What every lady should know

Women have been advised by Gynaecologists and obstetricians who  are in the habit of washing their private parts with soap, detergents, antiseptics, or sitting on potty  among others,  to put a stop from such practices. During a meeting held by the Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians of Nigeria, SOGON, in Lagos,these experts explained that women who engage  in such practices risk washing away the   normal flora of the vagina (bacteria) which will give room for other organisms to thrive.


The moment the bacteria is washed off, the acidity of the vagina is reduced and becomes suitable for other harmful organisms to penetrate. At a meeting where they endorsed a new drug called" Klovinal " which is used for the empirical treatment of vagnitis (vaginal infection) they pointed that every woman’s normal vaginal discharge should be clear, scanty, odourless and not associated with itching.


Dr. Olufisayo  , a Gynaecologist, from Reddington Multi-Specialist Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, in his view said that  when the vagina is associated with one of these or more; itching, odour, wither coloured or profuse, it is a signal for infection.
 This expert explained that  the normal environment of the vaginal was not a sterile tissue organ in the body, it has some bacteria-Lactobacillus, i.e a normal ‘commensa’ or ‘flora’, whose presence does not amount to any infection.  According to him,the bacteria are there to protect the tissue against other harmful pathogens. The acidic environment in the vaginal needs to be guaranteed at all times by avoiding washing with some of these things mentioned above.


The vaginal itself, has its own natural cleansing mechanism, by trying as much as possible to keep the humidity of the area low. Wearing cotton undewears  allows erosion in contrast with nylon under wears. This is what happens when a woman wears nylon under wears; “When a woman wears nylon underwear all the time, the humidity increases and gives room for the proliferation of the pathogenic organism.”


Note:Wearing nylons underwears should be avoided so as not to give room for the reproduction of cells.
Women who are in the habit of washing their vaginal should desist from such practice so as not to give rise to vaginal infection.
Our health is important.