits break down into your body, sweep out into your sweat glands, and can make an offensive odor in all bodily secretions.” It's quite possible that the strong odor could remind you of ammonia, although more research is needed to really understand this phenomenon.
According to Dr. Monica Grover, D.O., double board-certified gynecologist and the head gynecologist at VSPOT medical spa, diets that are high in protein instead of carbohydrates can result in “a high ammonia content that is being filtered into the urine and lead to this distinctive smell.” Grover adds, “Carbohydrates are broken down into glucose for energy, but when there is a diet low in carbohydrates and a higher protein intake, then more ammonia is broken down and concentrated in the urine.” If you’ve recently been eating more protein than usual, that could be the culprit.
Of all the things it could smell like, why might a vagina take on the odor of ammonia? Well, it could simply be a natural part of the surrounding environment, so to speak. “Dehydration can lead to an intensification in urine odor due to increased concentration of those odor-producing compounds,” Roskin explains. Urine contains ammonia, so if you’re not flushing your system with enough water , the smell can get a bit strong.
In this instance, a hefty ammonia smell down there could mean a person simply needs to drink more water. “It’s a great idea to drink more water and try to observe if this lessens the effect, essentially through dilution,” says Roskin.
But there could also be more going on than simple dehydration. “If the urine starts to smell like ammonia, it could be a sign of dehydration, but also of renal disease or unwanted muscle breakdown,” Grover notes. “This warrants a trip with the physician for adequate testing to determine the root cause.”
Given the many possibilities, an ammonia smell in your vaginal area should not be ignored. “If someone has vulvar of vaginal irritation and inflammation, odor that is different or concerning, or feels something is ‘off’ but isn't sure what — those are all reasons to be evaluated,” notes Twogood. If anything feels or smells different than usual, checking in with your physician is a wise move. Chances are, it's your body's way of letting you know that something is up down there, and that it's time for a checkup.
Ranjit, E., Raghubanshi, B. R., Maskey, S., & Parajuli, P. (2018). Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis and Its Association with Risk Factors among Nonpregnant Women: A Hospital Based Study. International journal of microbiology, 2018, 8349601. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8349601
Dr. Amy Roskin, M.D., board-certified OB/GYN and Chief Medical Officer for The Pill Club
Dr. Sherry Ross, M.D. , OB/GYN, women’s health expert, author of She-ology, and co-founder of URJA Intimates skin care
Dr. Sara Twogood, M.D., board-certified OB/GYN in Los Angeles and co-founder of Female Health Education and online magazine Female Health Collective
Dr. Monica Grover, D.O., double board-certified gynecologist and head gynecologist at VSPOT
This article was originally published on June 30, 2017


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A strong ammonia smell coming from your vagina is due to an overgrowth of certain ammonia-producing bacteria. Bacteria have various abilities to produce ammonia, with the pH of the environment and the type of bacteria largely dictating just how much is produced. Some bacteria produce more ammonia when the vagina is alkaline, which is what BV-causing bacteria tend to do.
Bacteria may produce ammonia in a few different ways, with the main method that would cause an ammonia vaginal odour being an enzyme called urease. Urease breaks down urea into ammonia and carbon.
The important thing to understand here is that not every microbe produces ammonia odours in the vagina, and ammonia odour means it’s highly likely you have a very specific bacteria present. It doesn’t mean this bacteria is the only one present (BV bacteria typically work in teams), but it will help you figure out what treatment – at least for that bacteria – is going to suit you best.
Microbes that produce the most ammonia are typically gram-negative anaerobic species, clostridia, enterobacteria and Bacillus spp., while gram-positive, streptococci and micrococci produce modest amounts. Lactobacilli and yeast produce very little ammonia.
(This list is incomplete – we’re still working on this! Most bacteria use and/or produce ammonia, but we’re just establishing the ones that cause the odour in the vagina specifically.)
In bacterial vaginosis (BV) , teamwork between different bacterial species, and indeed the presence of some bacteria over others, can mean the odour is less fishy and more ammonic.
Ammonia’s pH can change, but it is typically very alkaline, with the bottle of ammonia in the laundry cupboard having a pH of about 11 (blue in the diagram below). Remember that a healthy vagina is acidic, a pH of about 4, while water is neutral at a pH of 7.
Ammonia in the vagina, excreted by microbes, has an alkalising effect. This means the pH of the vagina goes up, past its healthy level, and into the danger zone of BV.
