what part of the internal female anatomy is self-cleaning
Vagina The vagina is self-cleansing and therefore usually does not need special hygiene.[78] Clinicians generally discourage the practice of douching for maintaining vulvovaginal health.[78] Since a healthy vagina is colonized by a mutually symbiotic flora of microorganisms that protect its host from disease-causing microbes, any attempt to upset this balance may cause many undesirable outcomes, including abnormal discharge and yeast infection.[78]