Secondly, your vulva and vagina is not suppose to smell like flowers or fruit. As long as the smell is not fishy or overwhelmingly unpleasant then it is fine. A fishy smell can be a sign of an infection. Itching or burning can also be a sign of infection. Discharge is totally normal! It’s only a sign of something bad if it smells, as I said above, is a strange colour like green, or has the consistency of cottage... Source: about 1 year ago

Try using a period tracker app like Flo. Source: about 1 year ago

I'm a journalist and I'm writing an informational article on vulvodynia for Flo Health. Nothing fancy, just speaking to medical experts about causes, symptoms, treatments and research. Source: about 2 years ago

I recommend downloading an app where you can track symptoms (I personally love Flo, which is free). If you end up going to a doctor to discuss your experience, having that as a reference could be incredibly helpful! Source: about 3 years ago

I agree but it can make searching for current information difficult. The googled result I referred to above was based off of results from medscape.com and the next result was a 2010 article from jrheum.org. The article I linked to was lower in the list. Source: over 1 year ago

Medscape.com: Approximately 10%-15% of human bite wounds become infected owing to multiple factors. The bacterial inoculum of human bite wounds contains as many as 100 million organisms per milliliter and is made up of as many as 190 different species. Many of these are anaerobes that flourish in the low redox environment of tartar that lies between human teeth or in areas of gingivitis. Most injuries due to human... Source: almost 3 years ago

If you mean field references, then the apps recommended by Nate are good. If you mean references for research then Up to Date is gold standard but hideously expensive unless your employer is paying. For teaching I use really good free sources like medscape.com, StatPearls.com, and the online Merck manual. They are written by qualified people and edited by equally qualified people. They all follow the standard... Source: about 3 years ago

Depends on which drug they chose. I think albendazole would be the most likely, but niclosamide is another option. I think there are others as well. You can look up the side effects on medscape.com. Source: about 3 years ago