The conservative talk-show host Ben Shapiro criticized the song, saying women with a "wet a-- p----" should "get the medical care they require."
But OB-GYNs and medical researchers voiced their support for the song, saying it's normalizing an important biological process.
"Vaginal lubrication is common & orgasm experience depends on the individual," Dr. Daniel Grossman wrote on Twitter. "We should not shame women who have WAP."
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Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's anthem dedicated to lubricated vaginas, "WAP," is being celebrated for its sex positivity and open discussion of a crucial bodily function.
But some are concerned that a "wet a-- p----" might be bad for your health.
"My only real concern is that the women involved — who apparently require a 'bucket and a mop' — get the medical care they require," the conservative talk-show host Ben Shapiro wrote on Twitter. "My doctor wife's differential diagnosis: bacterial vaginosis, yeast infection, or trichomonis." (Trichomonas is an infection caused by a parasite called trichomonas vaginalis.)
But OB-GYNs and sexual-health researchers are firing back, saying lubricated vaginas are perfectly healthy.
'It's normal—important even—for women to have a WAP'
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Dr. Daniel Grossman, an OB-GYN and researcher focused on abortion and contraception at the University of California at San Francisco, expressed his support for the song on Twitter.
"In my medical opinion, it's normal—important even—for women to have a WAP," Grossman wrote. "Vaginal lubrication is common & orgasm experience depends on the individual. We should not shame women who have WAP."
Dr. Jennifer Gunter, an OB-GYN, tweeted that having a lubricated vagina is so key for healthy sex that she wished she could write a prescription for it.
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