0 present participle of douche --
1 to put a liquid, usually water, into the vagina in order to wash it or treat it medically --
Doctors generally discourage the practice of douching.
Douching may be related to a lower probability that a woman becomes pregnant.
Douching has been touted as having a number of supposed but unproven benefits.
In the past, douching was also used after intercourse as a method of birth control, though it is not effective (see below).
For these reasons, the practice of douching is now strongly discouraged except when ordered by a physician for specific medical reasons.
Post-coital douching was often recommended in conjunction with its use.
Ingesting or douching with harmful substances can have poisonous results.
A douche bag is a piece of equipment for douchinga bag for holding the fluid used in douching.
