There is an oval piece of flesh between the vagina and the mouth. What's going on?

If an oval piece of flesh appears at the vaginal opening, this situation should be analyzed specifically. If the woman has never had sex, this may be the hymen. If the woman has already had sex, what you see may be the inner wall of the vagina. If there are no symptoms of physical discomfort, generally don't worry too much. Of course, if there are some symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, or other symptoms, you should go to the hospital for examination in time.

6 common misunderstandings about women's private parts cleaning

1. Use health care products

Private cleaning products will destroy the body's defense function. Some women are worried that health-related private cleaning products will destroy their own defense function and induce inflammation. In fact, this is a misunderstanding. As long as the pH value of such products is between 4-4.5, which is close to the pH value of the human body, it will not cause damage. Of course, it must be cleaned thoroughly.

2. Private shower gel can prevent sexually transmitted diseases

Whether it is a private cleaning product with "medical" or "health" prefix, it cannot prevent sexually transmitted diseases. The gonococci that cause gonorrhea, the Treponema pallidum that causes syphilis, the papillomavirus that causes genital warts, etc. can be transmitted directly to the cervix and even enter the uterine cavity. Therefore, flushing the vagina with various private cleaning products afterwards cannot wash away these pathogenic substances.

To prevent sexually transmitted diseases, the best way is to keep yourself clean or use condoms. In short, private cleaning products cannot prevent sexually transmitted diseases.

3. Are Chinese herbal lotions safer?

Although Chinese herbal medicine has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying and reducing inflammation, it should also be used under the guidance of a doctor. Moreover, Chinese herbal medicines have a short shelf life and are prone to spoilage and mold. Such private cleaning products may be harmful after use. Especially now, some unscrupulous pharmaceutical companies add chemical ingredients to traditional Chinese medicine private parts cleaning products to achieve certain therapeutic purposes, which should arouse the vigilance of consumers and related patients.

4. Can help women prevent inflammation

When it comes to vaginal care, many people take it for granted that keeping it clean, hygienic, and washing and changing it frequently will definitely be the right thing to do. Therefore, if the vagina feels not dry and comfortable enough, it is rinsed and washed with liquid. This is a habitual action for many women, and some even insist on doing vaginal douching every day. Little do people know that this is a big misunderstanding. In fact, the vagina of a healthy woman is just like her mouth, with dozens of kinds of bacteria breeding in it normally, but they remain safe because of the existence of vaginal "guards". Lactobacillus is one of the "guardians". It can break down the glycogen in the vaginal cells into lactic acid, thereby maintaining a certain acidity in the vagina and limiting the reproduction of pathogenic bacteria.

However, ingredients such as vinegar, water, and antibacterial agents in vaginal washes often kill the bacteria that protect the human body while flushing harmful bacteria out of the vagina, thereby destroying the local acidic environment and making it impossible for the vagina to protect itself. What’s worse is that if the wrong method is used during the flushing process, the bacteria will take the opportunity to “hitch a ride” and travel deep into the vagina or even the uterus.

5. Can prevent pregnancy

Some people perform vaginal douching to prevent conception, but this is just a cover-up. After ejaculation, sperm can reach the uterine cavity through the cervical canal within a few minutes. When the woman is carefully flushing, the "vanguard" of the sperm "army" has already entered the uterine cavity to "set up camp".

6. Effectively remove odors

Other women perform vaginal douching to eliminate odor. In fact, what many people think of as vaginal odor is just the natural smell of the vagina. This odor is a sign of good health and there is no need to worry about it. Look at it from another perspective, even if the vagina does produce an odor, flushing alone will not be enough. Because flushing can only maintain the odor-free state for a short period of time, if the cause is not eliminated, the odor will soon return.