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Two 13-year-olds are worried about pregnancy after a precum incident.
Understanding and treating period pain
Understanding what type of period pain you are experiencing is important when deciding on treatments.
46,XX testicular difference of sexual development (DSD)
Folks with the 46,XX testicular difference of sexual development (DSD) are genetically female, but look (and feel) like males in every other way.
46,XX ovotesticular difference of sexual development (DSD)
The 46,XX ovotesticular genetic make-up means both ovarian and testicular tissue is present.
Turner syndrome
Turner syndrome is what life looks like with a missing X chromosome, in women. Turner syndrome is only found in females, with just one copy of the X chromosome present. Diagnosis might be made late, at puberty, when events don't pan out like they were expected to.
Obstructed uterine horn (non-communicating rudimentary horn)
What an obstructed uterine horn is, why it causes one-sided period pain, and how it is diagnosed and treated.
Kallmann syndrome
Kallmann syndrome is a genetic disorder characterised by lessened or no sense of smell and late/no puberty. Girls with Kallmann syndrome may fail to get their period and have very small breasts, with both boys and girls with this condition likely to have other abnormalities present.
Gestational trophoblastic disease (molar pregnancy)
A molar pregnancy is characterised by a positive pregnancy test, but the growing foetus is actually a tumour. There is actually no foetus present at all, and the pregnancy would never have been viable.
Persistent mullerian duct syndrome (PMDS)
PMDS is a disorder of sexual development that only affects males, but results in a person having a uterus and fallopian tubes. This ducting is present because of a failure for the mullerian ducts to transform under the influence of an enzyme.
What is free bleeding?
Free bleeding is a term used to describe a lack of impediment of menstrual blood - a pad, tampon or menstrual cup - out of the body and into your clothes (or cool period undies!).
Aunt Vadge: we had safe sex but now my period is late – why?
A girl is worried she is pregnant, even though she's been safe. Is it possible?
Aunt Vadge: is there any way to treat my underdeveloped ovaries and uterus?
A woman wants to know if her anatomical abnormality is fixable.
What are polycystic ovaries?
Polycystic ovaries are ovaries with many cyst-like structures on them, though whether they are true cysts or not will depend on investigations.
I’ve been diagnosed with PCOS – will I ever have children?
Learning that you have PCOS and may have difficulty conceiving can be a shock and difficult to deal with. Luckily, medical help is not the only way to fall pregnant and your ovaries can return to normal function. We explain.
Understanding and treating endometritis
How is endometritis different to PID? We discuss what endometritis is and how it's treated, with the two varieties - pregnancy and non-pregnancy-related endometritis. Each is separated out due to its causes.
How to fix PCOS
Fixing PCOS - truly fixing it - is a combination effort. We explain.
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 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: 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.