Should women use paper to wipe after urinating?

Due to the special physiological characteristics of women, the anus, vagina and urethra are concentrated and have different excretion functions. Infection may occur if not cleaned properly. According to statistics from the World Health Organization, unclean lower body causes about 50%-60% of female urinary tract and reproductive tract inflammation, and the most effective way to prevent it is proper cleaning.

When wiping, be sure to wipe from front to back

The skin of the female private parts has deeper and more wrinkles. It must be cleaned promptly after each urination and defecation to avoid irritating the skin, causing local skin itching, or aggravating hemorrhoids. Zhu Lan, chief physician of obstetrics and gynecology at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, reminds women that especially after urinating, if they do not wipe their underwear dry, the residual urine will make their underwear very damp, providing a "suitable" breeding environment for various bacteria, thereby increasing the risk of infection of the fragile urinary tract and reproductive system. In addition, be sure to wipe from front to back.

There is a lot of knowledge in choosing the right material of paper to wipe your private parts

Zhang Dai, deputy chief physician of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Peking University First Hospital, believes that wet wipes are indeed more helpful in removing dirt and are suitable for wiping the anus after defecation, but wiping the urethra is not recommended. Nowadays, many wet wipes are added with drugs or chemical ingredients such as sterilizers, which will firstly destroy the natural ecology of the vagina; secondly, after wiping with wet wipes, there will still be the problem of moisture near the urethra, which is far less safe than ordinary toilet paper.