idk if my vagina smell is healthy

(this is my first reddit post so just bear with me lol) hi!! i’m a teenager and i don’t know if my vagina is healthy. it’s a very strong smell and it’s always been like that. i don’t think it’s a fishy smell, but then again i don’t really know what fish actually smells like😭 my peers are starting to have intercourse of sorts and when they talk about it, all i can think about is if when i have sex if the person i’m doing that with will judge me because of the smell. i know which smells are normal, i just can’t tell what it is. i shaved down there and i think that got rid of some of the smell. i tried unscented soaps and just water when washing it in the shower, but they just give off the same smell afterwards. it also still has that smell when im in the shower.

i guess what im asking is:

  1. does anybody else have this problem?
  2. is a strong smell normal?
  3. how do i figure out what the smell actually is

sorry if this post sounds a bit dumb lol. it’s just one of only insecurities and i don’t want to be insecure about it anymore.
thanks!

Posted Aug 14, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC

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