To maintain a healthy vagina you must know what to do to avoid infection and it is equally important to educate your sexual partner on some of them to also help you help the vagina.
Some people have the habit of not sitting on the seat of the WC when using it so they end up urinating on the seat. The possibility of picking infection when using it in that condition is high. Don't let your pant be at the high level when using the WC especially the public ones as the inner of the pant may rub the surface of the WC. Where the water is not running and people have used but have not flushed and you don't have any choice but to also use it, use enough toilet roll to cover before using the WC to avoid any splashes on the vulva.
Develop the habit of disinfecting your panties frequently...depending on the number of pants you have. Keep exclusive panties to wear whenever you are menstruating and don't mix those panties with your regular panties. Pay particular attention to those panties when washing. Ensure that the panties are made of cotton and are dried in the sun or well ironed to kill germs.
Here are a few things you can avoid.
**Fingering😔
During foreplay or romance, as part of it, some people insert their finger or fingers into the vagina. The question is, how many people wash their hands before sexual intercourse? Some people do not even keep their nails clean so it gathers a lot of germs and during the fingering, these germs are deposited in the vagina...leading to infection. The same thing applies to auto-pleasure acts or masturbation.
**Anal sex😕
I am not here to tell anybody to have anal sex or not but I just want to draw the attention of those who engage in anal sex with the opposite sex that it is dangerous to have anal sex and continue having penovaginal sex. If this is done, the penis will pick bacteria from the anus and deliver them to the vagina even if you are using a condom....which will lead to infection.
Quest to make the vagina TIGHT
Some guys complain bitterly about the vagina of their sexual partners. They complain that it's too big and they no more feel any sensation during intercourse. Some ladies are therefore pushed to find a quick solution and in the process, some use herbs or other substances in the vagina with the hope of making the vagina tight. Some of the substances cause infection or sepsis. Some of the herbs can cause the vagina to get tighter to the extent that penetration is no more possible. This will require treatment.
Douching
Some parents, when bathing for their baby girls put warm water in a milk tin or dip a towel in the warm water and pour the water through a hole made beneath the tin or squeeze the water out of the towel into the vagina of the baby. This is so WRONG as it can damage the hymen.
Some parents also insert ginger or pepper or both into the vagina of adolescents as a form of punishment. This is so wrong as it can lead to infection.
Some people are used to bathing by adding Dettol or other detergents to the water and they put this solution inside the vagina with the help of sponge or towel or just the hand with soap to clean the vagina. This is so WRONG as it will change the normal flora in the vagina, leading to infection.
Some parents also insert ginger or pepper or both into the vagina of adolescents as a form of punishment. This is so wrong as it can lead to infection.
Some people are used to bathing by adding Dettol or other detergents to the water and they put this solution inside the vagina with the help of sponge or towel or just the hand with soap to clean the vagina. This is so WRONG as it will change the normal flora in the vagina, leading to infection.
Use of water closet
Washing and drying
Avoid Skinny Jeans
Tight pants can definitely irritate the lady bits, but usually, the problem only seems like an infection.
The biggest problem with tight pants, especially jeans, is that they can rub up against the vulva and cause irritation. "Some women have more sensitivity," Tami Rowen, M.D., an ob-gyn at UCSF Medical Center specializing in sexual health concerns, tells SELF. "Tight pants rubbing and putting pressure [on the vulva] can cause irritation." This can lead to symptoms that look very similar to an infection, like itchiness, redness, and irritation.
Some people try to economize the use of their sanitary pads so during the period they tend to still wear the pad because there is little or no blood. This is so WRONG as it can lead to infection.
NB: If there is any bad scent from the vagina or there is a discharge coming from the vagina then it might be an infection that you have to have it treated.
The biggest problem with tight pants, especially jeans, is that they can rub up against the vulva and cause irritation. "Some women have more sensitivity," Tami Rowen, M.D., an ob-gyn at UCSF Medical Center specializing in sexual health concerns, tells SELF. "Tight pants rubbing and putting pressure [on the vulva] can cause irritation." This can lead to symptoms that look very similar to an infection, like itchiness, redness, and irritation.
Change sanitary pads
NB: If there is any bad scent from the vagina or there is a discharge coming from the vagina then it might be an infection that you have to have it treated.
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