Vagina douching
When you walk through the aisles of
upscale supermarkets that abound all over these days, a visit to the
feminine section will greet you with array of feminine hygiene products
that promise you clean, fresh feeling below the belt.
Consequently, many women take to douching
– a practice whereby certain so-called feminine products are introduced
into the vagina, with the aim of “cleaning” it and making it smell
fresh.
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General Physician, Dr. Debo Sanusi, notes
that the female genital does have ‘normal aura’ that is peculiar to it,
and that there is nothing untoward about the smell that is naturally
associated with it.
He says it’s when odour becomes foul and
irritating that a woman should see the doctor, who will examine her and
recommend drugs as appropriate.
He laments that many women actually have
arrays of products that they use, in ignorance. Some of these products
contain mixes of water and vinegar, baking soda, iodine, alcohol or
lemon.
Gynaecologists say women douche for many reasons, all of them quite unnecessary.
Professor of Obstetrics and
Gynaecologist, Eli Adama, notes that women douche, ostensibly to rid the
vagina of bad smell, prevent pregnancy or infection. Nothing could be
more bizarre, experts say.
“Douching is different from washing the
outside of your vagina during a bath or shower. Rinsing the outside of
your vagina with warm water will not harm it. But, douching can lead to
many different health problems,” Adama warns.
He counsels that it’s best to let your
vagina clean itself. “This occurs naturally when it produces mucous. The
mucous washes away blood, semen, and vaginal discharge. And that’s why
even healthy, clean vaginas may have a mild odour,” he says.
Sanusi adds, “Douching is not only
completely unnecessary, it’s also surprisingly harmful. The vagina
contains many different bacteria that live in complex relationships with
each other. Within 10 minutes of douching, some get killed, which
upsets the ecological balance. The vagina reverts to normal within 72
hours. But before it does, bacteria no longer held in check by those
that have been eliminated may multiply and cause a variety of ills.”
Such ills include Pelvic Inflammatory
Disease, overgrowth of harmful bacteria that could lead to yeast
infection, infertility, unpleasant fishy discharge (bacterial
vaginosis), ectopic pregnancy and even untimely delivery among pregnant
women who douche, etc.
The physicians advise women to visit the
hospital if they have vaginal discharge that smells bad; thick, white,
or yellowish-green discharge with or without an odour; burning, redness,
and swelling in or around the vagina; pain when urinating; pain or
discomfort during sex; and significant bleeding other than menstrual.
Culled - Punch
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