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Descriptor English: Vaginal Douching
Descriptor Spanish: Ducha Vaginal
Descriptor ducha vaginal
Scope note: Lavado de la cavidad o la superficie de la VAGINA con una solución. Se pueden añadir sustancias o fármacos a la solución de irrigación.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ducha Vaginal
Descriptor French: Douche vaginale
Entry term(s): Douching, Vaginal
Irrigation, Vaginal
Lavage, Vaginal
Vaginal Irrigation
Vaginal Lavage
Tree number(s): E05.927.852
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D044364
Scope note: The washing of the VAGINA cavity or surface with a solution. Agents or drugs can be added to the irrigation solution.
Annotation: for postcoital douching use CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL and VAGINAL DOUCHING
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Irrigation (1973-2003)
Vagina (1973-2003)
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004
Related: Feminine Hygiene Products MeSH
DeCS ID: 38350
Unique ID: D044364
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Revision Date: 2010/06/25
Vaginal Douching - Preferred
Concept UI M0444923
Scope note The washing of the VAGINA cavity or surface with a solution. Agents or drugs can be added to the irrigation solution.
Preferred term Vaginal Douching
Entry term(s) Douching, Vaginal
Irrigation, Vaginal
Lavage, Vaginal
Vaginal Irrigation
Vaginal Lavage



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