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I got a copper IUD thinking it would liberate our sex life. No more hormones or pills. Just spontaneous sex whenever we wanted. That was the idea anyway. But within a few months my husband stopped initiating. And when we did have sex he started skipping things. Like he'd kiss my stomach, my thighs, and then just... come back up. Every time. So when I finally asked him what was going on. He got that uncomfortable look and said "it's just... different now. The smell. Not bad, just different." And I knew exactly what he meant because I'd been smelling it too. That sour, almost metallic smell. Sometimes I'd catch it sitting at my desk and think "can anyone else smell this?" I'm 41. I shower every day. Sometimes twice if I think we might be intimate. So I just started trying everything I could find. I bought probiotics from CVS. I tried pH wipes constantly throughout the day. I even started using boric acid suppositories at night. And nothing worked. Like the smell would go away for maybe a day and then come right back. And my husband and I were basically roommates at this point. We'd sleep in the same bed but barely touch. And I kept thinking "I got this IUD to bring us closer and it's pushing us apart." So I'm googling at 2am "copper IUD smell won't go away." And I found this thread where a microbiologist explained what copper actually does. She said the copper ions don't just prevent pregnancy. They kill off beneficial lactobacilli bacteria that keep everything balanced. And when those die off, pH rises, bad bacteria move in. And they form this thing called a biofilm. Which is this protective layer that hardens on the vaginal walls like plaque on teeth. And the odor-causing bacteria get trapped underneath this protective layer. So when you shower or use probiotics, you're only cleaning the surface. But the bacteria sealed underneath just keep producing that smell. That's why it keeps coming back. She said you need an enzyme to break the biofilm down first. The specific one is bromelain from pineapple stems. And then you pair it with probiotics to reset everything once the biofilm's gone. So I found these probiotics that had both ingredients. And I ordered them thinking "this is my last attempt before I just accept that this is my life now." The first week nothing changed and I almost gave up. But around day 8 I was using the bathroom and I didn't smell anything. Like that smell was just... gone. And by day 10 I was pretty sure it wasn't coming back. So that weekend I initiated with my husband for the first time in probably 4 months. And I could tell he was surprised. But we had sex and for the first time in forever he didn't skip anything. He went down on me. And he stayed. And afterward I was lying there waiting for him to say something. And he pulled me close and said "I feel like I have my wife back." Not just "that was good" or whatever. "I have my wife back." Like he'd been missing me as much as I'd been missing him. It's been two months now and we're having sex 2-3 times a week again. And last week he said something that made me cry. He said "I'm so glad you figured that out because I didn't know how to tell you without hurting you." So he'd known the whole time. He'd been smelling it and didn't know how to bring it up without destroying me. And we'd both just been suffering in silence. So if you got an IUD thinking it would improve things and instead you've noticed a smell that won't go away... It's not about hygiene or how much you shower. It's the copper killing off good bacteria and letting biofilm seal everything underneath. But once you break it down the smell usually disappears within 5 to 9 days. The probiotics I used are called myNuora as they have the real bromelain ingredient. And if your marriage has been drifting apart over something neither of you knows how to talk about, that's where I'd start. Edit🚨: Sorry guys, heres the link to the Nuora ones I used https://mynuora.com/products/feminine-balance-gummies-1