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I respectfully disagree - leaches are being 'rediscovered' because they help wounds heal and are now an approved 'medical device'. Same goes for maggots that are now used to consume gangrene in wounds so the docs can save the affected
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I respectfully disagree - leaches are being 'rediscovered' because they help wounds heal and are now an approved 'medical device'. Same goes for maggots that are now used to consume gangrene in wounds so the docs can save the affected limb.
As far as using olive oil vaginally - why would it be different than coconut oil? We've used cocoa and shea butter lubes vaginally for years with nothing but positive results. If the vagina had 'an incredibly delicate balance' as you describe it, sex - and especially promiscuous sex would not be possible. In reality the human body including the vagina are profoundly robust and capable of surviving a lot of unusual events.
BTW - many doctors believe so much in the therapeutic effects of blood letting that they donate blood even though it has to be discarded because of needle sticks and other occupational hazards. Being a regular blood donor affords me of the therapeutic effects of blood letting on a regular basis!
Our ancient brethren were much more sophisticated than we give them credit for. They did not understand infections and microbes - but they did have a wealth of knowledge and expertise.
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Oils do vary differently, as do their viscosity and their tenacity. Not all oils are created equal. Some are shed more easily than others. Olive oil is notoriously tenacious. However, I can't use coconut oil or any other oil vaginally because it causes me yeast infections. Do you mean to tell me that I'm imagining this? That my doctors (multiple) that have gone through years and years of medical schooling (that you have not, mind) are incorrect in telling me to avoid oil based lubricants in order to prevent this? And is it an accident that my yeast infections have all but ceased since I've discontinued the use of oil based lubricants? It's fabulous that your wife has had such great experiences with oil based lubricants, but I think that it's dangerous and careless for you to insist that what is good for her will be good universally for all women. There is a bounty of scientific evidence to support the claim that oils can be harmful to the delicate balance of vaginal bacterias. I'm afraid I'll take my doctors' word and that body of knowledge over yours - as well as the proof of my own good health in doing so.
If the vagina had 'an incredibly delicate balance' as you describe it, sex - and especially promiscuous sex would not be possible.
Really? With what logical inference have you reached this conclusion? I do not see that the first assumption necessitates the second in the slightest. Just because something is risky does not mean that it's not possible. An egg is also incredibly delicate, but that doesn't make it "impossible" to drop it. This is simply faulty logic.
Sex is, in fact, very dangerous for any gender. I'm not sure why you seem to think that sex (and I do not care for the term "promiscuous" as I think it's anti-sex and shaming) is not without the possibility of a myriad of health issues for women. The vagina simply
is more susceptible to injury and infection. Again, if your wife has the good fortune to have not run into UTIs, bacterial vaginosis, urethral tearing, yeast infections, vaginal herpes, chlamydia, pelvic inflammatory disease, syphilis, genital warts, bartholinitis, vulvitus, just to name a few, then that's fabulous. However, most women have had at least one of these at some point, and many of us suffer from repeated infections or ongoing conditions. So again, I do not think it's wise or even accurate to suggest that sex
isn't potentially dangerous - and very.
For any women reading this thread, from one woman to another; please use caution and speak to your doctor and other sex health experts before using oil based lubricants vaginally, especially if you are prone to bacterial infections. Please educate yourself on the hazards before you make a choice.