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Is it harmful to check your vagina everyday???????
Ok, this is weird.....please tell me if this is harmful. Every single day, sometimes twice a day, I stick my finger in my vagina and push around and dig out any vaginal discharge that may be in there. I do this because i am paranoid about having an infection. I have long acrylic nails; sometimes this irritates my vagina. I seriously will stick my middle finger up my vagina and "dig" around up there to monitor my discharge every single day. I do it in the shower in the morning just to clean it out and then once or twice in the afternoon/evening to monitor everything just to see if it's up to par. Am I crazy? Is this harmful to my vagina? Please let me know
well I'd say she asked a good question. I'm sure she's not the only girl that does it, and I appreciate the informative answers that it may be OCD related.
Maybe if she wore a rubber over her finger...ok, I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. It was the other peoples fault in the rubber thread, they made me do it.
To the OP: I truly hope you get help for this. Soon.
To the OP: I truly hope you get help for this. Soon.
Totally disagree with AnnieBrooke.
The worst thing this woman could do is get some cotton swabs and start poking around her genitals. You could do some real damage, precisely why the package says for "external use only". And Betadine??? My goodness, this is going a little far.
Your vagina has natural bacteria and yeast that live in that area for a purpose. If you upset the balance of those bacteria/yeast, you run the risk of getting an infection. What if one of those acrylic nails pops off as you're scratching around inside? Sounds unreasonable, but anything is possible.
You need to leave the investigating to the doctor. Also, because I have children, I know that a multitude of organisms live underneath the fingernails...you are introducing them into the normal flora of the vagina everytime you put your hands up there.
If you have pain, or itching, and that is why you are searching around, please go to the doc.
Manually stimulation for pleasure is perfectly normal behavior. Searching around inside for secretions and discharge is another thing entirely. You need to be careful. If you're concerned about what you may find, you need to consult a doctor.
The worst thing this woman could do is get some cotton swabs and start poking around her genitals. You could do some real damage, precisely why the package says for "external use only". And Betadine??? My goodness, this is going a little far.
Your vagina has natural bacteria and yeast that live in that area for a purpose. If you upset the balance of those bacteria/yeast, you run the risk of getting an infection. What if one of those acrylic nails pops off as you're scratching around inside? Sounds unreasonable, but anything is possible.
You need to leave the investigating to the doctor. Also, because I have children, I know that a multitude of organisms live underneath the fingernails...you are introducing them into the normal flora of the vagina everytime you put your hands up there.
If you have pain, or itching, and that is why you are searching around, please go to the doc.
Manually stimulation for pleasure is perfectly normal behavior. Searching around inside for secretions and discharge is another thing entirely. You need to be careful. If you're concerned about what you may find, you need to consult a doctor.
I am ttc, so everyday in the am I check cp and cm, and then check cm throughout the day. I also have acrylic nails, however they aren't that long, and I'm not "digging". "Digging" around up there isn't a good idea, you could scratch yourself and cause an infection. I would talk to your dr about it. If you continue to check cm and stuff, MAKE SURE YOU WASH YOUR HANDS before and after of course. Good Luck!
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