Vaginal Washing Could Increase HIV Risk

...During my primary school days, our senior woman used to emphasise the need to keep our underwears and the vagina clean to avoid odour.

She taught us to use the index finger to clean inside our vaginas. Three decades today, I still use my index fingure to clean the inside of my vagina," says Eunice...

...However, douching changes the delicate chemical balance of the vagina and can make a woman more susceptible to infections such as bacterial vaginosis, pelvic inflammatory disease...

Vaginal Washing Could Increase HIV Risk