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Having fishy odor from the vaginal area! It occurs due to an inflammation of the vaginal area that is an infection in the region of the vagina.

The infection that causes this fishy odor is Bacterial Vaginosis (BV).

The symptoms of bacterial vaginosis are asymptomatic almost all the time. With bacterial vaginosis, you will be unaware of the condition.

It is found that fifty percent of women with bacterial vaginosis exhibit no noticeable symptoms of bacterial vaginosis.

In some cases, you may have noticed things such as vaginal discharge more than normal or an abnormal strong and fishy odor with vaginal lubrication and may have neglected by assuming them to be nothing important.

However, vaginal discharge and vaginal odor are the most common symptoms of bacterial vaginosis.

The symptoms, vaginal discharge and the strong fishy odor, which characterize bacterial vaginosis occurs due to the overgrowth of normal bacteria that usually present within the vagina.

Thus, bacterial vaginosis refers to a change in the natural balance of the healthy bacteria in the vagina. It is also known as Gardnerella-associated Vaginitis or simply Vaginitis. It was named after the bacteria, Gardnerella, that caused the condition.

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV), generally referred to as Gardnerella-associated Vaginitis or just Vaginitis, is an abnormal vaginal condition that results from an overgrowth of one of several bacteria that usually present in the vagina.

Bacterial vaginosis is the most common among three vaginal infections.

The other two vaginal infections are trichomoniasis (a sexually transmitted disease), and the fungal infection commonly known as a yeast infection.

Sexually transmitted diseases are infections that can transmit through sexual intercourse. Some of the sexually transmitted diseases are chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea [Symptoms of Gonorrhea], genital warts, genital herpes [Genital Herpes Symptoms], HIV/AIDS and so on.

Although bacterial vaginosis is considered to be a sexually transmitted disease according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is measured as a mild infection. Moreover, the actual cause of the disease is unknown.

However, from a recent research it is found that women who have very less sexual contacts are rarely affected by bacterial vaginosis and women with multiple sex partners or a new sex partner have an increased risk of developing the infection.

Today, in United States, bacterial vaginosis is the most widespread vaginal infection and according to scientific studies this infection is mostly occurring in women of reproductive age.