Aunt Vadge: I’m new to fingering, and it bled a little bit the last time – why?
A 16-year-old girl has started fingering herself, but the last time, she bled a little bit.
Amsel’s criteria – BV diagnostics
Amsel's criteria is a group of diagnostic techniques to establish a diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV). Amsel's criteria involves inspection of discharge, the whiff test, a pH measure, and the presence of clue cells (biofilm).
What is a vaginal wet mount?
A vaginal wet mount or wet prep is an in-office test where a doctor will examine vaginal fluids under their microscope to get an idea of what is living in your vagina, microbe-wise. This might include bacteria, yeasts, or parasites.
What is a clue cell in bacterial vaginosis diagnostics?
A clue cell is an epithelial (skin) cell from the vaginal walls that has been shed, but is coated in bacteria. We take a quick look at the clue cell, which is a key part of bacterial vaginosis diagnosis.
PASSED Aunt Vadge is turned on for a full week! Happy International Women’s Day 2018!
We're turning Aunt Vadge on for a full week! 8th March to 15th March 2018
My Vagina’s repository
Articles about bacterial vaginosis, aerobic vaginitis (AV), yeast infections and more
Why BV gets worse with your period – it’s not just pH
Ever wondered why your period causes a flare-up of your BV symptoms? Iron in your period may be more important than just pH.
Aunt Vadge: why did it hurt after I fingered myself this time, but not other times?
She fingered herself for the fourth time, but this time it's sore afterwards.
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome can appear soon after assisted reproduction techniques to stimulate ovulation. In this case, it overstimulates the ovary to the point where it requires medical oversight to avoid potentially dangerous outcomes.
Hypothalamic amenorrhoea
This is the medical name for no periods, but your periods have stopped due to three specific causes - being too skinny, over-exercising, and stress. These all affect your HPO HPA axes, and interfere with your body's ability to have a normal menstrual cycle.
How to turn your crappy old Nokia into a vibrator
We go through the ways you can turn an old Nokia phone into a vibrator, starting off with the alarm function, moving right through to having a 'friend' call you and let it ring out.
The difference between PCO and PCOS
Polycystic ovaries are a condition that affects the ovaries, while polycystic ovarian syndrome is a hormonal imbalance with genetic roots.
The vulva and vagina through ages and changes
An overview of how your vulva and vagina changes throughout your life, from being a newborn to old age.
How to moisten a dry vagina
A quick look at the different options for moistening a dry vagina.
How nature figures out when we get our periods
We look over a study that figured out that girls with older sisters got their periods later than girls without.
Aunt Vadge: I’m still grieving from my vulvectomy 14 years later
A 33-year-old is having trouble moving on from the grief of a vulvectomy when she was younger.
How getting wasted affects your vaginal ecosystem
A quick chat about getting wasted and how this affects your microbial colonies.
Cleaning up your diet to support healthy vaginal bacterial colonies
We look over some ways to improve your good bacterial colonies using diet.
Getting dirty cleanly
Here we go through some basic sexual hygiene practices that will help keep your vagina safe from pathogens and unwanted infections like UTIs and BV.
Managing stress in BV
Figuring out how to manage stress when you are treating BV.