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Mis/Disinformation Resources

Weekly social media trends patients are seeing and guidance to address mis/disinformation
We track viral social media posts related to sexual and reproductive health and provide evidence-based talking points, so you can confidently address the mis/disinformation that shows up in your exam room.

Trending social media posts are updated weekly. New mis/disinformation guides are added each month.

Three mis/disinformation trends going viral now

Trends updated weekly by Bedsider Providers editors

1.

Video claims full panel testing is required to maintain vaginal hygiene

This video promotes a three-step “gold standard” feminine hygiene routine, including routine vaginal microbiome testing, pH-balancing cleansers, and moisture management techniques, framing these interventions as necessary for all healthy individuals. Routine microbiome testing is not recommended by established clinical guidelines for people without symptoms or a diagnosed condition, and there is no medical basis for presenting it as standard hygiene practice. The vagina is self-cleaning and typically maintains its own balance without specialty products or testing. By presenting a complex, product and test-dependent regimen as universally necessary, the video normalizes unnecessary interventions that may disrupt vaginal health rather than support it.
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@_msvanity

* EVERYTHING CAN BE FOUND IN MY AMAZON STOREFRONT UNDER HYGIENE* 1. The inside Stop using random probiotics. Get a full panel done to see what bacteria is making up your micro biome. Your strongest defender is going to be L. Crispatus, your support for that defender is going to be L.Jensenii ( These two strands are the good bacteria you want to be dominating your microbiome ) your panel will allow you to see what bad bacteria you need to get rid of, and what good bacteria you need to introduce more of. The two probiotics I use with those specific strands are @VagiBiom and @Jarrow Formulas 2. The outside When your microbiome is dominated by strong healthy bacteria, it’s easier to stay PH balanced because you have the right defenders fighting odor causing bacteria. For an extra step, a PH balancing cleanser will make sure the outside stays balanced as well. Not just soap, but a PH balancer. I do not use antibacterial down there, it will strip away your good bacteria as well. I use @pH-D Feminine Health sensitive foam wash. 3. Maintenance throughout the day Drying her is so important. You don’t want moisture to stay trapped down there. Everytime you get out the shower make sure she is dry. If you have a lot of hair, you will be more prone to sweat and trapped moisture so a great additional step is going to be wiping the perimeter with witch hazel. I use @Dickinson’s Witch Hazel Hope this helps 🫶🏽

♬ original sound – Vanity Rodriguez
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2.

Cycle syncing and lunar cycles

This video promotes “cyclical living” and includes claims that menstruating bodies sync with the lunar cycle and require uniform sleep patterns based on cycle phase, assertions that are not supported by science. The claim that intense exercise is “very, very unhealthy” during menstruation or the luteal phase is also an oversimplification: while hormonal fluctuations can influence energy levels, current evidence does not support universal restrictions on exercise intensity across cycle phases. As with many videos in this space, the framing positions alignment with “natural” rhythms as essential to well-being, while subtly casting hormonal contraception as working against the body rather than with it.
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@ufocaller

You are cyclical and time is not linear. If we would all be ready to start living according to our bodies we would change the world and finally we would feel alive again. It is not talked about enough that this is a huge part of the problem with our dopamine addiction, with why we have no energy for work and with why we don’t feel fulfilled even though we could. Let‘s plant seeds for a changed system 🌱 Tell me what you want to know 🌕 ☀️ #cyclicalliving #cycles #moonphases #sunphases #connectingtonature #naturestime #spiritualunderstanding #systemchange #worksystem #schoolsystem #womansbody

♬ Manifestation – Perfect, so dystopian
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3.

Misleading claims about abortion trauma

This video features a personal testimony of guilt, shame, and lasting trauma following abortion, with the speaker suggesting that people who say they were unaffected are being dishonest. While complex emotions after abortion are real and deserve acknowledgment, the claim that these experiences are universal misrepresents the evidence. Research consistently shows that abortion is not associated with increased risk of depression, anxiety, or PTSD, and that most people continue to believe their decision was the right one for them. By framing one person’s experience as the truth others won’t admit, the video reinforces stigma and contributes to a broader pattern of content that conflates individual testimony with population-level evidence.
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@freereinproductions

Jaid’s testimony is one of heartbreak, healing, and hope. She opens up about the emotional toll of ab0rtions, surviving abuse, and finding forgiveness through Jesus. 👉 Watch her full story now—link in bio.You are not alone. There is glory after this! AbortionTestimony ChristianTestimony DomesticViolenceSurvivor FaithAfterAbortion HealingInChrist ForgivenAndFree HopeAfterTrauma IAMSeries JesusSaves WomensTestimonies RedemptionStory EmotionalHealing

♬ Boundless Worship – Josué Novais Piano Worship
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