It’s tempting, we grant you. Hot water, little bubbles, Darling in a swimsuit, with his wet hair and chocolate bars … It’s hard to resist this invitation. Moreover, according to a national Harris Interactive survey conducted in July 2011, 28% of French people fantasize about the jacuzzi … However, according to Dr. Diana Hoppe (who is a gynecologist in California, United States) , make love in a jacuzzi is a very bad idea.
Asked by our colleagues from the Daily Mail, the specialist first explains that the chemicals used to guarantee the hygiene of the jacuzzi can disrupt the pH of the vaginal flora, which can promote gynecological infections – yeast infection due to Candida albicans, vaginal irritations due to Pseudomonas folliculitis … In addition, hot water is an environment conducive to the development of fungi and bacteria, dangerous for our gynecological health.
In a jacuzzi, the condom is ineffective
Second good reason not to give in to desire in a jacuzzi: according to the American gynecologist, condoms there would simply be … ineffective. Indeed, the combination of hot water + chlorine can increase the porosity of the material (= the condom turns into a strainer) and therefore lead to an unwanted pregnancy or a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Also, how do you keep a condom in place in a hot tub? It’s mission impossible, or almost.
Last argument, probably the most convincing: discomfort. Because if, in the films, the heroines love to make love in their jacuzzi (ideally located at the top of a skyscraper in New York with a dispenser of champagne and rose petals), in reality it is not. is not pleasant at all, as explained by Dr. Diana Hoppe. So, in hot water, the natural lubrication of the vagina is very limited, which leads to relatively painful intercourse. And a romantic comedy cliché that shatters, a …
