Frequent vaginal douching may increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy

The latest British gynecological research shows that women who frequently wash their private parts have a 3 to 4 times higher risk of ectopic pregnancy than those who never do vaginal washing.

For those who use disposable douching utensils, the risk also increases by more than 3 times, regardless of whether they use commercial douching fluid or self-prepared douching fluid. Frequent vaginal douching will destroy the balance of the vaginal environment and may also become the cause of gynecological diseases such as salpingitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and ectopic pregnancy.

Why does vaginal douching lead to ectopic pregnancy? Because vaginal douching can damage the normal structure of the fallopian tube, leading to salpingitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc.; the infectious pathogens that originally existed in the vagina or cervix can invade the fallopian tube during vaginal douching; the douching fluid itself may damage the ciliated epithelial structure of the fallopian tube or have an adverse stimulating effect. Therefore, vaginal douching can only be used occasionally under the guidance of a doctor and should not be used frequently.

In addition, if unqualified or even unsterilized, contaminated solutions enter the fallopian tubes, they may cause asymptomatic fallopian tube infections, or salpingitis and pelvic inflammatory disease, followed by scar formation at the inflamed site and the surrounding tissues.