How often should you throw out your underwear, you know, for reasons of hygiene?

An OB/GYN breaks down the TikTok-inspired six-month myth.

I have underwear that have lived through three presidencies.

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I haveunderwear that arelow-rise.

And now, I have concerns.

Its not true at all.

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Dr. Jen Gunter is an OB/GYN and a pain medicine physician.She’s been called Twitter’s resident gynecologist, the Internet’s OB/GYN, and one of the fiercest advocate’s for women’s health. She’s the author of ‘The Vagina Bible’; her work has also appeared in ‘The New York Times,’ The Cut, USA Today, The Hill, and ‘Self.’

This ecosystem is also involved in sexual pleasure and reproduction.

Some actually trap bad bacteria while others break down and release sugar to feed the good bacteria.

And unless youre bunching up your panties and shoving it inside, your underwear wont evenreachthe vaginal cavity.

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Underwear, which is external and touches the vulva, doesnt impact the vagina, says Dr. Gunter.

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pregnant person with long brown hair in a black tank top and pants and flowy tan overshirt looking at their baby clothes and awaiting birth, to show concept of superfetation pregnancy

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