Careful Gwyneth Paltrow's jade eggs for the vagina can pose a health risk

Gynecologist warns of vaginal eggs by Gwyneth Paltrow
American actress Gwyneth Paltrow sells jade eggs for her vagina in her online shop. Among other things, the regular use should lead to more orgasms and contribute to a hormonal balance. A gynecologist now warns of this supposed miracle cure. The eggs pose a great health hazard.

Health gadgets with serious consequences
Public figures should in principle be very cautious with their statements in public, as their positions are not only widely perceived but, above all, are often adopted relatively uncritically by followers. So if a celebrity sells promising health gadgets in their online store and praises them as a panacea, the effect should be proven. However, this is not the case with the jade eggs for the Vagnia, which the American actress Gwyneth Paltrow sells in her shop. Much worse: Such products can have serious health consequences.
The jade vaginal eggs that Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow markets are a huge health risk. Among other things, they can lead to a potentially fatal toxic shock syndrome. (Image: gusak / fotolia.com)
Jade egg for the vagina
The Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow has in her online shop "Goop" all sorts of curiosities on offer. One product has now come under particular scrutiny: The Jade Egg for the vagina, which is said to promote, among other things, "increasing chi, leading to more orgasms that improve hormonal balance and feminine energy in general" with regular use According to a gynecologist, a health hazard.

Effects based on "alternative studies"
The promoted effects of the egg-shaped jade stones were based, among other things, on "alternative studies". The products, which are sold today for the equivalent of over 60 euros, were "a closely guarded secret of Chinese queens and concubines of antiquity" been "in order to stay in shape for the emperor".

Dr. Jen Gunter, a California gynecologist rightly points out in her blog that this marketing is anything but progressive.

"Nothing says more about female emancipation than just doing something to please a man," writes the gynecologist. "And the claim that they provide a balanced hormone balance is biologically simply impossible."

"What kind of feminine energy? I am a gynecologist and I do not know what that is !? How do you test them? "

Bacteria can accumulate on the eggs
The doctor goes much further. The vaginal eggs are not just humbug but represent a major health threat for the users.

"Regarding the recommendation that women should sleep with a jade egg in their vagina, I would like to point out that jade is porous, it can accumulate bacteria," said Dr. Jade. Gunter.

The egg could become a disease carrier. Bacterial infections of the vagina or even a so-called Toxic shock (TSS) could be the result. And this disease can be deadly.

Life-threatening infectious disease
TSS is an infectious disease with the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. Most of the pathogens enter the organism via tampons, especially if they remain in the body too long.

Therefore, worked on an app that girls and women reports the necessary change of a soaked tampon.

Although the disease is extremely rare with one case per 200,000 inhabitants, it can be fatal, as various cases have shown. A few years ago, a TSS case of a celebrity caused an international sensation. At the time, former Vogue model Lauren Wasser lost a leg, though she claims to have kept to the rules and changed her tampons on a regular basis.

Tormented face because of clenched butt
"Regarding the suggestion to wear the Jade Egg while walking, I would like to point out that the pelvic floor muscles are not designed to contract continuously," Dr. Gunter.

It also uses other muscles to keep the egg inside. "It may be squeezing the butt all day long that leads to the agonized expression of many people, not some glowing energy," says the doctor sarcastically.

Steam bath for the vagina
The vaginal eggs are not the first "health tip" from Gwyneth Paltrow, which causes a stir. As the "Washington Post" reported, recommended the Hollywood size in the past, including a $ 15,000 expensive, golden dildo.

In 2015, the multimillionaire had accepted a challenge to live only on food stamps - and has given up after just four days.

Whimsical was her recommendation for a vagina steam bath. Women should sit over a hot pot of water and herbs to cleanse the uterus and regulate female hormonal balance. There is no scientific evidence for the effectiveness of this procedure - of course -. (Ad)