Douching or internal vaginal cleaning methods can disrupt the vaginal microbiome and increase UTI or bacterial vaginosis risk. — Whalespan
Douching or internal vaginal cleaning methods can disrupt the vaginal microbiome and increase UTI or bacterial vaginosis risk.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“But there is. There is a lot of marketing towards women that they should use douching or other things to clean themselves, and it's damaging. Right. It can affect the vaginal microbiome. So their pH is changing, and that can affect their risk for UTIs or bacterial vaginosis.”