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Why does my discharge smell like ammonia? Ammonia vs metallic smell down there, and what each means

Why does my discharge smell like ammonia? Ammonia vs metallic smell down there, and what each means

By Anastasia VISOTSKY Nov 7, 2026

An ammonia smell down there usually comes from urine or sweat broken down by skin bacteria, not from the vagina itself. Less often it is BV or trichomoniasis. A metallic...

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