The Clinic......Meet Doc. Izu

Does my vagina smell healthy? 

Before we proceed, let's get one thing straight.. YOUR VAGINA HAS A SCENT.,  if it's a healthy scent or unusual odor is left for you and your partner to decide.
Ignore what the beauty companies, your friends who try to sell you one cosmetic or family members tell you, you don't need all those scented soaps, vaginal sprays and all sorts...
A healthy vagina emits different scents throughout the month varying with different parts of the menstrual cycle from a strong musky scent to subtle hardly noticeable scents,  also women who sweat alot or have unprotected sex tend to have stronger scents than others,  moreover every woman has her own unique scent ( have you ever heard a woman say I smelt another woman on him,  ehen you get my drift now abi).
A healthy lady's "love city", is slightly acidic and this acidic pH is maintained by normal flora of the vagina ( yes your vagina has some bacteria) lacto Bacilli help produce acid that help kill disease causing germs,  also the vagina contains glands that secrete mucus that help flush out foreign bodies or substances that enter the love tunnel,  all these work together to give her a musky smell
that drives men crazy.
Alteration in this normal ecosystem leads to a loss of this defense mechanism and reduction in acidity which leads to proliferation of microbes down there usual culprits in this crime include:

1. Sexually transmitted infections ( yeast  infections, bacterial vaginosis, trichonomiasis,  etc)
2.douching (YES)
3.underlying medical conditions ( diabetes, Hiv, cervical cancer etc)
4.poor personal hygiene
5.end of the menstrual cycle
6.lost / forgotten tampons

Every woman should be aware of her peculiar scents especially if she is sexually active,  no one wants to be embarrassed when everything is going well till the gates of the city is opened.
                        

  HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR VAGINA.
If you engage in unprotected coitus, you should take extra care, ensure to rinse the vagina with regular toilet soap,  (baby soap is recommended )  except you are planning on getting pregnant.
If at anytime u notice a foul smelling discharge, vaginal itching or anything unwholesome around the vagina, do well to visit your gynecologist,  a swab would be taken and sent for analysis,  medications
( don't ask me the names , you have to pay for consultation, #smiles) for a few days or weeks would be prescribed, a vaginal cream or pessary might be prescribed depending on the findings..

Extra care for the vagina would include:

1. Stop douching,  it kills the normal flora and allows the bad guys to flourish.
2. shave regularly, I can't over emphasize this except your mate likes a forest
3. wear cotton undies,  I don't know who started this nylon thight trend,  how do you get fresh air up there.
4.Dont wear tampons longer than necessary.
5. Shower regularly,  especially if you perspirate alot.
6. Use non antiseptic soap, to wash the vagina, ( cussons baby soap is recommended)
7.eat lots of fruits especially water melons and pineapples,  you are what you eat,  and every cunnilugian loves a fruity honey pot
8.exercise the vagina,  do lots of kegel exercises,  it helps tone the vaginal walls and helps keep it healthy
I hope these little tips go a long way to keep the city center clean and healthy..

Yours truly
Dr izu (drop your own tips, or ask questions, you don't know who might 

read this)‎.