Something else? Ask Aunt Vadge – bottom left of your screen!Aunt Vadge: we had sex, but now my boyfriend has a red, itchy, sore penis – was it my thrush?
She had sex for the first time with her new boyfriend, but now he has a red, itchy, sore penis. What's gone on?
Aunt Vadge: four fingers and now I’m bleeding and sore – what’s happened?
She got finger-banged by her boyfriend with four fingers, which she likes, but now she's sore and bleeding. We discuss.
Aunt Vadge: Is my NuvaRing giving me major fissuring?
Recurring fissures and itching blamed on the NuvaRing are often an under-treated yeast infection - here's how to tell and what helps.
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Articles about bacterial vaginosis, aerobic vaginitis (AV), yeast infections and more
Aunt Vadge: when I masturbate with one finger, I always bleed. Why?
Painless bleeding when you finger yourself is usually a small, harmless spot - here's what causes it and why a quick check is worth it.
Aunt Vadge: my masturbation cuts are infected – what should I do?
Infected-looking cuts with swollen lymph nodes need a doctor and a swab - here's why, and how to care for the area meanwhile.
Aunt Vadge: I just had a baby and have a tear in my labia – how can I soothe it?
Easing a painful postpartum labial tear - the comfort measures that help, and why severe pain needs your midwife to check it.
Aunt Vadge: I had sex, now I’m bleeding and too scared to tell my mum
Non-stop bleeding after sex needs urgent care - how to get to a doctor today, even if you can't tell your mum what happened.
Aunt Vadge: I gave my boyfriend a BJ, then his penis touched my vulva – can I get pregnant?
Can dried, cleaned-up sperm get you pregnant from outside contact? Why the risk is very low, and when a test makes sense.
Aunt Vadge: my period is 10 days late – am I pregnant or is it something else?
A late period after protected sex is far more likely to be a skipped cycle than pregnancy – here's how to check and when to see a doctor.
Aunt Vadge: my vulva is really, really sensitive
A vulva that stings when you wipe and stays dry is usually irritation, arousal or hormones – the likely causes and what to try.
Aunt Vadge: I have a tear on my urinary meatus that won’t heal
A non-healing urethral tear after vaginal mesh needs a urogynae review – here's what can help the tissue and when to act.
Aunt Vadge: painful sex that has resulted in a tear and brown discharge
A tear at the vaginal opening after painful sex usually heals in a week – the red flags to watch, and how to prevent it.
Aunt Vadge: weird smell after sex with a condom
Why you might notice a smell after sex with a condom, what's behind it, and when it's worth a quick swab.
Aunt Vadge: how can I help my girlfriend have a vaginal orgasm?
How to explore vaginal orgasms together - the anatomy, the g-spot truth, and why there's nothing to fix if she loves her clitoral orgasms.
Aunt Vadge: why am I so sore after fingering?
Sore or stinging after being fingered is usually tiny grazes that heal in days. How to soothe it, and the signs it's a urinary tract infection.
Aunt Vadge: I’m really scared of breaking my hymen
Your hymen stretches rather than breaks – how to make first-time sex comfortable, with no surgery needed.
Aunt Vadge: can fingering bring on a double period?
Fingering can't bring on a period – when two bleeds in a month is a harmless blip, and when to get it checked.
Aunt Vadge: My vagina is itchy after being fingered
Itching after fingering is usually healing – how to check your hymen, and why no doctor can tell you've been fingered.
Aunt Vadge: his precum touched me – could I be pregnant?
Precum can carry sperm, so the risk is low but not zero – your emergency contraception options and when to test.