While many women douche to clean their vaginas and rid themselves of unwanted odours, the negative long-term effects can potentially be very serious.
Researchers from the University of Texas studied the relationship between douching and HPV in 1,271 women aged between 20 and 49, who participated in a 2004 nationwide survey.
The study, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, found douching increased the likelihood of a woman being infected with a greater number of strains by 26 per cent,ACHS reports.
More worrying, douching was found to increase the risk of infection with a greater number of cancer-causing HPV strains rises by 40 per cent.
Vaginal douching has also been found to nearly double a woman's risk of contracting ovarian cancer, according to a new nationwide US survey by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
The NHS adivses women top avoid douching as it can disrupt normal vaginal bacteria and make it more susceptible to infections and inflammations.
Researchers from the University of Texas studied the relationship between douching and HPV in 1,271 women aged between 20 and 49, who participated in a 2004 nationwide survey.
The study, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, found douching increased the likelihood of a woman being infected with a greater number of strains by 26 per cent,ACHS reports.
More worrying, douching was found to increase the risk of infection with a greater number of cancer-causing HPV strains rises by 40 per cent.
Vaginal douching has also been found to nearly double a woman's risk of contracting ovarian cancer, according to a new nationwide US survey by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
The NHS adivses women top avoid douching as it can disrupt normal vaginal bacteria and make it more susceptible to infections and inflammations.
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