Daily genital cares of female gynecologists: a descriptive study

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Autor(a) principal: Ruiz,Camila
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Giraldo,Paulo César, Sanches,José Marcos, Reis,Virgínia, Beghini,Joziani, Laguna,Cristina, Amaral,Rose Luce
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira (Online)
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Resumo: SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Genital hygiene can play an essential role in avoiding vulvovaginal discomfort and preventing infections. The scientific evidence on best practices on genital hygiene is scarce, and without doubt, gynecologists should be the best person to discuss and guide the subject. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the general genital female gynecologist hygiene. METHODS: This descriptive analytic study identified genital hygiene and sexual practices of 220 female gynecologists, through a questionnaire with 60 self-answered questions. The data were analyzed and presented using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. RESULTS: The studied population was constituted by middle age (37.3 years) and white (71.3%) female gynecologists. More than a half (53.6%) declared spending over 10 hours a day away from home and complained of vaginal discharge in 48.1% of the cases. Regular vulvovaginal hygiene: 17.8% reported washing genitals once a day and 52% twice a day. The use of dry paper alone was reported in 66.4% post urination and 78.5% post-evacuation. Using running water and soap was practiced by 25.9% and 21.5% respectively. Vulvovaginal hygiene related to sex: More than half of them had intercourse 1-3 times a week, and 37.4% and 24.1% had frequent oral sex and eventually anal sexof the participants, respectively. Genital hygiene before sex was positive in 52.7% of the subjects and, post-sex hygiene in 78.5% of them. Conclusion: Genital hygiene habits of female gynecologists can be improved, despite the high grade of scientific knowledge they hold.
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spelling Daily genital cares of female gynecologists: a descriptive studyGynecologyFeminine Hygiene Products/adverse effectsVaginal Creams, Foams, and JelliesSexual BehaviorPhysicians, WomenSUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Genital hygiene can play an essential role in avoiding vulvovaginal discomfort and preventing infections. The scientific evidence on best practices on genital hygiene is scarce, and without doubt, gynecologists should be the best person to discuss and guide the subject. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the general genital female gynecologist hygiene. METHODS: This descriptive analytic study identified genital hygiene and sexual practices of 220 female gynecologists, through a questionnaire with 60 self-answered questions. The data were analyzed and presented using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. RESULTS: The studied population was constituted by middle age (37.3 years) and white (71.3%) female gynecologists. More than a half (53.6%) declared spending over 10 hours a day away from home and complained of vaginal discharge in 48.1% of the cases. Regular vulvovaginal hygiene: 17.8% reported washing genitals once a day and 52% twice a day. The use of dry paper alone was reported in 66.4% post urination and 78.5% post-evacuation. Using running water and soap was practiced by 25.9% and 21.5% respectively. Vulvovaginal hygiene related to sex: More than half of them had intercourse 1-3 times a week, and 37.4% and 24.1% had frequent oral sex and eventually anal sexof the participants, respectively. Genital hygiene before sex was positive in 52.7% of the subjects and, post-sex hygiene in 78.5% of them. Conclusion: Genital hygiene habits of female gynecologists can be improved, despite the high grade of scientific knowledge they hold.Associação Médica Brasileira2019-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302019000200171Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira v.65 n.2 2019reponame:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira (Online)instname:Associação Médica Brasileira (AMB)instacron:AMB10.1590/1806-9282.65.2.171info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRuiz,CamilaGiraldo,Paulo CésarSanches,José MarcosReis,VirgíniaBeghini,JozianiLaguna,CristinaAmaral,Rose Luceeng2019-03-15T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0104-42302019000200171Revistahttps://ramb.amb.org.br/ultimas-edicoes/#https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||ramb@amb.org.br1806-92820104-4230opendoar:2019-03-15T00:00Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira (Online) - Associação Médica Brasileira (AMB)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Daily genital cares of female gynecologists: a descriptive study
title Daily genital cares of female gynecologists: a descriptive study
spellingShingle Daily genital cares of female gynecologists: a descriptive study
Ruiz,Camila
Gynecology
Feminine Hygiene Products/adverse effects
Vaginal Creams, Foams, and Jellies
Sexual Behavior
Physicians, Women
title_short Daily genital cares of female gynecologists: a descriptive study
title_full Daily genital cares of female gynecologists: a descriptive study
title_fullStr Daily genital cares of female gynecologists: a descriptive study
title_full_unstemmed Daily genital cares of female gynecologists: a descriptive study
title_sort Daily genital cares of female gynecologists: a descriptive study
author Ruiz,Camila
author_facet Ruiz,Camila
Giraldo,Paulo César
Sanches,José Marcos
Reis,Virgínia
Beghini,Joziani
Laguna,Cristina
Amaral,Rose Luce
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author2 Giraldo,Paulo César
Sanches,José Marcos
Reis,Virgínia
Beghini,Joziani
Laguna,Cristina
Amaral,Rose Luce
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author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ruiz,Camila
Giraldo,Paulo César
Sanches,José Marcos
Reis,Virgínia
Beghini,Joziani
Laguna,Cristina
Amaral,Rose Luce
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Gynecology
Feminine Hygiene Products/adverse effects
Vaginal Creams, Foams, and Jellies
Sexual Behavior
Physicians, Women
topic Gynecology
Feminine Hygiene Products/adverse effects
Vaginal Creams, Foams, and Jellies
Sexual Behavior
Physicians, Women
description SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Genital hygiene can play an essential role in avoiding vulvovaginal discomfort and preventing infections. The scientific evidence on best practices on genital hygiene is scarce, and without doubt, gynecologists should be the best person to discuss and guide the subject. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the general genital female gynecologist hygiene. METHODS: This descriptive analytic study identified genital hygiene and sexual practices of 220 female gynecologists, through a questionnaire with 60 self-answered questions. The data were analyzed and presented using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. RESULTS: The studied population was constituted by middle age (37.3 years) and white (71.3%) female gynecologists. More than a half (53.6%) declared spending over 10 hours a day away from home and complained of vaginal discharge in 48.1% of the cases. Regular vulvovaginal hygiene: 17.8% reported washing genitals once a day and 52% twice a day. The use of dry paper alone was reported in 66.4% post urination and 78.5% post-evacuation. Using running water and soap was practiced by 25.9% and 21.5% respectively. Vulvovaginal hygiene related to sex: More than half of them had intercourse 1-3 times a week, and 37.4% and 24.1% had frequent oral sex and eventually anal sexof the participants, respectively. Genital hygiene before sex was positive in 52.7% of the subjects and, post-sex hygiene in 78.5% of them. Conclusion: Genital hygiene habits of female gynecologists can be improved, despite the high grade of scientific knowledge they hold.
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