Back to Top 4. The vagina is a self cleaning organ. It maintains an acidic environment to keep it healthy and prevent infection. Frequent douching can change this natural acidic environment and may predispose to developing infections or inflammation of the vagina. Therefore, douching is not recommended on a daily basis.
Some women feel cleaner if they douche after their period ends.
However, perfumed douches are not recommended. Back to Top 5. This is an area of controversy and there is no definitive answer for this question. There have been studies that show no increase risk of breast cancer in birth control pill users and there have been studies that demonstrate the converse. From a review of all of these studies the conclusion that can be drawn is that birth control pills do not initiate breast cancer in women.