Reading Time: <1 minuteThere are various possible causes of genital odor. The genital area can be divided into two areas that cause odor: 1. Inside the vagina 2. The skin of the vulva. Of these, only when there is a problem with the sweat glands of the skin, type 2, can the so-called groin odor be treated. When inflammation occurs in the vagina, secretions come out of the mucous membrane. If the cause is a bacterial infection, trichomoniasis, or gonorrhea, it can cause odor regardless of whether or not there is a sexually transmitted disease. In particular, a disease called trichomoniasis produces a unique odor. It is clearly different from the odor of urine, so you can notice it right away. There is a specific medicine, so it can be cured with treatment. Even with gonorrhea and other bacterial infections, antibiotics can be administered to expect a complete recovery, and the odor will disappear if the vaginal discharge disappears. The so-called groin odor is caused by sweat glands in the dermis and bacteria that normally reside on the skin, so it is generally related to the apocrine sweat glands, and it can be said that people with moist earwax are more likely to develop groin odor. However, the odor does not suddenly appear. It is known that odors often become a concern around the time menstruation begins. A specialist can reliably diagnose body odor. If you are worried about whether you have groin odor, please contact us. We will perform a gauze test in which we place a special gauze on the affected area for about 10 minutes and diagnose the odor on the gauze.