The use of condoms is not only able to control pregnancies and prevent the spread of venereal disease. Contraceptives are one, it is also useful for maintaining the health of Miss V.
As quoted by the Daily Mail of Live Science, a recent study conducted in China found that condoms can increase the levels of good bacteria in the vaginal area. It was also found that women who were sexually active and use condoms have a number of good bacteria more often than women who use other contraceptives (birth control pills, or spiral calendar system). The good bacteria is Lactobacillus are also commonly found in probiotic foods like yogurt. In sufficient quantities, Lactobacillus in the vagina area to reduce irritation and itching, and even reduce the risk of HIV infection.
Researchers from Beijing Friendship Hospital have examined 164 married women in China.All participants in the healthy condition of the body, between the ages of 18 to 45 years and not using hormonal contraceptives (birth control pills).
Of all participants, 72 men using condoms, 57 people wearing utrauterine device (IUD) - T-shaped device that is inserted into the vagina - and 35 with the calendar system, where the couple had not had sex in fertile period.
Researchers focused on the study of Lactobacillus, the bacteria that dominate the natural pH of the vagina in women.
Microbes that produce lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide helps maintain normal and healthy pH levels in the range of 4.5.
Normal pH levels which are known to block the bad bacteria to control vaginal area and cause irritation.
The presence of Lactobacillus can help prevent the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis potentially cause an imbalance in the ecosystem in the area Miss V.
If there is an imbalance, can vagina itching and malodorous. Sexual activity can disrupt the balance of the vaginal ecosystem, especially when semen (with a pH of 7.0 to 8.0) burrow into Miss V. Researchers found that Lactobacillus populations is much higher in the group of participants who used a condom, because it can maintain the vagina's natural ability to prevent the heightened level of acidity that comes from male semen. But researchers also emphasize that condoms may not be the most appropriate tool to prevent pregnancy. Condoms have a failure rate of 15 percent due to human error when using it. While the IUD only shows the failure as much as 0.6 to 0.8 per cent in the first year. and can be effective more than 10 years after it was first incorporated.
As quoted by the Daily Mail of Live Science, a recent study conducted in China found that condoms can increase the levels of good bacteria in the vaginal area. It was also found that women who were sexually active and use condoms have a number of good bacteria more often than women who use other contraceptives (birth control pills, or spiral calendar system). The good bacteria is Lactobacillus are also commonly found in probiotic foods like yogurt. In sufficient quantities, Lactobacillus in the vagina area to reduce irritation and itching, and even reduce the risk of HIV infection.
Researchers from Beijing Friendship Hospital have examined 164 married women in China.All participants in the healthy condition of the body, between the ages of 18 to 45 years and not using hormonal contraceptives (birth control pills).
Of all participants, 72 men using condoms, 57 people wearing utrauterine device (IUD) - T-shaped device that is inserted into the vagina - and 35 with the calendar system, where the couple had not had sex in fertile period.
Researchers focused on the study of Lactobacillus, the bacteria that dominate the natural pH of the vagina in women.
Microbes that produce lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide helps maintain normal and healthy pH levels in the range of 4.5.
Normal pH levels which are known to block the bad bacteria to control vaginal area and cause irritation.
The presence of Lactobacillus can help prevent the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis potentially cause an imbalance in the ecosystem in the area Miss V.
If there is an imbalance, can vagina itching and malodorous. Sexual activity can disrupt the balance of the vaginal ecosystem, especially when semen (with a pH of 7.0 to 8.0) burrow into Miss V. Researchers found that Lactobacillus populations is much higher in the group of participants who used a condom, because it can maintain the vagina's natural ability to prevent the heightened level of acidity that comes from male semen. But researchers also emphasize that condoms may not be the most appropriate tool to prevent pregnancy. Condoms have a failure rate of 15 percent due to human error when using it. While the IUD only shows the failure as much as 0.6 to 0.8 per cent in the first year. and can be effective more than 10 years after it was first incorporated.
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