2023-04-18 15:45:00
05:35 PM
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
I wrote – Hoda Abdel Nasser:
In the minds of many women, vaginal douche is associated with a group of misconceptions regarding its benefits and harms, which they treat as scientifically proven facts.
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In the following report, The Consulto delves into common douching myths, according to Every Day Today.
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Myths regarding vaginal douche
1- The vaginal douche does not cause infection
It has been proven that the use of vaginal douche leads to a change in the pH of the vagina, and then encourages harmful bacteria to grow and multiply in the female genital organs, causing some infectious diseases, most notably:
– Bacterial vaginosis.
Yeast infection.
The vaginal shower causes a disturbance in the antibodies responsible for producing proteins to combat the microbes in the outer layer of cells lining the vagina.
Also read: Beware of using it.. 5 dangers of vaginal douche
2- The vaginal douche does not threaten the urinary tract with infection
Women who use douching excessively are more likely to get a urinary tract infection than those who don’t use it at all to clean the female genitals.
3- The vaginal douche eliminates the bad smell of the vagina
A woman who suffers from bad vaginal odor should visit a doctor, to find out its cause and get treatment, because a vaginal shower helps to remove it temporarily.
You may be interested in: Beware – bad vaginal odor is a symptom of these diseases
4- The vaginal douche prevents sexually transmitted diseases
Some women are keen to use the vaginal douche following having sex, because they believe that it reduces the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases, but the truth is that it does not help in preventing them, because it is not effective in removing semen from the vagina.
5- Douche is safe during pregnancy
Women who douched more than once a week had a 76% higher risk of ectopic pregnancy, as well as miscarriage and premature delivery.
To read more regarding the dangers of vaginal douche for pregnant women, click here.
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