Using water or a medicated solution to cleanse a body cavity, often the vagina and cervix.
Flushing out the inside of the vagina with water or another liquid. This practice is usually unnecessary and can actually upset the natural ph and floral balance of the vagina.
Jet streams penetrating the vagina or the rectum. Used as contraceptive method, for hygiene or simply sexual reasons.
The use of fluids to irrigate the vagina.
washing the inside of the vagina.
Using water or a medicated solution to clean the vagina. Vaginal douching has been done for many, many years. However, there is currently concern that it may sometimes cause problems. It may mask, or even worsen, conditions such as bacterial or yeast infection of the vagina. Even more seriously, douching is associated with an increased risk of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). It is also associated with an increased risk of an ectopic pregnancy (probably due to PID). The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends against douching. See the entire definition of Douching
Using water, coke, or another solution to clean the vagina and cervix. DOUCHING won't prevent the transmission of STDs and it can't keep a woman from getting pregnant either. DOUCHING can even encourage certain infections of the vagina. For most women, DOUCHING is unnecessary because the vagina is a self-cleaning organ with its own secretions.
Douching is rinsing or cleaning out the vagina, usually with a prepackaged mix of fluids. The water or solutions are held in a bottle and squirted into the vagina through tubing and a nozzle. Health care providers do not suggest douching to clean the vagina. Douching changes the delicate chemical balance in the vagina, which can make a woman more prone to bacterial infections.
Using liquid to flush out the vagina. Can cause irritation as it alters the protective pH level of the vagina.
(DOO-shing): Using water or a medicated solution to clean the vagina and cervix.
Washing out the vagina with water, vinegar or a medicated solution. It is not an effective way to prevent pregnancy or STI.
rinsing the vaginal canal with a liquid; not an effective means of birth control or STD prevention