Hello, I am a 27-year-old female that has had reoccurring vaginal issues for the past year. I lost track of how many times I have seen doctor and everything always comes back normal. No STDs, no candida, and vulvodynia was also ruled out. I am at a point in my life where this is taking a huge toll on my mental health and I feel like I will have to deal with this for the rest of my life. My symptoms are not painful whatsoever but extremely uncomfortable. The strange thing is is that there are times where this feelinf spreads from my vaginal area to anal area. I would describe my symptoms as a burning sensation, I wouldn’t say itchy, it’s more of a very raw feeling almost like a rash. It affects mostly the folds of my vaginal area and at times the inner as well
. I have noticed that the texture of my skin has completely changed, is swollen, extremely red and irritated. I also have this scent that is hard to describe, it is not fishy or metallic but more of like a sweet yeasty scent. There are times where it will go away completely (1-2 weeks max) but always come back and I noticed that this always comes back once I end my cycle and usually gets better during my cycle. Has anybody else experienced this or have any idea what it could be or any advice on what I can do? This has affected my sexual life, I am extremely dry during intercourse which was never an issue up until I started having this problem.
