Except when you are having your monthly period, you
have no business wearing p@nts 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 p@nts on will
aerate your nether region.
*. Family Physician, Dr. Grace Obong,says during the
day, women wear a variety of p@nties and tight outfits
that hardly allow their privates to breathe. She says
though it’s advisable and absolutely preferable to wear
cotton p@nties, many women still opt for polyester
p@nties, 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 p@nts 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 p@nties 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 underp@nts
can abrade on your skin a little bit, and can cause
pimples. And you don’t want that.
