Something else? Ask Aunt Vadge – bottom left of your screen!How fertile is precum?
The pull-out method has been used successfully for all of humankind, but why does it work for some people and not for others? We explain.
What happens to your vagina during a vaginal birth
Here we outline all the things that may affect your vagina and vulva when you give birth vaginally, from contractions to the effect on vaginal tissue.
Aunt Vadge: I’m on the pill getting two periods a month
Getting two periods a month on a progestogen-only pill like Norgeston? Irregular bleeding is its #1 side effect - there's no oestrogen to steady the lining. What to do.
Understanding fertility
Having a solid grasp on what fertility is means you can figure out what your options are for preventing pregnancy and also for trying to get pregnant if you want to.
Aunt Vadge: I have a cut in my vagina that won’t heal after vaginal delivery
A birth tear that never healed? Often it's breastfeeding-related low oestrogen slowing it, granulation tissue, or a repair that didn't hold - all fixable. What to ask for.
Aunt Vadge: we had sex with a condom but my period is late – am I pregnant?
Used a condom, he didn't ejaculate, but your period's a week late and you're panicking? You're very unlikely pregnant - usually it's late ovulation. Take a test for certainty.
Aunt Vadge: I was fingered now my period is late – am I pregnant?
Fingered, then bled for a few days, and now your period seems late? Fingering can't cause pregnancy - and that bleed may have been your period. The reassuring facts.
Aunt Vadge: I gained weight recently – is that why my period is late?
Gained weight and your period's late? They often share one hormonal cause rather than one causing the other - usually PCOS or thyroid. What to check, kindly.
Aunt Vadge: post-fingering burning, and could I be pregnant?
A 16-year-old is worried that she might be pregnant after her first sexual experience with her boyfriend: fingering, tongues, and pre-cummy shorts.
Aunt Vadge: naked grinding with precum – can I be pregnant?
They were naked grinding and she isn't sure if she can get pregnant this way or not.
What to expect from your period
We go over what you should expect from your first ever periods and talk over how to manage them, including what products to buy, how to predict your periods, and what cramps mean.
What your period blood colour and consistency means
Wondering what clots in your period mean? Why period might be brown sometimes? What bleeding between periods could indicate? We explain the different colours, consistencies and (ir)regularities of your period.
Aunt Vadge: he put the tip in – could I be pregnant?
She was fooling around with her guy friend and he put the tip in. Now she's worried that his precum may have gotten her pregnant. Is she pregnant?
Aunt Vadge: my period is late but I’m not pregnant – what’s going on?
She is really stressed about school, and her period is normally like clockwork, and she definitely isn't pregnant, but it's late this time. What's happening to her, and why is her period late?
Aunt Vadge: a new tampon brand may not agree with my vagina
She tried a new brand of tampons, and now she's got a tear that hurts.
Aunt Vadge: am I late or pregnant?
The tip of his penis touched her vagina - could she be pregnant, or is her period late for another reason? We investigate.
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.
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.
Perineal tears
Perineal tearing is usually from childbirth, where the impact of the baby coming out of the birth canal tears the posterior fourchette and perineum. These types of tears are on the rise, but it's unclear why.