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Hello Dr. Kate,
My question is about the taste of my vagina. Both from what my boyfriend has said/his reactions and my own taste-tests, I know that sometimes I taste of nothing and sometimes almost bitter (even after showering). Is this change due to hormones, or is it like with men where the foods you eat affect your taste? Thank you so much!
– (Would Rather Be) Tasteless
Dear Tasteless,
Every woman has a unique taste that changes based on many things. At different times in your cycle, your taste can change from sweet to salty to sour. When you’re aroused, or if you’re sweating (or both), the flavor can also be different. And certainly having an infection (yeast or vaginosis) can cause your taste to change.
It’s unclear if diet can really change the taste of vaginal secretions — unsurprisingly, it’s hard to get funding to do such research. But anecdotally, different foods in your diet can change how you taste. The foods I hear about most: raw garlic, citrus fruits (particularly pineapple), strawberries, coffee, and asparagus. Even alcohol, nicotine and vitamins have the potential to change your taste. Violet Blue goes into further details that she learned while researching her book on cunnilingus.
I’d love to hear about this from you all… Have any of you (or your partners) noticed a change in your vaginal taste? What do you think it’s due to?
– Dr. Kate
Dr. Kate is an OB/GYN at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City. She also lectures nationally on women’s health issues and conducts research on reproductive health. Check out more of her advice and ask her a question at Gynotalk.com.
October 19th, 2011 at 5:41 pm
Doc I recently learned about a female way of climaxing which is called “squirting”. This is when a female reaches an organism and squirts out vaginal juices. After hearing about it from my long time BF, ive been wondering why it doesn’t happen to all women? My Bf is fasinated by it but I wonder if it disappoints him that I am unable to fulfil the task. Do you know of any advice or techniques that can help with this?
November 5th, 2011 at 8:38 pm
Still Don’t know how I came upon this while berating a corporate cunt and then this popped up.
Are you Soliciting Second Opinions ?
I will gladly Participate ?
All Joking Aside Sweetheart ya can’t stop the bacteria express especially the beneficial type so don’t sweat it and if he can’t deal with ya being natural LEAVE THE BASTARD.
PEACE
January 9th, 2012 at 11:03 pm
my pussy is really very salty,but my ass is sour, my BF want me to sex with him altime