Are you planning to douche when you become pregnant?

Are you planning to undertake douching while pregnant? The answer has to be a strict no. The process of douching would mean that you clean the vagina with water or a host of other fluids like iodine or vinegar. The liquid is then squirt into a nozzle or tube and then on to the vagina it is inserted. As per medical experts no woman whether they are pregnant or not should go on to douche as well. But this is not the case as douche vaginal is existent on a large scale. Women in the age group of 15 to 44 years are more prone to douching.

If you douche once in a month the chances of becoming pregnant does become a lot difficult. On the other hand if you douche after sex it will not help you in becoming pregnant as well. The thing for sure is that douching would go on to increase the chance of ectopic pregnancy that does make it difficult for you to conceive in the future as well. If you douche a lot during pregnancy the chances of an early delivery can occur as well.

This brings us to the question that in spite of the pitfalls why do women still go on to douche. A study was conducted on 141 women in Los Angeles and a question was asked to them on why they douche. It was found out that 6 out of 10 African American women went on to douche .When you compare it to the Latina woman it stood at 4 out of 10. So it is quite clear that the former tends to douche more than their counterparts. What was indeed a matter of great surprise that these women picked up the quality from their mothers?

Most of the women, who went on to do it, were of the opinion that they did it for good hygiene. But you need to be aware of the fact that douching goes on to disturb the balance of good and bad bacteria in our vagina.

Now the question is how you would clean your vagina. In case if you are bathing you are wash it with warm water. But from the inside, you can let the vagina clean by the process of formation of mucus. You need to be aware of the fact that a healthy vagina will not smell like a garden of roses. But you need to get in touch with your doctor if you notice a thick vaginal discharge. This could be with or without a smile. In some cases swelling or redness could be found in the region of the vagina as well.

So from the discussion till now, douching during any stage in the life cycle of a woman is not a desired outcome. It goes on to alter the balance of good and bad bacteria. Coupled with the fact that the chances of infections would increase at a large scale.