Something else? Ask Aunt Vadge – bottom left of your screen!Evidence for using apple cider vinegar (ACV) as an antimicrobial and antifungal
We examine the evidence regarding apple cider vinegar as an antimicrobial, specifically as it relates to vaginal use for BV and other microflora imbalances.
Oxalates and vulvodynia
Oxalates are normal and natural, but if too many of them are making their way to the kidney and bowel, oxalates can affect the vagina.
CLOSED DEC 2019: Be part of a pelvic floor study from your couch! (ends Dec 2019)
Be a part of scientific research - Monash University wants your pelvic floor experiences! Fill out the survey now.
Aunt Vadge: my new girlfriend has major pain when I touch her vaginal entrance. Why?
Your girlfriend has pain at the vaginal entrance but not the clitoris? It's usually protective tensing in someone new to sex - but here's the nuance worth knowing.
Understanding methylation, MTHFR and homocysteine
Methylation can be impaired if you've tested positive for the MTHFR gene, resulting in high homocysteine levels.
Understanding and treating vaginal lactobacillosis (VL) (leptothrix vaginalis)
Lactobacillosis is characterised by vaginal colonisation and overgrowth of longer than usual lactobacilli, causing unpleasant symptoms.
Are Coca-Cola douches a good method of birth control?
No, Coke is not a good form of birth control! We look into the scientific research on why Coca-Cola isn't going to prevent pregnancy.
Vintage douche ads
A classic collection of horrible vintage ads for 'feminine hygiene' products to point and laugh at.
Douching as a form of birth control
Douching used to be one of our only options for birth control, however we know now that douching does more damage than good. And it doesn't prevent pregnancy.
BV and ovarian cancer – is there a link?
Can an unhealthy vaginal microbiome contribute to or cause ovarian cancer? Researchers look into it.
Review: Culturelle Women’s Healthy Balance
This probiotic has some of the very best vaginal colonisers and can be used, with a capsule switch to veggie, vaginally.
Review: AZO Complete Feminine Balance Daily Probiotic
This product contains the best vaginal colonisers and warriors, and when the capsules are switched to vegetable at home, is a great vaginal probiotic.
My Vagina’s repository
Articles about bacterial vaginosis, aerobic vaginitis (AV), yeast infections and more
Gentian violet health warning – use at your own risk!
The Canadian Government has banned all products containing gentian violet for humans and animals due to ingestion/absorption health concerns.
Aunt Vadge: inserting a tampon gives me unbearable pain
Can't insert a tampon, and sex is impossible from pain? It's likely vaginismus - not a structural fault but a retrainable reflex. The hopeful, self-directed path.
Aunt Vadge: dry vagina, possible EBV, nobody can help me – help!
Extreme vaginal dryness and painful sex in your 70s? The likely driver is menopausal atrophy, not EBV - and there are real natural moisture avenues to explore.
Aunt Vadge: I’m in a remote area and have a horrible yeast infection – help!
Recurring 'yeast' that won't quit despite full treatment, in a remote area? It might not be yeast at all. How to tell it from cytolytic vaginosis, and what to ask for.
The role of vitamin A in the vagina and urinary tract
Here we discuss the importance of vitamin A in the mucosal surfaces of the reproductive and urinary tract.
Aunt Vadge: is this a fingering wound or my period?
Bled after being fingered for the first time, then darker blood when your period was due? It's likely a small graze, then your period arriving. How to tell them apart.
Aunt Vadge: vag on fire after using new bubble bath!
Vulva on fire, itchy and irritated after a bubble bath? It's contact irritation from the foaming agents and fragrance. How to soothe it fast, and what to watch.