Yeah I’d suggest the doctor, I changed smells a bit and while I’d call it “fish adjacent” the smell definitely wasn’t that strong unless I went a long time without a shower and it was never definitely, specifically fish smell. You may actually just have an infection of some kind.

Yeah get this checked out. No need to feel bad about it, we are bodies we are lifeforms. It might be something like a yeast infection. I had that once years ago. You apply cream, it clears out. Don’t take my word for it of course!

i had something like that many years before starting HRT which turned out to be a minor infection of some sort. i’d definitely go see a doctor about it, they’ll probably give you some kind of antibacterial cream or similar and it should clear up in a few days :)

I noticed a similar increase in smell that started after I began hrt, and went from a normal shower every other day to “every day even if I’m exhausted and have nothing left I at least need to wash down there”

At first I thought it was because the boymode clothes I was wearing was more breathable, but my feminine clothing wasn’t making me smell bad before.

My partner says I don’t smell any different, but I think it’s just changing a bit gradually over the last few months and I’m not nose-blind to it yet.

I did get a little paranoid that it was some kind of skin infection for a few days and washed multiple times with some antibacterial soap I had leftover from a medical procedure, but nothing changed.

I guess I don’t have much input here other than “huh yeah, kind of sounds familiar, weird lol” but at least I know I’m not alone!