Vaginal odor

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]

Complete differential diagnosis of vaginal odor

(Most common)

• Bacterial Vaginosis

• Chlamydia infection

• Foreign body in vagina

• Forgotten tampon

• Gonorrhea

• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

• Poor hygiene

• Puerperal fever

• Vaginitis

• Yeast Infection

(By organ system)

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical / poisoning	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	No underlying causes
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	No underlying causes
Musculoskeletal / Ortho	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional / Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	No underlying causes
Opthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal / Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheum / Immune / Allergy	No underlying causes
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

(Alphabetical order)

• Bacterial Vaginosis

• Cervical cancer

• Cervicitis

• Cervix cancer

• Chlamydia infection

• Endometritis

• Fluconazole

• Foreign body in vagina

• Forgotten tampon

• Genital herpes

• Gonorrhea

• Granuloma inguinale

• Lodged condom

• Lodged Contraceptive device

• Metastatic bowel cancer

• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

• Poor hygiene

• Puerperal fever

• Rectovaginal fistula

• Salpingitis

• Septic abortion

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• Syphilis

• Trichomoniasis

• Ulcers From Infection (Chancroid, Lymphogranuloma Venereum/LGV)

• Uterine cancer

• Vaginal cancer

• Vaginitis

• Yeast Infection