10 Home Remedies For BV
Home Remedy #9: Avoid Douching
Have you been using douches as a way of keeping your vagina clean? Turns out that this may cause you more harm than good. Douching can increase your chances of contracting BV in addition to other diseases and conditions affecting the female reproductive organs.
Douching, which involves cleaning the vagina internally using a stream of water or other liquid mixtures, can interfere with the growth and survival of vaginal microorganisms. Besides, depending on the nature of the solutions used, the process can disturb the natural acidic condition within the vagina. This can promote unfavorable growth of some bacteria, which may lead to BV. It may also increase risks for cancers of the cervix, sexually transmitted diseases, and even ectopic pregnancy.
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