Something else? Ask Aunt Vadge – bottom left of your screen!Aunt Vadge: clitoral hood is disintegrating after a fingernail accident
Genital tissue that's breaking down over time is not a home-remedy situation – here's why this needs a doctor, and where to get seen.
Aunt Vadge: masturbating causes me to have back pain for a week
A 28-year-old gets back and leg pain for up to 10 days after masturbating - a classic sign of an overactive pelvic floor, and a job for a pelvic health physio.
Aunt Vadge: strange growths around my urethra
A 20-year-old noticed a small growth by her urethra that bleeds with sex after her first time - usually benign, but it needs examining in person.
Aunt Vadge: my vulva is peeling and itchy, my clitoris painful
A 21-year-old has an itchy, peeling vulva with clitoral pain and small recurring cuts - most likely a vulval skin condition that needs diagnosing in person.
Aunt Vadge: why am I bleeding when my boyfriend fingers me?
A virgin keeps bleeding when her boyfriend fingers her - usually the hymen stretching plus friction grazes, and going slower with lube sorts it out.
Aunt Vadge: weird dry, itchy bumps on my labia
A 19-year-old has a dry, itchy patch on her labia that won't go away and worries it's herpes - far more likely a vulval skin condition that needs diagnosing.
Aunt Vadge: I now bleed heavily after being fingered even though I’m not cut…
A 22-year-old bleeds heavily every time her partner fingers her - most likely benign cervical ectropion, but persistent contact bleeding needs a proper check.
Aunt Vadge: my vagina smells like something died in it
Her vagina smells like something died up there when she gets her period. What is it and how can she fix it?
Aunt Vadge: tear that hasn’t healed in three months
A young reader has a labial tear that hasn't healed in three months and is scared to see a doctor - why it needs examining, and how to get seen confidentially.
Aunt Vadge: my shower head cut me while masturbating – will I be ok?
A young reader split the skin under her clitoral hood with a shower head and it hasn't healed in a year - why it needs checking, and how to get seen.
Aunt Vadge: my partner just wants to finger me and try to make me squirt, but I hate it
A 61-year-old's partner could only orgasm by fingering her to squirt, which she hated - on bodily autonomy, pressure, and when incompatibility is reason to leave.
Aunt Vadge: Ongoing yeast problems, chlamydia, rashes
A 26-year-old is stuck in a cycle of yeast, BV odour, chlamydia and a groin rash after repeated antibiotics - how to rebuild the microbiome and break the loop.
Aunt Vadge: little white bumps on my labia
Tiny, painless white bumps on the inner labia that don’t itch or hurt are usually Fordyce spots – normal oil glands. Here’s how to tell.
Aunt Vadge: unexpected bleeding after fingering – is it my hymen?
A single spot of blood after fingering is usually a small friction graze, not your hymen. What it means, and when bleeding is worth checking.
Aunt Vadge: I have to ride a bike tomorrow, but I’ve cut my labia
A 20-year-old scratched her labia and has to ride a bike tomorrow - how to cushion, protect and soothe a labial cut so you can still ride.
Aunt Vadge: can I use ‘womb pearls’ to treat BV?
Are 'womb pearls' a safe way to treat BV? No – here's why to avoid vaginal detox pearls, plus what actually helps recurrent BV.
Aunt Vadge: had sex, now pain and blood when I pee… what’s going on?
Pain and a little blood when you pee after sex is usually a UTI or chlamydia. Two weeks in, it needs testing. What to do and when to see a doctor.
Aunt Vadge: have I discovered a double vagina?
A wall of tissue dividing the vagina can be a longitudinal vaginal septum, or 'double vagina'. What it means, and why to see a gynaecologist.
Aunt Vadge: small lump inside the lip of my vagina
A small painless lump inside the labia is often a harmless Bartholin's cyst. Warm baths help – but don't drain it yourself. When to see a doctor.
Aunt Vadge: it stings when I pee – can I still have sex?
Stinging when peeing after first-time sex, with bleeding and discharge, needs a check – it can be a UTI or an STI like chlamydia. What to do.