5 deceptive effects of vaginal cleansing

　　Misunderstanding 1: Prevent inflammation.

　　When it comes to vaginal care, many people take it for granted that cleanliness, washing and changing frequently are essential. So flushing becomes a lot female It is a habitual action, and some people even insist on doing vaginal douching every day. As everyone knows, this is a big misunderstanding. actually, healthy A woman's vagina, like her oral cavity, usually has dozens of bacteria growing there, but it's just because of the existence of vaginal "guards" that they live in peace. Lactobacillus is one of the "guardians". It can decompose glycogen in vaginal cells into lactic acid to maintain a certain acidity in the vagina, thereby limiting the reproduction of pathogenic bacteria. However, lotion ingredients such as vinegar, water, and antibacterial agents often flush harmful bacteria out of the vagina and at the same time kill all the bacteria that protect the human body, thus destroying the local acidic environment and making it impossible for the vagina to protect itself. What’s even worse is that if the washing method is wrong, germs will wait for an opportunity to hitch a ride and drive straight into the depths of the vagina or even into the vagina. Uterus。

　　Misunderstanding 2: Preventing pregnancy.

　　Some people do vaginal douching to prevent pregnancy, but this is just a cover-up. ejaculation back, sperm It can reach the uterine cavity through the cervical canal within a few minutes. When the woman is flushing carefully, the "vanguard unit" of the sperm "army" has already entered the uterine cavity and "camped".

　　Misunderstanding 3: Defense sexually transmitted diseases。

　　As for relying on vaginal douching to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, it is just wishful thinking. During sexual intercourse, when a woman reaches sexual excitement, the labia majora will swell, resulting in narrow vaginal opening, congestion of blood vessels in the vaginal wall, and increased pressure on the genitals. The impact and friction at this time can cause tissue damage that is difficult to detect with the naked eye, and germs can often enter the body through these "convenient doors". During sexual intercourse, the glands are open and more susceptible to germs. Therefore, if a man suffers from STDs, pathogenic microorganisms can lurk in the cervix, vaginal mucosa, gonads and tissue damage within a few minutes. Therefore, it is useless to use subsequent vaginal douching to prevent STDs.

　　Misunderstanding 4: Remove odor.

　　Other women do vaginal douching to eliminate odor. In fact, many people think that vaginal odor is just the natural smell of the vagina. This smell is a sign of good health and there is no need to worry about it. Looking at it from another angle, even if the vagina does have a peculiar smell, flushing alone is not enough. Because flushing can only maintain the odorless state for a short period of time, if the cause is not removed, the odor will return soon.

　　Misunderstanding 5: Health boy。

　　There is a saying that "vaginal douching can give birth to a boy". The theoretical basis is that the sperm that determines the birth of a boy (sperm carrying the Y chromosome) prefer an alkaline environment. Therefore, washing the vagina with alkaline water can increase the motility of the sperm carrying the Y chromosome and inhibit the sperm carrying the X chromosome. In this way, the probability of giving birth to a boy will be greatly increased. This statement seems to be well-founded, but it is actually unrealistic. Because there are tens of thousands of sperm in semen, the alkaline environment can only inhibit a small part of the sperm carrying the X chromosome. Most of the sperm carrying the X chromosome can still enter the uterus. Even if only one successfully arrives, once it combines with the "egg", it will immediately form fetus of female gender.

　　Self-defeating and dangerous

　　In fact, improper vaginal douching not only fails to bring the expected results, but on the contrary, may be associated with many unexpected dangers, such as pelvic inflammatory disease . When the cervix is ​​open (such as during ovulation) or the cervix is ​​loose, the douching fluid can easily enter the uterine cavity. Especially when the cervix is ​​in a low position, the cervix is ​​lacerated, or the cervix is ​​horizontal, the head of the irrigator is easier to insert into the cervical canal, and the douching fluid contaminated with pathogenic bacteria is squeezed into the uterine cavity, which may lead to acute pelvic inflammatory disease. If acute pelvic inflammatory disease lingers and turns into chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, then you really have to deal with a "dog skin plaster" that you can't get rid of: you can live in peace if you are in good physical condition, but when you are tired, cold When the body's immunity is weakened, pelvic inflammatory disease will show its hideous face and attack violently.