Does Vaginal Hygiene Mean Vaginal Douching?

Many girls and women use vaginal douches regularly. Others never use vaginal douches. Who's right? Are vaginal douches necessary for vaginal hygiene before or after menstruation? It may be hard for you to decide considering the wide variety of vaginal douche products available over-the-counter of your favorite drug store.

While the companies that manufacture vaginal douches would like you to believe that you can't possibly have a period, or sexual intercourse without using one of their products, are you sure that you really need to douche? If you ask your doctor about vaginal douches, you're likely to hear that you don't need to use these for vaginal hygiene. Find out whether vaginal douching is a good thing, or bad thing.

Do you douche? If so, why do you think it's important for you to use vaginal douches? If not, do you feel less hygienic than women who do use vaginal douches? Share your experiences, good and bad, with vaginal douches.