Something else? Ask Aunt Vadge – bottom left of your screen!Oligoovulation: infrequent ovulation explained
Ovulating infrequently? Oligoovulation means cycles over 35 days or fewer than eight or nine periods a year – here's what drives it and why it matters.
Aunt Vadge: I can’t find my vagina!
Can't find your vaginal opening for a tampon? It's not an obvious hole - it's tucked in soft folds. A gentle, step-by-step guide to finding it.
Aunt Vadge: I hate the look of my labia
Hate your 'roast beef' labia? Longer inner labia are completely normal and sexually sensitive - why not to 'fix' them, and how to sort the odour.
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: why has this cut appeared on my clit?
A small cut on your clitoris? Usually just friction or a nick that heals fast. The common causes (and the one to watch if it keeps happening), plus how to heal.
Aunt Vadge: What is this little bud on my vulva?
Worried your vulva or vaginal opening doesn't look like the diagrams? You're almost certainly normal - the likely simple reason, and a calm plan for seeing a doctor.
Aunt Vadge: How do I treat histamine intolerance?
Itchy clitoris or vulva that flares before your period? It's often histamine overload. Why finding the root cause, not just chasing the itch, is the real fix.
How to make a pelvic exam or pap smear easier
Evidence-based, practical ways to make a pap smear or pelvic exam more comfortable and less painful.
Breastfeeding: impact on oestrogen levels, the vagina and pelvic floor
Breastfeeding keeps oestrogen low, which can cause vaginal dryness, low libido, pain with sex and microbiome changes. Why it happens, and what helps.
Understanding hiatal, umbilical and inguinal hernias
If your three body cavities are putting pressure on each other, the result can be hernias and pelvic problems.
Understanding the perineum
The perineum explained: the area between the vulva and anus, its muscles and its role in childbirth.
Aunt Vadge: small, red, tender lump near clitoris
A small, red, tender lump near your clitoris is almost always a harmless spot or ingrown hair. The safe way to settle it - and when to get it checked.
Aunt Vadge: labia bumps and swollen clit with cuts
Firm bumps on the labia plus a swollen clitoris with cuts? Bumps alone are often harmless, but that combination needs an in-person check. What it could be.
Aunt Vadge: irregular pink tissue around vaginal opening
Noticed pink, ruffly, tongue-like tissue at your vaginal opening? It's most likely normal hymenal remnants - but here's the one thing worth ruling out if it's new.
Aunt Vadge: white stuff and tears on my clitoral hood
White cottage-cheese stuff and small tears on your clitoral hood? Most likely smegma plus soap irritation - but how to tell it from yeast, and when to get checked.
Aunt Vadge: did I hurt my hymen masturbating?
Burning around the edges after going from one finger to two? You almost certainly didn't hurt your hymen - it's a small stretch that heals fast. How to avoid the sting.
Understanding clitoral phimosis (adherence)
Clitoral phimosis means the clitoral hood and clitoris adhere together. There are a few causes and in mild cases, just a small technique to unstick tissue.
Aunt Vadge: why is my vagina suddenly black?
Vulva suddenly looking darker? It's almost always normal pigmentation - genital skin is naturally darker and deepens with hormones, friction and time. Plus when it isn't.
Aunt Vadge: is my vagina too short?
Worried your vagina is too short because you can touch your cervix with a finger? You measured at the wrong moment - it lengthens with arousal and the cervix lifts away.