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douching(?)
so after going 17 years without knowing what it was, my mom finally explained it to me last night. and i asked her if i should be doing it and she said no.
but the problem is she doesnt know that im sexually active...well im not so much anymore, but i have been and might be again soon. i havent had sex since the beginning of july. should i still be douching? and if so...where on earth would i get something to do that?
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Douching is not good for your body at all, you really shouldn't, regardless of whether or not you're sexually active.
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You should not be douching. Previously in history, people were stupid and had little scientific knowledge, and so they let prejudice create assumptions for them.
One of those assumptions was that the vagina is a dirty place that needs to be cleaned, so they created douching, which sends plenty of chemicals up your vagina to sterilize it.
This, as it turns out, is a terrible decision. The vagina is its own ecosystem, with tons of helpful bacteria the keep you clean, and the absolute best way to clean yourself is with water. Just water, nothing else. Soap on the outside is fine, but inside you don't want to introduce unnatural chemicals, as you set the balance of your ecosystem off and can make yourself very vulnerable to things like yeast infections.
You do not need to douche, you haven't heard about it because for the most part people know its not a good idea now, people were just stupid enough that they used to think it was a great way to be hygenic.
Its not, its just damaging your vagina to make it smell like bleach.
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