What to Expect Before You're Expecting by Heidi Murkoff

Author:Heidi Murkoff
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Published: 2010-05-19T23:00:00+00:00

Douching

“Is it okay to keep douching while I’m trying to get pregnant?”

In trying to tidy up down there, you can actually mess up your fertility plans. The truth is, your body knows how to clean itself naturally, and douching can upset the balance of good bacteria in your vagina, possibly setting you up for infections. But that’s not the downside to douching when you’re trying to conceive (though an infection isn’t exactly an upside, especially when lots of sex is on the schedule). The drawback conception-wise is that douching can wash away that very important (and fertility-aiding) cervical mucus—something the sperm will miss, even if you don’t know it’s gone. Douching can also change the pH in the vagina, making it even less hospitable to sperm. What’s more, if you douche after sex, you can be washing away the sperm—and washing away your odds of conceiving. And if that’s not enough reason, women who douche regularly are at higher risk of developing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a leading cause of infertility.

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