Something else? Ask Aunt Vadge – bottom left of your screen!Should I get an abortion?
Ideas for helping you decide if you want to have an abortion or not.
Abortion (pregnancy termination)
Learn what an abortion is, the different types of pregnancy terminations available, and what the abortion procedure is like.
Aunt Vadge: I took a dry tampon out and now I’m bleeding
A dry tampon pulled out has resulted in bleeding. Where is the blood coming from?
Causes of heavy periods
Heavy periods can be caused by (paradoxically) being low in iron, having hormonal imbalances, or even having liver issues.
Aunt Vadge: Am I pregnant?
Period late after using condoms every time, with negative tests? Why pregnancy is very unlikely, and what a late period usually means.
Checking out your own cervix
Instructions on how to take a look at your own cervix.
Aunt Vadge: over-wiping on my period has left me sore and cut
What do you do if seeing your period creeps you out?
Aunt Vadge: I yanked a tampon out and now it hurts
Yanking out a tampon has caused urinary and vaginal pain at her next period. Why?
Choosing the best birth control for you
Choosing the right birth control can be tricky, but there is one out there for you!
Periods
Periods can give you plenty of grief across your life, with period pains, blood going everywhere, ruined underwear, money spent on products, and the mood swings. Learn more so you can manage your periods better.
Can I have sex with a tampon in?
Learn how to navigate sex when you have left a tampon in, including how to get it out on the sly.
The facts about toxins in tampons
Tampons are thought to be pretty safe to use.
Tampons being used to find sewerage in rivers
Tampons are being used as glowing beacons of pollution.
Dioxins in US tampons – why it isn’t a concern
Dioxins are one of the 'dirty dozen' worst toxic pollutants.
Tampon absorbency ratings
What tampon absorbency ratings mean.
The invention of tampons
A short history of tampons.
Aunt Vadge: burning after intimacy during my period
Why your vaginal opening might burn after sex during your period, and the simple things that stop it.
Vaginal atresia
Vaginal atresia is where the vagina is closed off or doesn't exist, with four common reasons why this might happen. Atresia means narrowing of a body cavity or passage.
Aunt Vadge: Do I have a short vagina?
A firm wall two fingers deep is usually the cervix or a tense pelvic floor, not a short vagina. What that block is, and how to sort it.
Vaginal prolapse, pelvic organ prolapse and vaginal/pelvic relaxation syndromes
The prolapse of pelvic organs into the vagina can occur for several reasons, with treatment available.