Ammonia is made all throughout your body in different systems and processes, playing a role in your urinary system, digestive system, and your vagina.
In the intestines, ammonia is made from the breakdown of proteins, which your liver then turns into urea, which is what you excrete in your urine. Microbes use ammonia as a source of nitrogen.
Most bacteria form less ammonia at the acidic pH of 5.0 compared to that produced at a more neutral pH of 7.0.
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What's Going On When Your Vagina Smells Like Bleach Or Ammonia
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By Rebecca Jane Stokes — Written on Oct 19, 2021
Sometimes it can feel like my vagina smells differently every day. I don't think I will ever get the self-loathing put upon women by the patriarchy long enough to ever fully embrace the way it smells, but I can definitely tell when I'm having a good vagina-smell day versus a bad one.
To me, a bad vagina smells like fish, or at other times, sweat. There are even times when my vagina (and probably yours too) has smelled like a loaf of slightly rancid bread. More specifically, like a loaf of bread thrown into the ocean and then retrieved and left to sit on a counter for a day or two.
All of those smells aside, there is one particular bad vagina smell that really makes my hair stand on end: when my vagina smells like bleach. And when you say that your vagina smells like bleach, what you're really saying is that your vagina smells like ammonia or chlorine.
There are a few reasons why your vagina smells like bleach, and we're going to go over them. We'll also talk about how to get rid of the smell , and get into how much that smell is affecting your sex life. That's right, I asked a dude what he thought of bleachy-smelling vaginas.
I am going to go ahead and assume that you have at no point poured bleach onto your vagina.
And if you did pour bleach into your vagina, please stop reading the internet and go directly to the hospital.
Your vagina is the merry little Roomba of your body. Without your intervention, it keeps itself clean and healthy thanks to its garden of good bacteria. Thankfully, that is where the comparison to Roombas ends. (Although, if cats like to ride your vagina please do contact me.)
Bacterial vaginosis can be a cause of this smell, a fishy smell is also related to this bacterial infection. You may also notice white or gray discharge.
Believe it or not, we don't know a whole lot about bacterial vaginosis. Thankfully, we do know that you don't get it from swimming in a pool or peeing in a public toilet.
BV is essentially the bad bacteria that have invaded your vagina converting nitrogen in your vagina into ammonia and that is just plain not good!
Or rather, eating a diet with too much nitrogen doesn't affect the way your vagina or your vaginal discharge smells at all, but it can affect the way your urine smells .
And the way it makes your urine smell is similar to the bleachy smell some women associate with trouble in the vagina.
Interestingly enough, when a woman enters menopause she tends to stop drinking enough water. Weird, right? When you're dehydrated, your urine is more concentrated and gives off a more powerful smell ... like bleach!
So, good news, it's not your vagina, the bad news: girl, you need to get some water in your body.
Yes, your vagina will, in fact, play the violin again.
Most of the time, in fact, BV clears itself up (that wonderful Roomba between your legs hard at work again!)
If it doesn't, your doctor can prescribe you antibiotics. They may also suggest that you wear a pad to cut back on the stank coming from your crotch region.
Most women who this happens to are new vegetarians, which means they are eating an overabundance of leafy greens. Once you regulate your diet, the smell will clear up on its own. That's what you get for not eating cheeseburgers.
Also, make sure that you are eating a diverse amount of vegetables because apparently, all kinds of vegetables can wreak havoc on the smells that come from your nethers.
And if it is really bothering you or the odor remains persisent, don't hesitate to call your doctor.
As a general rule, the only time guys get weird about the way a vagina smells is if they plan on providing you with some top-of-the-line cunnilingus.
I asked 20 men if they had ever experienced a vagina smelling like bleach and they all said no, which leads me to believe that a "bleachy" vagina isn't one of the smells down below that turns a guy off.
In fact, when I asked my own boyfriend he said "wouldn't that just mean it is extra clean?"
The smells that do trouble guys are usually an intense fishiness or body odor, both of which can be cured with a shower.
If you have a fishy-smelling vagina and the shower just ain't touching it, you might have BV or another infection or STI and should definitely consult your doctor.
Heck, if your vagina is in such a state that you are on the internet hunting for answers about it, I'd say check in with your doctor just for the heck of it anyway.
Take care of the old girl, and she'll take care of you.
Rebecca Jane Stokes is a sex, humor and lifestyle writer living in Brooklyn, New York with her cat, Batman.
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