Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 1938 of 2368
A client asks whether douching helps keep the vagina clean. Which response is correct?
- Douching restores the acidic pH when it is done after menstruation
- Douching is needed because the vagina cannot clean itself
- Douching is safe when it is done daily with plain water
- Douching disrupts healthy vaginal flora and raises the risk of infection
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Correct answer: Douching disrupts healthy vaginal flora and raises the risk of infection
The vagina is self-cleansing because of normal flora and lactic acid. Douching upsets this balance and increases the risk of infection and irritation.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Reproductive Concepts: VAGINA. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026