USMLE Step 2 CK Lecture Notes 2019: Obstetrics/Gynecology (Kaplan Test Prep)

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VAGINAL DOUCHE


With vaginal douche, plain water, vinegar, and other products are used
immediately after orgasm to theoretically flush semen out of the vagina. It has a
long history of use in the United States.


Advantages: none
Disadvantages: high failure rate, no protection against STDs; sperm can enter
the cervical mucus within 90 seconds of ejaculation
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