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    • Steaming 101
      • Introduction
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      • Top Arguments Against Vaginal Steaming
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    • Starter’s Guide
      • Learn More About Vaginal Steaming
        • Introduction
        • Research
        • How Steam Works
        • Benefits of Steaming
        • Top Arguments Against Vaginal Steaming
        • Vaginal Steam Misconceptions
        • Pre-Steam Advisories
        • User Guide
        • Blog
        • Professional Spotlight
        • Vaginal Steam World Map
        • Bibliography
        • Hot and Steamy Podcast
        • Online Talks
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        • Steamy Chick Interviews
        • Steam Stories
        • Pro-Steam Doctors
        • Q&A
      • Find Out What Herbs I Need
        • Learning About Vaginal Steam Herb Formulas
        • Consultation
      • Find Out If Steaming Can Help Me With a Specific Concern
        • Benefits of Steaming
      • Get Certified
      • Talk to Someone to See If Steam Can Help Me
      • Talk to Someone About a Steam Schedule, Steam Duration, Steam Herbs or Steam Outcome
      • Find Out If Steaming Is Safe
        • Pre-Steam Advisories
        • User Guide
      • Read Steam Testimonials
        • Steam Stories
        • Pelvic Steam Testimonial Database
      • Find a Steam Studio in My Area to Make an Appointment
      • Learn More About How to Steam at Home
        • Pre-Steam Advisories
        • User Guide
      • Shop Vaginal Steam Supplies
      • Read Vaginal Steam Research
      • Understand Why Vaginal Steaming Got Lost Historically
      • Learn More About This Company
      • Make a Donation
      • Connect with the Steam Community
    • Health Topics
      • Bacterial Vaginosis
      • Birth Control
      • Cervical Dysplasia
      • Children and Adolescents
      • Cysts
      • Endometriosis
      • Fertility
      • Fibroids
      • Fistula
      • HPV
      • Infections
      • Irregular Cycles
      • Labor Preparation and Support
      • Men’s Health
      • Menopause
      • Negative Period Side Effects
      • Negative Sexual Experience or Violation
      • Ovulation Pain
      • Pelvic Exams
      • Pelvic Organ Prolapse
      • Postmenopause
      • Postpartum Recovery
      • Pregnancy Loss
      • Rectum Issues
      • Sex
      • Surgery Prevention
      • Surgery Recovery
      • Uterine Disorders (fibroids, endometriosis, PCOS, etc)
    • Steaming 101
      • Introduction
      • Research
      • How Steam Works
      • Benefits of Steaming
      • Top Arguments Against Vaginal Steaming
      • Vaginal Steam Misconceptions
      • Pre-Steam Advisories
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      • Dampness
      • Uterine Stagnation
      • Uterine Fatigue
      • Excess Heat
      • Dryness
      • Blood Deficiency
      • Menarche
      • 4-Day Uterus Cleanse
      • Menopause
      • Pregnancy
      • Labor
      • Postpartum
      • Nursing
      • Pregnancy Loss
      • Weak Digestion
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      • Ayurveda
      • Chiropractor
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      • Women’s Gatherings

    Steam Opposition #8: Steaming Could Cause Higher Risk of HIV

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    Keli

    Dr. Laurena White Responds:

    “No. I can’t…Again, I want people to realize, steaming is water. Like, water that comes from a faucet and it’s hot. It’s not anything more. Additionally you get the medicinal effects of the herbs that are in the water. I find it simultaneously frustrating, and simultaneously hilarious that people will literally put carcinogenic, pharmaceutical drugs in their body, without even blinking about what the components are of what they’re ingesting. Food even has synthetic materials in it and people don’t think twice about it. But, now, when we talk about vaginal steam — where there literally is nothing but plants and water that’s been boiled…how is that supposed to cause HIV??? That we’re even having this conversation, when people are eating synthetic Impossible Burgers. I just can’t. There’s no way to even entertain that conversation because it’s based on lunacy.”

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    The following paper published by the World Health Organization is an example of the misinformation about a link between vaginal steaming and HIV. The paper does not posit any evidence that vaginal steaming is a factor in HIV but instead uses an assumption that because douching can cause pH balances and therefore higher risk of HIV, that steaming is doing the same thing. The paper blindly discourages steaming even without any evidence that it is harmful. Given that vaginal steaming has been shown in studies to be helpful in treating HPV and cervical cancer and that steaming helps move users towards a healthier pH balance, blindly discouraging vaginal steaming is an irresponsible policy that is inherently biased against indigenous women's health practices.

    WHO paper: A multi-country study on gender, sexualityand vaginal practices: Implications forsexual health

    Study on steaming and improved pH balance: Study #4: Validation of the Effect of An Ayurvedic Therapeutic Procedure, Dashmoolkwath&Dhoopan - Fumigation with Medicinal Herbs During First Week of Puerperium: An Open Clinical Trial

    Study on steam helping treat/prevent HPV and cervical cancer: Study #5: Effect of xunxi no.1 intervention and radiotherapy on la-llb stage cervical cancer with high-risk human papilloma virus infection

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