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Can using the wrong soap cause your vagina to swell?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

First off : The vagina itself should not be washed out. Second, the vulvar tissues are delicate ; many soaps can be drying or cause inflammation/ irritation.

Answered 10/6/2013

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