Douching of the vagina is the procedure for inserting a liquid into the vagina (most often - various medical solutions) with hygienic and preventive purposes. In general, this procedure uses a rubber pear, less often a medical syringe without a needle.
Why do women do vaginal douches?
Vaginal douching is now extremely popular among women. The Internet is full of an incredible number of articles with recipes, reviews and recommendations on the subject of douching, which guarantee the solution of all sorts of problems in gynecology. Many believe that using a syringe can achieve:
- prevention of unplanned pregnancy;
- effective purification of the sex organs;
- reduce the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections.
This is not the whole list of diseases that can be cured by this procedure. Disposal of an unpleasant odor and removal of residual blood after menstruation is also included in the spectrum of "miraculous" properties of douching.
Is a vaginal syringe helpful?
Gynecologists do not advise doing douche to healthy women. The female vagina has the ability to self-purification, so any outside interference can only harm. For example, if a woman already has an infection, the douching will only exacerbate the situation, carrying the bacteria further - into the uterus, the ovaries, the fallopian tubes. Also, statistics show that women who often do vaginal douching are more likely than others to:
- inflammation of the pelvic regions;
- bacterial vaginosis ;
- itching, burning of the vagina;
- sexually transmitted diseases.
There is a theory that syringing the vagina can lead to impaired fertility. It is established that women who regularly use this procedure are much harder to get pregnant, and the risk of ectopic pregnancy increases. If you have any disorders associated with gynecology, you need to contact a specialist for help. Douching costs only when this procedure was prescribed by a doctor.