To douche with tea tree oil before a smear test?!

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Was talking with friends today. I have a smear soon. Just mentioned I was going to pick up some tea-tree oil on the way home. They asked what it was for so I told them I douche before these appointments.

I occasionally do it after sex too. In fact I try not to have sex in the few days leading up to an internal.

They were .

Now I feel weird To me, it's like giving my teeth an extra good brush, flossing, mouthwash before seeing dentist. Just preparing myself, you know?

A lot of women in the US seem to have this as part of their regular routine.

By the way, I've been doing this for a few years now and no gynae problems so far.

It's a certain type of biopsy. It's a specific technique. I read it on a credible website.

A nurse is capable of taking a smear, sure. But you can't do a full exam or make the judgement by looking that something might be amiss because only a doctor is qualified to do that so just a smear is not as thorough.

I thought douching was known to be a no no!!

I used 3 drops of tea tree oil in a bath after I had my son to help heal my stitches but the thought of it any less diluted makes me cringe!!!

A nurse is capable of taking a smear, sure. But you can't do a full exam or make the judgement by looking that something might be amiss because only a doctor is qualified to do that so just a smear is not as thorough.

Nope. But that's just how it is. We get a routine smear every three years, not a routine full pelvic exam.

Pelvic exam aside, the doctor still does a breast exam and 👀 looks all up in there to examine everything.

They call it a well woman exam where I go.

Yep. I'm simply saying we don't have that on the NHS.

We are all aware of that, Frieda.

at the title.

When I booked for my smear test, I was told to wait after my ovulation date. To avoid blood blood from my period. It's just making certain there wasn't any.
When I read up on it, it said no sex for 24 hours. Are people that desperate that they can't have that time without sex? Really? You also wouldn't want the semen.

I thought it's the mucus that needs to be taken as a sample. Why wash it away.
Mind boggles.

Why?

You are going to damage your vaginal flora.

One for classics methinks.

Tea tree oil up the fanjo is so interesting for every woman!

And classics can have a serious content aswell. Just saying.

I've sent a report to MNHQ for this to go to classics. Anyone else?

overwrought - "I do believe there was a biospy (possibly plural) taken Cote but can't quite remember how many or what for"

What they may have done is a colposcopy (painting your cervix with vinegar and looking at it) and cutting out tiny pieces like nail clippings to biopsy.

They can't have biopsied anything after lasering (burning) the lesion, because they didn't take out the affected area. And so they can't be sure that all the precancerous cells have been taken out. That is why lasering is an inferior method.

Only in America....!

The USA has baby head glue, baby toupées and baby high heels. What's a tea tree douche, by comparision?

Personally, I insert a Milton tablet and get my husband to empty in a full kettle of boiling water whilst I stand on my head, to protect my feminine daintiness, and shit.

Don't squirt anything up your Shereen. Ever.

Don't squirt anything up your Shereen. Ever

Nothing at all? You're no fun!!!!

If you can't handle the spunk messily dribbling out after a shower use a bloody condom!!

The USA has baby head glue, baby toupées and baby high heels.

Oh, that's even worse than baby cake smashing.

I'm sure the practice nurse will appreciate your efforts. It will probably be like shoving one of those Vicks inhaler things up her nose.

I can just picture her out for a drink with her nurse pals after her shift... 'I'll tell you Jan, it cleared my sinuses right up!'

Hope op has given up the tea tree oil. I wonder how you ever thought of it in the first place.

I'm also wondering what pathology people think 'a full pelvic exam' can, or is likely to pick up? It really isn't all that and will pick up v little, unless you already have symptoms.

How do flush out after sex? I find it just hangs around and comes down later on after showering iyswim?
Just bear down or cough, that shifts it. I've never had a problem with lingering jizz using either technique

In the US they routinely circumcise baby boys too for no reason other than money.

Occasionally my vag gets a touch whiffy if I'm hungover/haven't showered after exercise etc. but a normal bath or shower is all that's required.

I read a few choice posts from this thread to my husband. He was utterly bemused. He also said 'this shit just doesn't occur to men - this must be because of what we've done to women'. I agree with him.