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“While I do identify as a girl, I feel like there are expectations about how I'm supposed to dress and act, and I don't like it.”
—Miranda, 18, IL
Can douching after intercourse prevent pregnancy?
Nope, sorry. In fact, it could be just the opposite. Douching is when a girl uses a solution of water and some mild soap to wash out the inside of the vagina. You can buy a douche in a drug store or some women make them at home.
The fluid is usually is a squeezable bottle with a long neck that can be inserted into the vagina and the fluid pushed up inside. Girls usually stand in the tub or sit on the toilet, so that the fluid doesn't make a mess.
The liquid in the douche can force the semen and sperm further into a girl's body, shortening the distance between the sperm and the egg, increasing the chance of pregnancy.
Sometimes girls get the idea that they are supposed to douche to "keep themselves clean down there," when in reality, the vagina is one of the cleanest parts of a female's body because it cleans itself out every day with its natural lubrication. The white/clear discharge that a girl finds in her underwear or on the toilet paper is from the vagina cleaning itself out.
Douching is not recommended because it can actually harm a girl's body since it can disrupt the natural balance the vagina maintains to stay healthy. Sometimes douching can cause a yeast infection or sexually transmitted disease (STD) to go further into the body and become worse. Basically, it probably won't hurt if someone wanted to douche once in a while, but it is not necessary. It's actually better for your health if you let your body clean itself.
discharge
Posted by: july on Jul 10th, 2008 9:40am
So wait.if you discharge it makes it a less possibility to
be pregnant since it cleans you out?
RE: discharge
Posted by: DanR on Jul 10th, 2008 9:56am
No. If that were true, most women would have a difficult
time getting pregnant because most women's vagina's do clean
themselves and produce discharge of some kind. That
paragraph is just pointing out that you do not need to take
the extra step of douching to clean your vagina. I hope
that helps!