Future Health Frontiers Q&A Women’s Health

Will women be healthier if they wash themselves?

Asked by:Catie

Asked on:Mar 24, 2026 08:50 AM

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  • Bouchard Bouchard

    Mar 24, 2026

      Indonesian doctors analyzed 599 prenatal women and found that women who frequently used douching liquid for vaginal douching suffered from sexually transmitted diseases The risk is increased, but there is no risk in rinsing the vagina with water after sex. This survey shows that douching fluid can destroy the pH of the vagina, causing pathogenic bacteria to grow rapidly, and the infection rate of sexually transmitted diseases to increase. Since water does not change the pH of the vagina, it will not destroy the normal flora of the vagina.

      Expert conclusion:

      in no disease In this case, women do not need to rinse the vagina with douching liquid. They can only use boiling water to scald a clean towel and wash it with cold water before wiping it clean.

      Leucorrhea flowing out of the vagina will adhere to the vulva skin It also contains sweat, urine and other ingredients, so if you can't take a bath every day, it is beneficial to use some lotion to wash the vulva. There are some issues that should be paid attention to when selecting and using lotion. You need to pay attention to:

      1. Lotions with traditional Chinese medicine ingredients are usually mild and do not cause much irritation to the skin. However, domestic manufacturers are now mixed, and some Chinese herbal lotions themselves have excessive bacteria, so you should pay attention when choosing them.

      2. The sterilizing ability of disinfectant lotions is very reliable, but sometimes it has a slight adverse effect on the skin, making the skin dry after washing. Some people may be allergic to this type of lotion.

      3. Various effervescent tablet solutions containing metronidazole are usually suitable for people with trichomonas or bacterial infections. Metronidazole has a clear effect on trichomonas.

      4. The "daily care solutions" sold in many stores do not actually contain many pharmaceutical ingredients. Taking a bath every day can also prevent vulvar skin inflammation.

      5. Soda ash solution is specially used to treat mold Vaginitis , because soda is alkaline, and mold is difficult to grow in an alkaline environment. Of course, the treatment of fungal vaginitis cannot rely solely on soda water. At the same time, various vaginal suppositories for treating mold must be used.

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