Womb Detox: Inserting Herb Balls in Vagina Could Be Dangerous, Expert Warns

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There's a new trend in the rise and it involves inserting herb balls inside your vagina. According to the Independent, a company called Embrace Pangaea is selling herbal womb detox pearls that claim to "cleanse the womb and return it to a balanced state." However, an expert warns that the womb detox could be dangerous to the body.

According to Embrace Pangea's website, the herbal womb pearls are made from "ancient herbs" that are known to be helpful in feminine wellness such as mothersworth, cnidium monnieri, angelica, borneol and rhizoma. The herbal womb pearls detoxes the vagina by inserting a piece for one day. Embrace Pangea claims that the womb detox helps in aiding bacteria vaginosis, foul odor of the reproductive organ, edometriosis, fibroids and yeast infections.

The herbal womb detox pearls are sold from $15 to $75. Buyers have an option to choose from an individual purchase or a variety of packages: distributor starter package ($300), monthly womb maintenance package ($75 to $180) and wholesale package ($500 to $1,050). Daily Mail says that the company also claims that the product can cause "vaginal tightening," which can result to a higher sexual pleasure.

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However, with the womb detox on the rise, many are questioning if it's safe to insert a foreign object inside your vagina. According to gynaecologist Dr. Jen Gunter on her blog, putting "tiny bags of herbs" in your reproductive organ "is not only pointless it could be very dangerous."

Gunter says that there is nothing wrong with your uterus and vagina, and if there's something's up, these organs is designed to let you know about it immediately by " bleeding profusely or itching or cramping badly or producing an odor." She also said that the vagina is like a "self-cleaning oven" that can cleanse itself, so any form of detox is not needed.

"There is no such thing as a detox or a cleanse, they are fake terms used by snake oil salespeople to lighten wallets," Gunter warned.

Moreover, the doctor explains that by leaving a foreign object, in this case the herbal detox pearl, in your vagina for a day or days is unhygienic and just opens more doors for bacteria to grow, leading to infection. There's also the risk of having toxic shock syndrome when you leave an object in your reproductive organ for too long.

Gunter also questioned the herbal contents of womb detox pearls that were stated on Embrace Pangea's website, saying that the herbs could damage the good bacteria and cause irritation in the vagina’s lining.

Do you think of the herbal womb detox pearls work? Are you willing to risk the danger to try it?