Gynecologist Jennifer Gunter warns women not to put garlic in their vagina

Women placed odd objects in their bad from jade eggs
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supposedly to rejuvenate and tighten the private parts of women.
Some women have also used something better in the kitchen: garlic.
Women placing garlic in their private parts to treat a yeast infection
Rumors that the popular food ingredient can help treat yeast infections have been around for years. Despite the lack of scientific evidence to support these claims, some people recommend it as treatment.
Women without a medical history publish YouTube videos recommending to other women to insert garlic into their bad based solely on their own experiences. One of these videos has already been recorded.
2.5 million views.
In a 2014 interview with Scientific American, obstetrician-gynecologist Paul Nyirjesy of the Drexel Vaginitis Center at Drexel University College of Medicine, 10% of patients had tried to use garlic to cure infections yeast.
"I see patients where things have not worked. But I do not remember a single patient who told me that she was using garlic and she thought it had been helpful. & # 39; Nyirjesy said.
Dangers of placing garlic in the bad
Today, gynecologist and writer Jennifer Gunter, known for challenging dubious medical claims, sends a warning to women who think it's a good idea to place garlic cloves in their bads .
In a series of tweets, Gunter listed the reasons why women should not put garlic in their lower regions.
She added that treating garlic infection could worsen the situation because the root vegetable may contain soil-borne bacteria, which may aggravate a pre-existing infection. She also said that garlic could trigger the growth of a biofilm filled with microorganisms in the bad.
"Biofilms are bad, you do not want them to form especially when you have yeast," Gunter said.
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