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Beware, use of alum for vagina tightening can’t restore lost virginity
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Senior reproductive health experts have said no amount of alum used to wash the vagina to tighten it will ever restore lost virginity.
The maternal health specialists advised women indulging in such a harmful practice to desist from it, warning that it could introduce infection to the vagina and also expose them to the risk of infertility.
Speaking exclusively with PUNCH HealthWise, the gynaecologists affirmed that using alum to wash the vagina won’t regrow a ruptured or broken hymen, stressing that virginity is a thing of the mind.
Alum is an inorganic chemical compound that is generally made up of water molecules, aluminum or other metals, and sulfates.
An Associate Professor and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu State, Dr. Uche Agu, described the practice as a pure misconception that had no place in medicine.
Agu explained, “Using alum to wash the vagina is a misconception by some women that it gives them a sense of tightness and a sense of virginity. But it is just a misconception and deceit because it doesn’t mean anything.
“It is very dangerous because alum can be corrosive and cause some burning and irritation of the vaginal wall.
“It can cause scarring and might even block or narrow the place terribly and might require some surgical interventions to open up.
“So, it is a very bad practice, it does not help anyone, rather it is dangerous. When you are using that substance on the vagina, by the time it erodes the walls of the vagina, causing burning, then infection can set in. That infection can spread up to the uterus and cause infertility in the future.”
According to him, the infection that might arise from the use of alum in washing the vagina can block the fallopian tubes and cause infertility.
The gynecologist also warned that such a harmful practice could lead to complications in pregnancy if the woman escapes infertility.
“If the woman eventually gets pregnant and the vagina is narrowed, it will be difficult for a baby to pass through a narrow canal.
“So, if the baby eventually passes through there, it causes a lot of injury to that area that can result in complications like vaginal fistula.
“And when the baby may not able to pass there, it leads to surgical delivery and cesarean section because that place is narrowed. That is the complication in childbearing”, Dr. Agu said.
The gynaecologist pointed out that washing the vagina with alum would not recreate a lost hymen.
Continuing, he said, ” Once the hymen is broken, depending on the level of breakage or laceration, the hymen can heal if it is a slight laceration and nobody knows that anything has gone in there.
“There is one called complete laceration. If it is completely transected, that is the whole feature of the hymen is lacerated, it does not heal that it will not be noticed. Again, if it is a partial laceration, it can heal.
“But in a situation where one has lost virginity over some time, the hymen has been torn terribly due to recurrent sexual intercourse leading to further diminishing of the size of the hymen, it does not regrow at all. ”
In a 2022 article published by Gynaecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine in ScienceDirect, the authors said several vaginal practices put women at higher risk for reproductive tract infections.
ScienceDirect is a website that provides access to scientific and medical publications.
The researchers noted that worldwide, women perform a variety of vaginal practices to enhance their hygiene and sexual health.
“Some of the products commonly used include intravaginal cleaning (douching or washing with liquids), intravaginal and extra vaginal wiping, and intravaginal insertion of substances that dry or tighten the vagina and boost sexual pleasure.
“However, the standard vaginal pH of 4.5, essential for maintaining a healthy vaginal immune barrier, can be disturbed by such feminine practice.
“Products used may affect the composition of the usual vaginal microbiome through alteration of pH or direct bactericidal effects.
“We should continue to increase awareness to counter the misinformation resulting from marketing campaigns and common misconceptions”, the researchers said.
Also, a Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Dr. Modupe Adedeji, said such practice could introduce infections to the vaginal environment and cause more serious health problems.
Adedeji advised women not to use anything that would tamper with the normal vaginal environment.
“ But some people will go and pick something from the shelf without reading the content and it will start destroying the normal vaginal environment.
“They can introduce the infection to the area thereby compounding the problem. In the end, they are left with an infection”, she said.
… FCT Minister challenges ex-Rivers governor over stalled projects, 24-year public record
… Questions N10bn anti-malaria fumigation spending, electoral claims
… Says political leadership should empower, not pull others down
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has fired back at former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, challenging him to account for major projects and expenditures incurred during his administration.
Wike made the statements on Saturday, during a visit to the Uzugbani Ekpeye National Executive Council at Ekpeye House in Ahoada, Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Wike, who spoke on Saturday during an interactive meeting with the Uzugbani Ekpeye National Executive Council as well as leaders and stakeholders of Ahoada East and West Local Governments, Rivers State at the Ekpeye House in Ahoada, was reacting to Amaechi’s appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday evening.
Amaechi, a former governor and Minister of Transportation, had criticised the Federal Government over its record of project delivery and challenged the administration to name major projects it had completed.
But Wike turned the spotlight on his predecessor’s record in Rivers, questioning what became of several projects initiated under Amaechi.
He specifically raised questions over the $39 million reportedly paid for the Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte Specialist Hospital, the N68 billion monorail project and about N10 billion allegedly spent on an anti-malaria fumigation programme.
Wike asked what became of the money committed to the hospital project after the facility was not completed.
The controversy over the hospital dates back to the Amaechi administration.
A Rivers State judicial commission set up under Wike had investigated the payment of $39.2 million to a contractor for the project and its failure to materialise.
Wike also questioned the fate of the monorail project, which was among the major infrastructure schemes initiated by the Amaechi administration, as well as the expenditure on the fumigation programme.
He went further to criticize a $10 million malaria control project that was executed with Cuba to eradicate mosquitoes in the state, dismissing the initiative as a scam.
“Ask him about the fumigation of Rivers State with people from Cuba in which $10 million was spent. Ask him whether mosquitoes have stopped biting us in Rivers State,” he said.
The FCT Minister said such issues should be considered when assessing the records of political leaders seeking higher office.
Wike also challenged Amaechi’s record after spending eight years each as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, governor and Minister of Transportation.
“Someone was Speaker of the House of Assembly for eight years, Governor for eight years, and Minister for eight years, that is 24 years in top leadership positions. What can anybody point to that he attracted to Ekpeye Land in all those 24 years? Nothing! Not one single thing!” he said.
The minister urged the people of Ahoada East and West Local Governments to demand evidence of projects and political empowerment allegedly attracted to the area during Amaechi’s years in public office.
Wike said leadership should not be measured only by the offices occupied but by the people empowered, projects delivered and structures left behind.
He contrasted this with what he described as his own efforts to empower people and develop political successors, saying leaders should not deliberately prevent others from rising.
Wike also criticised what he described as the use of personal and family tragedies for political purposes.
He said political disagreements should not descend into the exploitation of private grief, particularly matters surrounding the death of family members.
The minister warned against a political culture in which personal tragedies are deployed to gain sympathy or attack opponents.
Wike further challenged claims about Amaechi’s political influence in Rivers State, asking supporters to examine his electoral record.
“Since I left him in 2011, after 2011, mention one election that he has ever won in Rivers State,” he said.
The minister also recalled their political relationship and past disagreements, including controversies surrounding appointments and business interests involving federal maritime agencies.
He contrasted what he described as Amaechi’s approach with the Tinubu administration’s establishment of regional development structures and appointments involving people from the South-South.
His latest comments deepen the long-running political feud between the two former Rivers leaders, who once worked together before becoming major political rivals.
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