Many women have had to deal with chronic vaginal odor. This is usually accompanied with discharge which can vary in amount and how often it’s noticed; unlike the odor it tends not to be much of a problem. The odor is generally relentless, even returning several hours after showering or a few days after douching. Commonly the odor will penetrate through clothing leading to the stress of being self-conscious around other people. When the barrier of clothing is removed, the odor can be much more potent leading to such things as avoidance of women in adjacent bathroom stalls. Moreover, the concern that comes with considering engaging in sex can be stifling. In this setting, there are two choice: go to elaborate “prep” to temporarily eliminate odor or forget it altogether. Better yet, there is another choice. Find a doctor who knows how to tackle this problem.
R. Stuart Fowler M.D., is a board certified gynecologist who practices only vulvovaginal medicine in Phoenix, Arizona at Fowler Gyn International (FGI). His protocols have been used with success in thousands of women. You may be thinking that’s just great, but how does that help me? I don’t live near Arizona. Most of his patients don’t. In 2016, clients traveled from 49 states to get the benefits of his advanced diagnostic techniques. Consider the testimony of the following client who lives in the Cayman Islands:
“I have been a patient of Dr. Fowler since his tenure at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. I lost track of him when I moved to the Europe and have since been reunited with him at the Fowler Gyn International. I live in the Cayman Islands now. My issues with vaginal dryness, odor and discharge were creating major problems. Dr. Fowlers treatment helped relieve all those symptoms in a matter of a few months. I am very grateful for his knowledge & treatment of my symptoms. I highly recommend Dr. Fowler to anyone with any type of vaginal issues that most Gyn's overlook as routine.” M. Grand Cayman Island.
Vaginal issues of chronic odor, discharge, burning, itching, recurrent yeast and/or recurrent bacterial infections are not well understood or successfully treated by most gynecologists. If truth be told, they don’t even like to see patients with these conditions because they are not comfortable attempting to treat them. The trouble is that nearly all physicians were trained that there are only four types of vaginitis. In reality, it is much more complicated than this and requires more sophisticated diagnostic equipment than the standard light microscopes found in routine gynecology offices. Commonly, the cause of the symptoms listed above is a shift of bacterial milieu known as altered vaginal microflora patterns. These are not picked up on standard vaginal tests, so women with these chronic vaginal symptoms are usually told that the tests were all negative. The altered flora patterns are not infections or contagious. What they do is cause irritative or odor producing secretions in the vagina. Treatment is directed at providing the vaginal nutrients to get the flora to shift back to normal, resulting in resolution of symptoms. Dr. Fowler has spent several decades investigating treatment approaches resulting in an algorithm with over thirty protocols. These conditions are not of the type where one treatment fits all. At FGI, clients receive individualized protocol based on their hormonal profile and vaginal Fluid analysis results.