You may find yourself regularly reaching for panty liners – better to be safe than sorry, particularly when it comes to the guessing game of when your period is about to arrive or if you experience heavier discharge at certain times of the month.

Yet, gynaecologist Dr Nicole Williams has taken to TikTok to warn why you should use them ‘sparingly’ and certainly not ‘every day’ given the impact they could potentially have on your vagina’s health.

The dan:gers of ‘panty liner ab:use’

In the video, the doctor reveals she met with a patient the day before who told her she ‘wore a pantyliner every day’.