Except when you are having your monthly
period, you have no business wearing pants to bed!
What reasons do doctors have for this
‘prescription’? These ones…
· Physicians say the female genital needs to
‘breathe’ in order to maintain its pH balance and prevent fungi and
odour. So, going to bed without your pants on will aerate your nether
region.
· Family Physician, Dr. Grace Obong, says during
the day, women wear a variety of panties and tight outfits that hardly allow
their privates to breathe. She says though it’s advisable and absolutely
preferable to wear cotton panties, many women still opt for polyester panties,
with the attendant heating up of the genital area while the day lasts.
· For those who may not like to go to sleep
without having pants on, Obong recommends wearing of boxers or pyjamas.
· Experts at womenshealth.gov say
the vagina normally has a balance of mostly “good” bacteria and fewer “harmful”
bacteria. However, a condition, called bacterial vaginosis, develops when the
balance changes. This may lead to abnormal vaginal discharge with an unpleasant
odour, while some women may complain of a strong fish-like odour, especially
after sex.
· Other symptoms may include burning when
urinating, itching around the outside of the vagina, and irritation; while some
women with bacterial vaginosis have no symptoms at all,” Obong adds.
· Wearing panties to bed can lead to too
much moist in the female genital area, and this can lead to vaginal yeast
infection, most commonly due to the fungus Candida albicans.
· Again, Certified Sexuality Counselor, Evelyn
Resh, says, “I do not recommend that women wear underwear to bed. Taking a
break from underwear for the eight or so hours that you’re asleep gives you an
opportunity to ‘air-out’ down there! Best to have an underwear-free zone while
sleeping.”
· And while yeast infection is not a sexually
transmitted illness, physicians say some men will develop symptoms such as
itching and a rash on the penis after having sexual contact with an infected
partner.
· The online physician, Dr. Mehmet Oz, counsels,
“It’s time to go au naturel. You don’t want it to be so moist down there. Let
it dry out a little bit.” The reason for this timely advice, Oz says, is
because the underpants can abrade on your skin a little bit, and can cause
pimples. And you don’t want that.
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