NC as this is an embarrassing post.
20 years ago I had unprotected sex and developed a fishy smelly vaginal discharge, clear/light yellow, slightly mucus-ey.
At the time I was checked out at a GUM clinic and given the all clear on the usual STI tests. I was only 20 so I naively assumed it would just go.
Over the years, I went back to the GP a few times to retest (all clear), I've also tried thrush and BV tests, all clear, tried Thrush pessieries, even ordered Metreizone? online in case it was the STI Triaciamonis? Sorry, cant spell check or I will lose this page. That did not work.
This was 10 years ago and I haven't bothered since, resigning myself to a lifetime of this infection.
I met my husband 12 years ago, but it was a fairly platonic relationship and we didn't have sex often, nor was he intimate, so my issues rarely impacted him. We have a child. My husband knew of the issue, but did not seem bothered. He did get an STI screening to be safe too, but it was clear.
I'm fed up with whatever it is that has changed the makeup of my vaginal bacteria as a result of a one night stand. I wear a panty liner, but have to wash trousers frequently as they smell. The discharge is continual. It makes my vagina feel quite gooey and I can feel it inside my body permanently, in the same way when you're on a period and you can feel it, although there isn't actually lots of it to see when it comes out.
I am now newly single and cannot go out dating like this..i don't know what to do, where to start. Should I see a gynaecologist or try STI postal tests as there seem to be a few now that weren't available on the NHS. I feel so down about it all as it feels like it should be treatable, that it was caused by sex, but doesnt show as an infection, thrush or BV. Any advice welcomed as I have lost all hope of ever being able to have a normal sex life again, and I would really like to meet somebody after being in a loveless marriage for so long.