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Hyperosmolal vaginal lubricants markedly reduce epithelial barrier properties in a three-dimensional vaginal epithelium model (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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Looking at any interesting effects of propylene glycol in vaginal lubricants I stumbled upon this study. Then I found it isn't the only one pointing to hyperosmolal lubes causing damage to the epithelium either.

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[-] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Is it safe to use with a condom?

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

'tis not, like others said. Rolling with pullout for 20 years, been working so far. ๐Ÿ˜…

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