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Harare Women Stop Washing Private Parts For Fear Of Having Cervical Cancer
In a shocking incident, many women from Harare have reportedly vowed to stop using tap water to wash their private parts in a bid to avoid developing cervical cancer.
According to Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey of 2010, cervical cancer accounts for 32% of all cancers among women and nearly 1,500 people die of general cancers in Zimbabwe every year.
“We no longer want want to wash our private parts with tap water because it might cause cervical cancer. We are not biochemists, but we worry about our health and need to take precautions,” Rita Nyamupinga – Female Prisoners’ Support Trust director told Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni during a residents consultative meeting recently.
Cervical cancer normally develops in the cervix, which is the lower narrow part of the uterus. The uterus is the hollow, pear-shaped organ where a baby grows during a woman’s pregnancy.
Christopher Magadza, a researcher and water expert, told journalists during a wetlands media tour that Harare, due to loss of wetlands, is being supplied with water that contains 50% recycled urine. Therefore, half of the water that Harare residents drink, is made up of other people’s urine!
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Mwila
March 4, 2014 at 5:28 pm
Did u interview all the women in Harare? Was it door to door? Were they unanimous that this is what they have decided to be dooing? This is a fallacy of generalization. Please, for the sake of human dignity and respect for women, let us be prudent in the manner of reporting certain issues meant for public consumption. Thanks.
JDW18
March 4, 2014 at 5:41 pm
In Zambia during cervical cancer screening at UTH ladies are told not be inserting the fingers into their private parts .The vagina has the mechanism of cleaning and I stand to be corrected
?
March 4, 2014 at 5:45 pm
AUTO MECHANISM, CHIGAYO. pwaaa aha aha aha.
Kenn
March 4, 2014 at 5:43 pm
Very funny, but sad development for drinking urine-polluted water. Hope Mugabe drinks the same water, if not he should make everything right for everyone or he should start partaking in the urine being fed to his citizens. Let him act quickly.
clit.com
March 4, 2014 at 6:26 pm
The vagina yes it has a self cleaning mechanism.but the vulva should be cleaned well with clean water and soap.please let not mislead the massed
Question
March 4, 2014 at 6:40 pm
Who wrote this article?
Chibote
March 4, 2014 at 6:43 pm
The Vulva should be cleaned with water only, no soaps. Soap should only be used to the outside only.
Goddess
March 4, 2014 at 7:24 pm
Ever heard of intim wash? It’s what clean women like i use!! Smells nice and keeps us fresh the whole day!! Plain water is for peasants which leaves you smelling like raw kapenta..YUCK
SEKOPONOKE
March 6, 2014 at 8:07 am
Iwe Godess wilayumfwa ati ubomfya intim what abt when you were born tabalekusambika amenshi ya plain banoko apo pa _____ pa mobe?
umuzompiki
March 10, 2014 at 12:59 pm
even though your are a woman..chikala chobe! how do you surely,surely write like that on your fellow women…tawakwata amano waba ich……!
Zambian Lesbian
March 4, 2014 at 7:15 pm
Kenn
March 5, 2014 at 9:30 am
Lesbian, washuta blank? landa tumfwe.
Virgin Pride
March 5, 2014 at 12:13 am
We like the idea of intimate (intim) wash. Nomba mushita Kwisa?
Chendela Mundeke
March 5, 2014 at 6:15 pm
Kubulaya mune!! Kumwenu uko tafimonwamonwa.
impi -zulu
March 5, 2014 at 9:51 am
cleaning the same with tap water will make a woman or lady not to be tasty.though this sounds like a joke just like a joke try to taste it e
pichu
March 5, 2014 at 11:42 am
can someone explain this self cleansing mechanism.what exactly happens?what washes the vag naturally?anyway it seems like it works well with some women and not all.
Janet
March 5, 2014 at 12:27 pm
Most women are avoiding washing their vaginas with soap or inserting a finger there because of the risk of getting cervical cancer. I used to insert my finger inside my vagina and clean it until it squicks but since 2011 I stopped because a workmate warned me that it was not good. So from 2011 up to now (3 years), I have never inserted a finger in my vagina when bathing. I just clean the outside with soap to take away any smells.
strawberry flavoured
March 5, 2014 at 6:18 pm
Janet kanshi ngawapengula mo “kapata” you must smell like a rotten fish market!
