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OBYGNS, Share With Us A Fascinating But Not Well-Known Fact About Women’s Health

Our knowledge of women’s healthcare has come a long way, but there’s still so much we don’t know or know little about. That said, if you’re an OBYGN, we want to know: what’s a fascinating fact about women’s bodies or health that most people might not be aware of?
Maybe you want people to know that the vagina is self-cleaning, so people don’t need to worry about using scented soaps or other products inside the vagina, as it can mess up the pH.
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Maybe you find it fascinating how the cervix changes during ovulation. To make it easier for sperm to enter, the cervix becomes softer and opens up slightly.
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Or maybe you find that most women don’t know that orgasming can help reduce menstrual cramping by increasing blood flow and relaxing the muscles.
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If you’re an OBGYN, whatever knowledge you want to drop, we want to hear it. For a chance to be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post, tell us your fact in the comments, or you can anonymously submit it using the form below!
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