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Is it ok to wear underwear to bed?

Is it OK to wear underwear to bed? by TODAY It's not uncommon for gynecologists to have patients who believe myths about their bodies. Some women rush to buy the latest rose water spray to treat a weird smell coming from their groin. Others buy expensive probiotics to protect their vaginal microbiome. Doctors want women to know this: Vaginas do best without supplements, perfumes or obsessive washing. “Your vagina is great,” Dr. Jen Gunter, an obstetrician and gynecologist, and author of the upcoming “Vagina and Vulva Bible,” told TODAY. “The whole area is designed to deal with crud. Every time you over clean it, over-pluck it, you are actually damaging the system that takes care of it.” Gunter and other doctors shared the truth behind some other commonly held myths about women’s bodies: 1. Myth: Strip off your skivvies for bed. The truth: There’s no evidence that wearing underwear — or not — to bed bolsters health. “Your vagina and vulva don’t have lungs. In fact,...