Should you, or shouldn’t you use douching as a means of ensuring a clean vagina? With ads stating that you need regular douching you may feel tempted to do so. Beware though – douching can introduce harmful bacteria, reduces the vaginal fluids, and thus makes penetration and successful conception more difficult. Douching has been linked to several medical conditions and should thus be avoided unless you have an infection requiring douching. Under such circumstances the doctor will prescribe the correct douching and monitor the situation. If you are douching regularly – it is time to stop if you want to become pregnant. Your vagina is self cleaning and as such needs no additional help except for cases where infection has occurred.