Doctors warn ladies against new trend, ‘Vabbing’ where they use vaginal discharge as perfume to attract men
Medical doctors have warned women against “vabbing” as it can be “dangerous” to their sexual health.
The so-called Vabbing has taken over the internet as women are using their vaginal discharge as perfume to attract men sexually.
The tactic sees women take their vaginal fluids and dab it on their pulse points – especially behind the ears and neck – so it acts as a pheromone, Vondigest reports
Writer and TikTok user Mandy Lee made the practice more popular after she talked about its apparent charm on TikTok.
Also, plus size influencer Jewlieah even vabbed at the gym where she managed to secure a hot date.
Since then, more women have been trying it while giving updates on their experiences.
Now, doctors are discouraging women from this practice.
Dr Paraskevi Dimitriadi, a private gynaecologist from the Centre for Surgery in London, has shared that there is little evidence to show that pheromones work in the same way as they do in animals.
Even more concerning, Dr Dimitriadi has warned that vabbing could cause some nasty infections down below.
The expert told MailOnline: “If you use dirty fingers inside your vagina to collect discharge you can not only potentially traumatise the tissue in your vagina and but also spread infection, potentially causing something as serious as a pelvic inflammatory disease.”
Pelvic inflammatory disease increases the risk of having an ectopic pregnancy and scarring or abscesses in the fallopian tubes. This can cause infertility.
Dr Dimitriadi added: “Dirty fingers could also cause bacterial vaginosis or thrush.
“If you have bacterial vaginosis or thrush your discharge can be malodorous and will not help you attract a partner.”
These ladies are following this trend based on what science calls pheromones.
According to Wikipedia, A pheromone is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species.
Pheromones are chemicals capable of acting like hormones outside the body of the secreting individual, to affect the behavior of the receiving individuals.
While humans are highly dependent upon visual cues, when in close proximity smells also play a role in sociosexual behaviors.
However, an inherent difficulty in studying human pheromones is the need for cleanliness and odorlessness in human participants.
Though various researchers have investigated the possibility of their existence, no pheromonal substance has ever been demonstrated to directly influence human behavior in a peer reviewed study.
Thus, the role of pheromones in human behavior remains speculative and controversial.[66]
