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Does your BV affect your partner’s HIV risk?
Can BV affect your partner's HIV risk? What the evidence says about bacterial vaginosis and HIV transmission, and why U=U comes first.
The history of douching and ‘feminine hygiene’ marketing
How shame-based 'feminine hygiene' marketing turned douching into a habit, and why it harms the vagina it claims to clean.
Does BV make it easier to catch HIV?
Does bacterial vaginosis raise HIV risk? What the evidence says about BV, the vaginal microbiome and HIV susceptibility.
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.
Your genes help shape your vaginal microbiome
A major Nature Genetics study shows host genetics helps shape the vaginal microbiome – part of the 'why' of recurrent BV.
Cervix-on-a-chip: how vaginal bacteria lower STI risk
An immune-capable 'cervix-on-a-chip' lets scientists watch protective L. crispatus shield against STIs in real time, confirming the microbiome shapes risk.
Enterococcus faecalis in the vagina: probiotics & treatment
How Lactobacillus crispatus and other probiotics kill E. faecalis and disrupt its biofilms – and what that means for treating aerobic vaginitis.
How to use Iners Defend (vagina)
Clear instructions on how to use Iners Defend vaginal pessary safely and effectively.
The impacts of birth control and pregnancy on vaginal pH
Got symptoms and are using birth control? We examine common forms of birth control and their impact on vaginal infections and pH.
The critical role of lactic acid in the vagina
Explore the benefits of lactic acid in vaginal health, from its antimicrobial properties to HIV protection.
Aunt Vadge: I’m cycling between yeast and BV, now I have HPV
Cycling between yeast and BV, and now a positive Pap? Both are common and manageable - how to break the cycle, and what a positive HPV result really means.
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’m 35, a virgin, and I’ve got questions about sex!
Scared first-time sex will hurt, especially after a painful exam? It can absolutely be pleasurable - how to ease into penetration at your own pace.
12 habits of healthy women
Discover the 12 essential habits that can transform your health and energy levels. These straightforward tips, based on years of experience with women’s health, will help you look and feel younger.
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: recurrent BV since I was 12
Recurrent BV that flares with sweets and stress? The fix is often in your gut and blood sugar - here's the whole-body approach, with the evidence.
Understanding vaginal tastes (the good and the bad)
A comprehensive overview of how different elements like diet, hygiene, and natural body secretions impact the taste of a vagina.
Comprehensive review of VagiBiom vaginal suppositories
VagiBiom vaginal suppositories combine probiotics, prebiotics, and hyaluronic acid in a patented formula to naturally promote vaginal health.
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.