Doctors are warning against a new viral TikTok trend that sees single women use their vaginal discharge as perfume.
‘Vabbing’—which involves smearing fluid behind the ears and neck—was popularized by American TikTokker Mandy Lee, whose original video has racked up 1.5 million views.
Proponents claim it increases the chance of attracting men by spreading their pheromones—chemicals made by the body to attract mates in some animals.
Physicians, however, caution that there is no proof that this phenomenon occurs in people and that there is a significant risk of vaginal infections, particularly thrush, associated with this tendency.
MailOnline was informed by London-based private gynaecologist Dr Paraskevi Dimitriadi that it may also result in issues with conception.
According to Dr Dimitriadi, bacteria on women’s fingers can cause pelvic inflammatory disease, a condition in which the germs travel from the cervix to higher organs.
This may cause the fallopian tubes to become scarred, which would make it more difficult for fertilised eggs to enter the womb.
Vabbing—a combination of the words ‘vagina’ and ‘dabbing’—was first used as a hashtag on TikTok in June.
Since then, videos with the slogan have received millions of views.
The act itself is not totally dangerous, according to Dr Dimitriadi of the Centre for Surgery, a private cosmetic surgery facility in Paddington.
But ‘the question is how you collect the discharge’.
She said, ‘If you use dirty fingers inside your vagina to collect discharge, you can not only potentially traumatise the tissue in your vagina but also spread infection, potentially causing something as serious as a pelvic inflammatory disease.
‘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.’
Author and sex guru Shan Boodram developed the term “vabbing” in 2019 and claimed to have been using it for more than ten years to attract men.
‘I am certain that every single time I employ it, it makes me feel like an enchanted goddess with a delicious secret,’ she wrote in her book, The Game of Desire.
In June, a TikTok video featuring Mandy Lee rekindled the craze among younger viewers.
‘I swear if you vab, you will attract people, like a date, a one-night stand, or you’ll just get free drinks all night,’ she said in the video, which has since been deleted by the platform.
God help the next generation. Get ready for the next disease pandemic because this is a foul thing to do—it’s a waste product. Put it behind your ears and you’ll end up with infected ears. Put it anywhere that touches anything else and you have a disease event. What is wrong with people? Don’t they teach basic hygiene anymore?
A nasty culture has been spawned by social media.
What moron came up with this idea in the first place? More importantly, what group of troglodytes would do anything this repulsive and disgusting?
They now have a new perfume out; it’s called Eau de Pousse!
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