Do yeast infections cause a fishy odor?

Bacterial vaginosis — an overgrowth of normally occurring vaginal bacteria — is the most common vaginal infection that causes a vaginal odor. Trichomoniasis — a sexually transmitted infection — also can lead to vaginal odor. Chlamydia and gonorrhea infections usually don't cause vaginal odors. read more

Some people describe the yeast infection smell as similar to bread yeast. This means that yeast infection odor may not be the best way to look for in order to identify a vaginal yeast infection. A more distinct sign of a yeast infection is the yeast infection discharge: milky white discharge or very light yellow discharge that looks like cottage cheese. read more