Yoni and Jade Eggs: What the Claims Say and What Prosecutors Found

Yoni eggs, usually polished jade or rose quartz, are sold to be worn inside the vagina for a few minutes or hours. Sellers describe them as an ancient practice for a stronger pelvic floor, better bladder control, balanced hormones and more pleasure. Here is how those claims have held up.

Myth: the claims are backed by science

In 2018, a group of California district attorneys reached a consumer protection settlement with a lifestyle company over its jade and rose quartz eggs. The products had been advertised to balance hormones, regulate menstrual cycles, prevent uterine prolapse and increase bladder control. Prosecutors said those claims were not supported by competent and reliable scientific evidence. The company paid $145,000 in civil penalties and offered refunds.¹

Myth: it’s an ancient practice

Researchers searched the online collections of four major Chinese art and archaeology museums in the U.S., covering more than 5,000 jade objects. They found no vaginal jade eggs and no evidence the practice existed in ancient Chinese culture.²

What the eggs are sold to fix, and what helps

Leaks when you laugh, cough or sneeze. The UK’s NICE³ guideline recommends supervised pelvic floor muscle training for at least three months as the first treatment for stress or mixed incontinence.³ A pelvic floor physical therapist can check that you’re squeezing the right muscles.

A heavy or bulging feeling. The NHS⁴ advises seeing a doctor if you notice a lump in or around your vagina. Treatments include pelvic floor muscle training, a support pessary fitted by a clinician, hormone treatment and surgery for more severe cases.⁴

Hormone or cycle changes. These need a clinician’s assessment, not a stone.

If you’re still curious

Talk with your gynecologist before inserting any object into the vagina that isn’t designed, tested and labeled for that use. Stop and get checked if you notice pain, bleeding, unusual discharge or odor.

Try: “I’ve been leaking a little and feel heaviness down there. A friend suggested a yoni egg. What would actually help, and can you refer me to pelvic floor therapy?”

Down There, Decoded includes a Down-There Log and a See script for appointments. Use them to note symptoms and questions for your visit. Explore the intimate-health playbook.