Vaginal lubrication is not as “bad” as many people think, because lubrication plays a role in maintaining natural moisture for the vagina and vulva, helping with the physiological process as well as intercourse. So in case of “dryness”, what should women do to increase vaginal lubrication?
1. Is it normal to lack vaginal lubrication?
Natural vaginal lubrication is a normal part of the body and is primarily composed of water and acids. This lubrication plays a crucial role in protecting the vaginal area from inflammatory agents and helps to reduce pain and burning sensations, making sexual intercourse more comfortable.
In addition to these benefits, vaginal lubrication also helps women alleviate fungal itching, maintain moisture balance, regulate pH levels, and facilitate the movement of sperm to the uterus, enhancing the chances of conceiving. However, a lack of vaginal lubrication can lead to various problems for women, including:
- Causing pain during intercourse
Pain during intercourse not only prevents women from reaching orgasm but also interrupts lovemaking due to discomfort. If this condition persists, many women feel more self-conscious and indifferent in their sexual relations. Therefore, many women feel embarrassed when their vagina is dry.
- Causing urinary tract infections
Urinary tract infections are a very common condition in women, the cause of urinary tract infections is due to harmful bacteria entering directly. In case of dryness, during intercourse, bleeding and friction will occur, creating infections from which urinary tract bacteria can enter and cause urinary tract infections.
- Increased risk of gynecological diseases
Many women might be unaware, but a dry vagina will increase the risk of diseases such as vaginitis, vulvar and cervical infections.
With the important roles of vaginal discharge above, many people have proactively sought ways to increase vaginal discharge from simple to complex with the hope of improving their health and marital relationship.
2. How to increase vaginal discharge?
Increasing vaginal discharge is not difficult, women can improve it themselves through diet, exercise, and lifestyle... these are all extremely simple ways and can be done at home. Some ways to increase vaginal discharge that women can refer to are:
2.1 Supplementing food
Whether male or female, nutrition always plays an important role. Therefore, to be good for the skin, hair, and nails and increase vaginal secretions, women should choose the right and scientific foods such as:
- Foods rich in vitamin A: animal liver, eggs, milk, pumpkin, sweet potato, broccoli, bell peppers...
- Foods rich in vitamin E: Vitamin E is abundant in nuts such as walnuts, sesame oil, almonds, and functional foods...
- Foods rich in vitamin C: Vitamin C is abundant in guava, strawberries, oranges, lemons, and sour fruits...
- Foods rich in Phytoestrogen: flax seeds, wheat, blueberries, strawberries, soybeans, red beans, okra...
- Foods containing omega-3 fatty acids: Sea fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids such as mackerel, herring, sardines...
These foods should be regularly added to the daily diet to help improve health.
2.2 Lifestyle changes
Not only the diet, but living habits also have a great impact on the health of your "little girl". Therefore, women should limit and change some of the following things:
- Do not stay up late and sleep 8 hours a day
- Do not wear tight clothes, choose comfortable, elastic underwear
- Washing the genital area properly
- Do not hold urine in for too long and have regular gynecological examinations
- Washing after sex.
These are extremely simple ways but help women increase vaginal secretions slowly and effectively.
2.3. Improve with medications
In case you have severe dryness or have tried the above methods but have not seen improvement, you are often advised to use medications to increase vaginal secretions.
Some types of medicine that women can refer to are: Gel-type vaginal lubricants, vaginal moisturizing drugs, synthetic estrogen drugs...
These drugs need to be examined and prescribed by a doctor before use. Avoid buying medicine on your own as it can bring many potential risks to women's health and reproductive problems.
In addition, women also need to note that although vaginal discharge plays a very important role in health, excessive vaginal discharge increases the risk of vaginal infections. In addition, the vaginal discharge must be clear, opaque, and odorless. If vaginal discharge is yellow, green, or fishy, it is likely that you have a problem and need to be examined by an obstetrician-gynecologist.
Hopefully, the article above will help women understand how to increase vaginal lubrication and apply it to enhance their overall physiological well-being.
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