Vaginal douching is widely practised by women in the USA, particularly among minority ethnic groups, and is associated with increased risk of pelvic and vaginal infections. Douching practices are shaped by social and cultural norms regarding female hygiene, reproduction and sexuality. Little previous research has addressed the beliefs and practices of Latina women and none has included the perspective of men, though limited data suggests that women may douche to please male partners. The present study seeks to identify the socially and culturally shaped beliefs and attitudes that influence douching practices from the perspective of Latino men. We conducted in-depth qualitative interviews in English or Spanish with adult Latino men seeking primary care at a community health centre in New York City.

I went to Mexico for my birthday and asked for bizcocho chocolate a chocolate cake and they started at me like I had two heads. Because bizcocho means cake in Caribbean Latin countries, I didn't think anything of it. Turns out in Mexico I was asking for a piece of chocolate vagina. Only in Latin America does a word have a double meaning like this: either a vagina or a grouchy old person.

To identify the microbiota communities in the vaginal tracts of healthy Mexican women across the pregnancy. Vaginal swabs were obtained during the prenatal visit of women from all trimesters of healthy pregnant women of Mexico City. Four lactobacilli species were identified in vaginal samples.