By Niesha Davis
It all started with an itch down there. At first, I thought my newfound discomfort was brought on by a new hygiene routine. “It must be that new body wash I bought,” I said to myself. I always heard rumors that cleansing yourself down there with fruity, fragranced soaps could wreak havoc on the pH balance in your vagina, and now it seems I was paying the price. I hurried myself to the bathroom to wash off with something less pungent, and relief came, albeit temporarily. But the tingly feeling never subsided and it returned with a vengeance later the next evening. In the days that followed, the feeling intensified and eventually progressed to a full-blown rash. I began to panic…