Chisenga
March 6, 2014 at 11:24 am
I am not a medical doctor but a lot of your fears are unfounded. They are not supported by scientific evidence. Many of our beliefs are shaped by information which is not true. To be honest, I do not believe that washing of private parts using water and soap can cause cancer. Even the inserting of the finger in the vagina cannot cause cancer. This can only be true when the finger has cancer causing bacteria on it. If the mere inserting of the finger can cause cancer, then even the mere act of inserting the penis into the vagina can also cause cancer. There is overwhelming scientific evidence that cervical cancer is caused by a virus. This virus is mainly carried by uncircumcised men who do not clean their penis. They transmit this virus during sexual intercourse. Such men are therefore advised to thoroughly clean their ”guns” with soap and water. This will significantly reduce the occurrence of cervical cancer in women. Women are also advised to watch their diet. Women should not go overboard with meat. Eating too much meat can greatly increase the chances of many types of cancer (including cervical cancer). This does not exclude women from observing high standards of hygiene. Washing of the vagina with soap and water will actually help to get rid of many bacteria which can cause many other diseases. It will also help to eliminate unpleasant smell from the vagina.
yark
March 5, 2014 at 12:31 pm
disgusting topic………jst hearing comments about bad smells,natural mechanism’s…….yarkkkkkk!!!!!
Trixy
March 5, 2014 at 12:58 pm
You are crazy!
Yess man
March 5, 2014 at 12:39 pm
some topics awe sure they change how we view everything!!
erect erection erectile erectus
March 5, 2014 at 12:53 pm
That’s one way of dealing with the transfer of HPV. They must let off such a God awful stink that no man wants to f*ck them. Thereby reducing prevelence rates.
@skugy
March 5, 2014 at 1:53 pm
HER PUSSSY WILL BE ROTTEN
strawberry flavoured
March 5, 2014 at 6:19 pm
Janets, ka!
t.bone and nshima
March 5, 2014 at 3:15 pm
Even men will have prostest cancer if they use a tissue to wipe their manhood after intercourse.but men should use clean water such mineral water or fortfified wine instead.
Kasama Swag
March 5, 2014 at 9:23 pm
Nga walila mumaalwa, kusukako na castle or mosi, mwe baka chasu ikamyocha ama koko.
Anonymous
March 5, 2014 at 11:31 pm
YUCK you stink!
Kasama Swag
March 6, 2014 at 8:54 pm
BETTER THAN YOU.
small axe
March 5, 2014 at 3:57 pm
Janet i urge u to start again to insert your finger in your vagina ok swit babe to avoid that bad smell.
Isaac
March 5, 2014 at 8:50 pm
Mugabe is as foolish as our own ukwa
Kenn
March 6, 2014 at 9:02 pm
@ Isaac its hard for others to see, but there is time for everything, a time to be voted in and the time to be voted out in this case whether you force your self to be loved and think you can live forever.
Its being unwise.
sema jinx
March 5, 2014 at 11:15 pm
time z ticking 4de world 2last,wait 4 5yrs 2cam.
Trixy
March 6, 2014 at 9:08 am
But Mugabe zoona…awe sure….this man…awe mwandi….
Kenn
March 6, 2014 at 8:59 pm
@ Trixy, Its home sweet home, akuna matata.
Visionary Leader
March 6, 2014 at 11:35 am
When did women start to die? 1,500 women die every year its not true. How many women are there in Zimbabwe? How many widowers are there in Zimbabwe. Bring true statistics with meaning.
msh
March 6, 2014 at 8:50 pm
mwana bakazi ku zimbabwe ni ba mbili ku chila na bamuna
Anonymous
March 9, 2014 at 1:43 pm
ifyabupuba
Drinx
March 9, 2014 at 6:34 pm
NINI NZA DOTI ZI ZUNA.
Mayo Mayo
March 10, 2014 at 10:47 am
hahahaha mulifipuba fye bonse.
message
March 14, 2014 at 7:33 pm
try washing with Lactacyd.Very nive virginal wash soap.You cn get it from pnp