At this point, if you had a dollar for every time someone told you to pee after sex, you’d have enough to buy a truckload of AZO. But beyond the whole sex-then-pee routine, what else is there to do post-romp? Apparently, there’s a lot.
As it turns out, locking down a post-sex routine can be the difference between a super-steamy sex life—and a perma-vengeful vagina.
“Good hygiene should always be the rule, not the exception, especially after sexual contact,” says Sherry Ross, M.D., ob-gyn and women’s health expert in Santa Monica, California. “Sex can bring a host of new bacteria, which is challenging for the vagina to fend off,” she says.
And, as we mentioned, peeing after sex isn’t the only thing you can do to ward off UTIs and other unpleasantness.
Here, five more super easy and actually enjoyable post-nookie rituals to keep your vagina happy and healthy (and your sex life stellar).