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Vaginal Douche During Pregnancy

 It is safe to move for douche during pregnancy? Then the answer to the question is No.

About Douching Pregnancy

 It is the process of cleaning the vagina with water or any kind of fluid which includes vinegar or iodine. This liquid is inserted into the vagina with the help of a tube or nozzle. According to the medical group including the g American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, refuses to go for douching process. It is the long process which includes one month and it makes difficult for women to get pregnant. According to research, if this procedure conducts after sex it will also not allow women to get pregnant.

Along with that it raises the risk of an ectopic pregnancy, which makes harder for women to get pregnant in the future. If this process is taken during pregnancy stage, then it may increase the risk of delivering the baby early before their due date. Other problems related with vaginal douch include bacterial vaginosis, which is a kind of infection in the vagina. Apart from that, women will also come across with other infections, including sexually transmitted diseases, human immunodeficiency virus, pelvic inflammatory diseases, vaginal infections and dryness.  Contrary to false beliefs douching is not necessary to clean the vagina, and it also does not protect the body against sexually transmitted diseases. In case of some women, douching can lead to alter the balance of normal bacteria found in the vagina.

 According to the past studies, it has found that this process leads in an increasing high number of infections and among them were those which are responsible for causing cervical cancer along with other kinds of cancer.  According to the study conducted in 2015 it was found that vaginal douches are responsible for increasing phthalates, which is a kind of chemicals that is used to soften plastic and vinyl in toys. It is also used in personal care products or cosmetics.

 Phthalates is, linked to the development along with covering the behavioral issues in children who were in the womb. Still, most of the women will go for douching as they take this process important which helps them in maintaining good hygiene. One of the problems related with douching is that it disturbs the normal balance of good along with the bad bacteria in the vagina.

What to do for vagina cleaning

If you want to clean the vagina, you should wash it from outside with warm water while bathing.  And if you want to clean it by inside, then you should let it clean by itself by making mucus. It is advisable to consult your doctor you face, thick vaginal discharge with or without odor along with having swelling and redness around your vagina. Any form of vaginal odor can signal an infection, so if you resort to douching to eradicate the underlying problem it is bound to become all the more worse. Douching before a visit to a doctor can make the problem all the more worse and the right therapy cannot be provided.

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