Generally, foul vaginal odours are associated with vaginal infections. Many infections, including bacterial vaginosis, can often demonstrate only one symptom: a foul odour (in the case of BV, it's generally described as a very "fishy" smell).
So given that you've been experiencing this foul odour for awhile, I would highly recommend seeing a health care professional to get a swab done and test for a range of vaginal infections.
Urinating after sex shouldn't make a huge difference, since the urethra and vagina are not connected. It might wash away a bit of the post-sex fluids on the vulva, but it wouldn't affect your vaginal odour in any way.
However, I second as well that sometimes, if semen is not "pushed out" after sex using the pelvic muscles, that it can sometimes get kind of rank the next day. Usually, to minimize any smell and leakage, I either head to the toilet or keep a towel next to the bed so I can push all the semen out following sex.
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Date: 2007-12-03 11:12 pm (UTC)So given that you've been experiencing this foul odour for awhile, I would highly recommend seeing a health care professional to get a swab done and test for a range of vaginal infections.
Urinating after sex shouldn't make a huge difference, since the urethra and vagina are not connected. It might wash away a bit of the post-sex fluids on the vulva, but it wouldn't affect your vaginal odour in any way.
However, I second as well that sometimes, if semen is not "pushed out" after sex using the pelvic muscles, that it can sometimes get kind of rank the next day. Usually, to minimize any smell and leakage, I either head to the toilet or keep a towel next to the bed so I can push all the semen out following sex.