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Aunt Vadge: it slipped in without a condom – can I be pregnant?
It slipped in without a condom and you're stressed about pregnancy? Emergency contraception is the thing that actually helps now - plus how worried to really be.
Aunt Vadge: can I use evening primrose oil for vaginal atrophy?
Can you insert evening primrose oil capsules vaginally for dryness? Yes - gelatin melts at body temperature. But here's what it can and can't do for atrophy.
Aunt Vadge: labia bumps and swollen clit with cuts
Firm bumps on the labia plus a swollen clitoris with cuts? Bumps alone are often harmless, but that combination needs an in-person check. What it could be.
Aunt Vadge: my vagina doesn’t get wet
Aroused but your vagina won't get wet? At a young age it's usually blood flow, not hormones - lubrication runs on nitric oxide. What to try to kickstart it.
Understanding vaginal wetness and dryness during sex
Vaginal dryness during sex, where you are turned on, can have a biological cause, which you can in some cases augment to improve blood supply and lubrication.
Aunt Vadge: irregular pink tissue around vaginal opening
Noticed pink, ruffly, tongue-like tissue at your vaginal opening? It's most likely normal hymenal remnants - but here's the one thing worth ruling out if it's new.
Aunt Vadge: white stuff and tears on my clitoral hood
White cottage-cheese stuff and small tears on your clitoral hood? Most likely smegma plus soap irritation - but how to tell it from yeast, and when to get checked.
Can fingering get you pregnant?
We run you through when fingering can result in a pregnancy, and if you need to worry or not, especially if your period is late.
Aunt Vadge: can I use the sticky end of a glue stick to masturbate?
Is masturbation okay before marriage, and can you use a glue stick? Yes, it's completely normal and healthy - but never a glue stick. What's actually safe.
Aunt Vadge: I feel like I need to pee 24/7
Feel like you need to pee 24/7 but only a few drops come out? It's the classic sign of a UTI or urethral inflammation. What to do, and the red flags to watch.
Aunt Vadge: Got fingered – am I pregnant?
Got fingered and now your period's late with tender breasts and nausea? The pregnancy risk is very low, and those are classic PMS signs - but take a test to be sure.
Aunt Vadge: I was fingered, now my period is late
Fingered and now your period's late? The two are completely unrelated - periods run on ovulation, and stress delays them. Plus what those white chunks mean.
Aunt Vadge: What kind of intersex am I?
Wondering if you're intersex - 'something' inside your vagina, odd periods, stalled puberty? Those are real clues worth investigating. How to get real answers.
Aunt Vadge: BV for 20 years…. help!
BV for 20 years that won't clear, especially after a hysterectomy? It's very often not BV at all. The clues your gynaecologist may be missing, and what to ask for.
Aunt Vadge: Did I hurt myself masturbating after Bartholin’s gland surgery?
Masturbated 15 days after Bartholin's gland surgery and now worried you've hurt it? Gentle external rubbing is very unlikely to cause harm. The signs that matter.
Aunt Vadge: I cut my clit shaving – can I have sex?
Cut your clitoris shaving and have a sex date coming up? It's not dangerous, but it'll likely sting. How to keep it comfortable and clean, or why waiting helps.
Aunt Vadge: did I hurt my hymen masturbating?
Burning around the edges after going from one finger to two? You almost certainly didn't hurt your hymen - it's a small stretch that heals fast. How to avoid the sting.
Aunt Vadge: water or urine after ThermiVa treatments
Watery, odourless discharge and a little spotting after ThermiVa (vaginal radiofrequency)? It's expected in the first 72 hours - treated tissue weeping, not urine.
Aunt Vadge: sex and fingering – am I pregnant?
Two days late after protected sex and fingering? You can relax - neither carries a real pregnancy risk, and two days late is normal cycle variation.
Coronavirus and your vagina
Wondering what impact coronavirus might have on your vulva or vagina? We go through what could happen and what to do about it.