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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.
Aunt Vadge: how do I tell my girlfriend she has a smelly vagina?
How do you tell your partner about a persistent vaginal odour without hurting her? Reframe it as a common, treatable health issue - not her fault. A kind guide.
Ingredients to keep away from your vag – bubble bath, here’s looking at you!
Check the ingredients on everything you put near your vuvla, particularly in the shower or bath. You can be irritating your delicate tissue without knowing.
Aunt Vadge: I had unprotected rough sex and now my vagina smells fishy – why?
Fishy smell after unprotected sex at the end of your period? Most likely BV - the period-plus-semen pH shift explains the timing. Plus the bit about your partner.
How do lesbians lose their virginity?
When you are still technically a virgin or not is a complicated question based on old ideas of purity. You lose your virginity when you say you do!
Aunt Vadge: is discharge after sex normal?
A little white discharge on his penis after sex? Totally normal - it's your own arousal fluid. Plus a simple guide to which discharge actually warrants a check.
Aunt Vadge: my daughter wants to shave her bikini line but I’m scared for her safety
Your daughter wants to remove her pubic hair and you're worried about safety? Your caution about a bare razor is sound. The safe options, and what to tell her.
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: transparent bubbly liquid coming out of my vagina
Clear, bubbly liquid every time you're aroused since you started being fingered? That's healthy arousal fluid from your Skene's glands - a good sign, not an infection.
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.
Aunt Vadge: we were rough for my first time and I bled
Bled after rough first-time sex, then bled again when you checked? It's a small graze, and inspecting it reopened it. Leave it alone to heal - plus the newbie rules.
Aunt Vadge: how do I bring up sex with my boyfriend (and what about my vagina’s taste?)
How to bring up sex with your partner, whether you're too young, and why you taste sour (spoiler: that's a healthy vagina). Warm, honest answers to all three.
Aunt Vadge: I plucked my pubic hair and now have red bumps – why?
Plucked your pubic hair and now have red bumps? It's folliculitis - inflamed follicles - and why it happens depends on each hair's growth cycle. How to soothe it.
Aunt Vadge: I’m scared of my doctor doing a pelvic exam
Terrified of a pelvic exam, a male doctor, or the speculum? You may not even need one - self-collection HPV screening means no speculum. Plus your rights, and the tips.
Aunt Vadge: I’ve lost a grape inside my vagina
Lost a grape (or anything) deep in your vagina? It can't get lost - the vagina ends at the cervix. The safe way to get it out, and when to pop to a clinic.
Understanding the pelvic floor
The pelvic floor is critical for supporting pelvic organs, keeping us going to the toilet effectively, and enjoying sex.
Aunt Vadge: vagina feels funny during fingering
Two fingers hurt sometimes but not other times, and you feel 'strange' things inside? That very inconsistency means you're normal - it's arousal, and your own anatomy.