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Navigating pleasure and sex on high dose T therapy
Explore how testosterone affects clitoral growth, libido, vaginal health, and sexual pleasure for trans men, with tips.
Unlocking the mystery of menopause: the adrenal glands
Explore the pivotal role of adrenal glands in easing menopause symptoms with Simone Jeffries, perimenopause and vagina specialist naturopath.
Aunt Vadge: I’m pregnant and struggling with BV and UTIs
Pregnant and battling constant BV, UTIs and yeast? Why severe pain needs urgent review, why to skip boric acid, and how to address the nutrient and gut drivers safely.
E. faecalis byproducts: understanding vaginal symptoms
What Enterococcus faecalis produces in the vagina, ammonia, biogenic amines, hydrogen sulfide, biofilm and toxins, and how those byproducts drive AV and UTI symptoms.
Do I need to remove my IUD before Killing BV treatments?
Explore whether removing your IUD is necessary for effective bacterial vaginosis treatment and the factors influencing this decision.
My Vagina’s repository
Articles about bacterial vaginosis, aerobic vaginitis (AV), yeast infections and more
PCOS, BV and the vaginal microbiome
PCOS and BV are linked. How PCOS shifts hormones, insulin and inflammation to disrupt the vaginal microbiome and raise BV risk, plus the natural levers that help.
How to use the BV Oral Formula, AV Oral Formula and Ureaplasma Oral Formula
How to use the BV and AV-UTI specific herbal medicine as part of your Killing BV treatment.
The microbiome of the penis, semen and male reproductive tract
The penile microbiome is being examined for its role in fertility, infections and interactions with the vaginal microbiome.
Aunt Vadge: BV, yeast, UTIs – nothing is working! Help!
A year of recurrent BV, yeast and UTIs and nothing works? Why the antibiotic cycle keeps it going, and how your gut and hormones may be the real drivers.
Aunt Vadge: yeast infection, now yellow discharge – what is happening?
Yellow discharge and bumps, but fluconazole isn't working? It's probably not just yeast - more likely aerobic vaginitis. How to get the right diagnosis and tests.
Aunt Vadge: his precum touched me – can I be pregnant?
Precum touched the outside (clit and outer lips) - can you get pregnant? It's very low risk. The honest answer, plus emergency contraception and cycle facts.
Aunt Vadge: we did anal-vaginal sex and now I have AV that won’t go away
Aerobic vaginitis (E. coli, E. faecalis) that won't clear for years? It's usually refed from a gut reservoir - why treating the gut, not just the vagina, works.
Aunt Vadge: I have to change my undies 4 x day
Constant clear discharge but all tests are normal and your microbiome is 98% L. crispatus? That's healthy - so stop antimicrobials. The likely hormonal cause.
Aunt Vadge: did yoga tear my clitoris?
Scared you tore your clitoris exercising? You almost certainly didn't - lingering clitoral pain is more like clitorodynia, and it's treatable. Who can help.
Aunt Vadge: what are these white dots on clitoris and underwear?
Tiny white dots on your clitoris or specks in your underwear? Usually completely harmless - Fordyce spots, keratin pearls, or even toilet paper. What they are.
Aunt Vadge: I have so much discharge all the time
Constant heavy discharge that won't clear? Why it needs an exam first, the likely hormonal and microbiome causes, and budget-friendly things that help.
Aunt Vadge: I had ureaplasma and E. coli – which treatment do I use first?
Ureaplasma cleared but multi-resistant E. coli (ESBL) with pelvic pain won't go? Why this needs doctor-led care, not products as a cure - and where support fits.
What does a healthy vaginal microbiome look like?
What a healthy vaginal microbiome actually looks like, who's who among the microbes, and why 'no symptoms' matters more than a perfect test.