Is it suggested to douche when you are pregnant?

Have you ever thought on the lines should I douche while pregnant? Here is a word of advice do not! The main objective of douching is to clean your vagina with water along with other fluids and this could be in the form of iodine or vinegar. The liquid is squirt through a tube or nozzle that is inserted into the vagina. According to the medical experts, any woman whether she is pregnant or not, should not douche at all.

If you douche once in a month, the chances of you becoming pregnant reduce considerably. Though research does suggest that douching after sex is not going to stop you from becoming pregnant as well. Coupled with the fact that douching is going to increase the chances of ectopic pregnancy that is going to make it difficult to conceive in the time to come as well. Douching while pregnant is going to increase the risk of having to deliver the baby to early as well.

Numerous health problems are associated with douching that can lead to any form of infection in the vagina or sexually transmitted diseases or any form of HIV that can go on to cause AIDS.  A study went on to claim that women who douched in the last six months had a higher chance of having infections.

Now the question that might come to your mind is why women douche in the first place. In a study that was conducted, researches went on to ask around 141 women, on what where the reasons on why they douched and why this was so. What they found out was that 6 out of 10 African American women had went on to douche the previous year and when compared to Latin American women this stood at 4 out of 10. So from the studies it is quite clear that African American women are more likely to douche than the Latin American counterparts. What followed was that the African American women went on to report that they learnt the art of douching from their mothers as well. Most of the women who were part of the study went on to claim that they douched as they felt that it was necessary for good hygiene. The problem with douching is that it goes on to disturb the balance of good and bad bacteria in our bodies.

To conclude, what is the best method to clean your vagina? When you are bathing you can go to wash the outside of it by warm water, but when it comes to the inside part of it, the best mechanism would be to clean it itself by the method of mucus. Just take into consideration the fact that a vagina is not going to smell like a garden of roses. It is suggested that you get in touch with your doctor if you tend to notice a thick discharge from your vagina along with any pain when you are urinating or during sex.