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== Recent changes ==
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thomas edison is the defintion of douche. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:WhovianKitty|WhovianKitty]] ([[User talk:WhovianKitty|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/WhovianKitty|contribs]]) 01:31, 8 December 2013 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
== Slang Origination "date"==
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Well, if condoms break as many times as they do with me, and the fact that the one time I got pregnant, it was from precum (which can get in the vaginal area if the condom breaks), then I'd say it's entirely possible (but I have an IUD now, so that's not a problem anymore). How about: take birth control pills/shot, and wear a condom every time?! Definitely no pregnancy (1 in..?), and lessened chance of stds (though herpes just requires skin to skin contact, so you might get herpes on any area of skin not covered by a condom).
::Doctors can't say that condoms are 100% effective if nothing is, and if they did people would sue them. --[[User:Katana Geldar|<
== Vandalism? or... something ==
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== Not so fresh feeling... ==
Should there be a reference to those awful "Mom, what do I do when I get that...um...''not so fresh'' feeling" ads they used to show at dinner time in the late 80s/early 90s in the US? [[User:Youngamerican| ''<
==Miscategorization==
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I've added sources. I'm surprised that they didn't already exist, since it took me all of 30 seconds to find them via Google. Women in America have been brainwashed by douche manufacturers to think that men will hate them if they don't douche, and men have been brainwashed to think that a woman who doesn't douche is dirty. The opposite is actually the case - douches promote (smelly and dangerous) infections, and (according to the Science News article I found - a reliable source if ever there was one) douche users have almost double the risk of tubal pregnancies and low-weight babies. Amazing that so many insecure women have fallen for manufacturers trying to make them feel inadequate to the point that they're risking their children's lives and health.
It probably took me less time to add those sources than it took for you to add all those fact tags. --[[User:Charlene.fic|<
:I should also point out that douches were popular back before drugs such as Monistat were devised. They stung, they caused other infections, and they could even cause you to miscarry if you were pregnant, but they sometimes cured the yeast infection. Once antifungals were developed, though, the manufacturers of these items had to find a way to keep in business - so they advertised that douches were necessary for "cleanliness" and "freshness", playing on women's insecurities. You really have to wonder why douching is almost unheard of in other countries (the UK, Canada, Japan). A source (not really suited for the main page but fine for a talk page):[http://www.mum.org/vagdouch.htm]. --[[User:Charlene.fic|<
Sorry to bring up the good old annoying issue of sources, but I'm trying to find where the statistic about douching's effectiveness as a method of birth control came from. Anyone? [[User:Romnempire|romnempire]] ([[User talk:Romnempire|talk]]) 01:27, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
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The above content I have removed, as I feel that: (a) I myself, at the very moment, cannot rephrase such material (as I don't exactly understand what the author intended to say - I understand it from gut feeling that the author is getting at the word "douche"'s morphology and usage, leading to its "rewording" [I swear, there's got to be a better way to say that, and to rephrase the quote stuff]); and (b) that it can and should be better worded (and (c) that you can do it ;) ). [[User:Qwerty_Binary|Qwerty]] ([[User_talk:Qwerty_Binary|talk]]) 10:18, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
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== Douche? ==
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Reference # 6 has typo in discription; 'bad' should be 'bag'. <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Soslee|Soslee]] ([[User talk:Soslee|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Soslee|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->
:{{done}}. ~ [[User:Mazca|<
::The slang is used in the UK also. Requesting edit by established user thanks. [[Special:Contributions/163.1.146.24|163.1.146.24]] ([[User talk:163.1.146.24|talk]]) 18:49, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
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[[User:Raccoon195|Raccoon195]] ([[User talk:Raccoon195|talk]]) 12:40, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
:[[File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:'''<!-- Template:ESp --> I think it is accurate, there are other pejoratives that are more often used to describe females with such traits, while this one is primarily directed at males. I think you need to establish sources showing this or establish consensus to make the change. [[User:Monty845|<
== Are all douches liquid? ==
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I'm pretty sure this practice originated in France, although it may have fallen out of favor. They have douches built into toilets (there is no wand, it's a water jet). <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/64.150.176.78|64.150.176.78]] ([[User talk:64.150.176.78|talk]]) 22:18, 25 April 2012 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:That's not a douche, that's a [[bidet]].[[Special:Contributions/184.175.0.107|184.175.0.107]] ([[User talk:184.175.0.107|talk]]) 02:11, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
:: I'm in Australia, and we have douches on sale in pharmacies and supermarkets. It's not a US-centric practise. Here's one for example http://search.pharmacyonline.com.au/pharmaceuticals/Vaginal%20Douche --[[User:Katana Geldar|<
== Semi-protected edit request on 27 April 2016 ==
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Shouldn't there be some mention of how douches were attempted to be sold on TV for decades, at first resorting to euphemisms about "freshness" before moving on to saying douche outright, and then ultimately giving up as the practice went out of fashion? <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/75.72.204.139|75.72.204.139]] ([[User talk:75.72.204.139#top|talk]]) 04:44, 22 May 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
== Student Editor ==
I am thinking about adding a link to the Feminine hygiene article on Wikipedia. --[[User:Jasminrw|Jasminrw]] ([[User talk:Jasminrw|talk]]) 06:46, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
== Blood? ==
Menstrual 'blood'?
No, menstrual flow is not blood.
== "Bag of douches" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] ==
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An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect [[:Bag of douches]] and has thus listed it [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|for discussion]]. This discussion will occur at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 December 6#Bag of douches]] until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. <!-- from Template:RFDNote --> [[:User:An anonymous username, not my real name|<span style="color: #48717A ; text-decoration: inherit;">'''An anonymous username, not my real name'''</span>]] 04:25, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
== Douching isn’t just for women ==
WOW this article needs a massive update. No talk about gay sex at all, where douching is both common practice and part of health practice. So much lacking here. Get it together. [[Special:Contributions/2603:8000:D500:7549:F5BD:A728:1A73:891A|2603:8000:D500:7549:F5BD:A728:1A73:891A]] ([[User talk:2603:8000:D500:7549:F5BD:A728:1A73:891A|talk]]) 08:45, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
:See [[WP:SOFIXIT]]. We can do little about a general grievance. If you have specific, sourced changes to offer, please do so in the form of an [[WP:ER|edit request]](there is also a [[WP:ERW|edit request wizard]] to facilitate the process). [[User:331dot|331dot]] ([[User talk:331dot|talk]]) 08:47, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
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