2006-10-11 11:47:54 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
Dont douche, it is very bad for you.
According to a study published by the American Journal of Public Health, douching may reduce a woman's chance of becoming pregnant during a particular month by approximately thirty percent.
Regular vaginal douching changes the delicate chemical balance of the vagina and can make a woman more susceptible to infections. Douching can introduce new bacteria into the vagina which can spread up through the cervix, uterus, and fallopian tubes. Researchers have found that women who douche regularly experience more vaginal irritations and infections such as bacterial vaginosis, and an increased number of sexually transmitted diseases.
Furthermore, regular users of vaginal douches face a 73% greater risk of developing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) -- a chronic condition that can lead to infertility, or even death, if left untreated. Bacterial vaginosis and PID can have serious adverse affects on pregnancy including infections in the baby, labor problems, and preterm delivery.
here is the link I got the info from, read on.
Women's Health
http://womenshealth.about.com/cs/azhealthtopics/a/vagdouching.htm
2006-10-11 11:59:16 · answer #1 · answered by eyepopping hideous female troll 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you HAVE to do it, then use the shower. Talk to any gyno though and they will recommend you do not douche. Rather than making you "cleaner", they actually remove beneficial bacteria from your vagina which can encourage infections. Women who douche regularly have a higher incidence of yeast and other infections. I'll get off my soapbox now !
2006-10-11 11:53:03 · answer #2 · answered by earthlove32 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no woman should ever douche, ever. it causes bacterial vaginosis. so, you may think you are cleaning something but you are setting yourself up for a nasty, fishy smelling infection. so when that happens and you go to the doctor dont forget to tell them you are a doucher so they can scold you some more. the vagina is a self cleaning organ and if you go around messing with the ph balance you are just asking for problems. dont ask me why they even sell them bc i have no idea.
2006-10-11 11:51:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the tub.
2006-10-11 11:52:10 · answer #4 · answered by Jai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you douche it can open you up to infections easier
2006-10-11 14:30:43 · answer #5 · answered by Bunk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do it in the shower, I like to be standing up, for me, it's too uncomfortable sitting down.
2006-10-11 11:52:30 · answer #6 · answered by Princess of the Realm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tub
2006-10-11 11:49:29 · answer #7 · answered by T Time 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
douching is not good for you.
2006-10-11 11:54:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
either one - i do when i sit on toilet - to each their own!
2006-10-11 11:50:40 · answer #9 · answered by jaynlala8183 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the shower u have more room to be comfy
2006-10-11 11:49:38 · answer #10 · answered by nena5271 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