Something else? Ask Aunt Vadge – bottom left of your screen!Understanding and treating hormonal vulvodynia
Vulvodynia may have hormonal roots, ranging from being on the the pill , taking certain medications. or having lost an ovary or breast to cancer.
Congenital or acquired neuroproliferative vulvodynia
We take a look at neuroproliferative vulvodynia, where there are too many pain-sensing nerve-endings around the vaginal entrance.
DEADLINE SEPT 2018 National Vulvodynia Association (NVA) Invites Medical Research Proposals on Generalised Vulvodynia
The National Vulvodynia Association is seeking research proposals on the causes or treatment of generalised vulvodynia, with $50,000 in research grants available.
USA: painful sex and have Medicare? Your treatment is NO LONGER excluded from Medicare Part D
If you are menopausal, are experiencing pain during sex, and have Medicare in the USA, your drug treatments are covered.
Aunt Vadge: my boyfriend can’t finger me without pain
A little bleeding and soreness after being fingered is usually your hymen stretching plus going in before you were aroused. When to see a doctor.
Aunt Vadge: my boyfriend split me fingering and now it always hurts to have sex
She is suffering from serious vulvar pain during sex, making it impossible to even start sex. What's going on, and why did this happen after her boyfriend split her vagina?
Aunt Vadge: we’ve tried sex three times and it’s excruciating for her
A guy is wondering how he can prevent sex from being excruciating for his girlfriend. They were both virgins, and she has never masturbated before.
Aunt Vadge: we’re newly married and can’t figure out how to make sex feel good
A 27-year-old guy is newly married, both virgins. They are trying to figure out how to have sex so that it feels good.
Aunt Vadge: sex hurts every single time and now it just hurts all the time
Every time her and her boyfriend have sex, she's pretended it didn't hurt, and now she has just pain all the time.
Female smegma: causes, hygiene and how to clean safely
Female smegma buildup under the clitoral hood explained — what it means, why it happens, and safe cleaning tips.
Aunt Vadge: vulvodynia and clitorodynia at the beach – can I do anything?
She's at the beach and her vulvodynia and clitorodynia are playing up. Pain festival, but what can she do?
Aunt Vadge: Why did sex work the first time, but was impossible the second?
They had sex once and it went in, but the second time they tried, her vagina had shut up shop and they couldn't get it in. Why?
Aunt Vadge: I’m too scared of pain to have sex
She is afraid of pain when having sex, and it's stopping her and her boyfriend from having sex.
Allen-Masters syndrome
Allen-Masters syndrome is characterised by pelvic pain caused by trauma.
Vaginal dilators and dilation
We discuss the uses of vaginal dilators, including recommendations by experts on how to use dilators. Dilators are used in women whose vaginal canals have shrunk and thickened, or were not large to start with. There are many conditions that benefit from gradual stretching of the vagina.
Aunt Vadge: Why am I getting tears with my new boyfriend, but not my old one?
A woman is having problems with dryness and pain during sex.
Aunt Vadge: my boyfriend fingered me and went down on me and it hurt – why?
Sore after being fingered? Usually friction from rough or dry technique. How to soothe it, plus the red flags that mean it's worth seeing a doctor.
Aunt Vadge: I’m so tight, I can’t have sex with my new husband – help!
A new wife is having major issues with vaginal tightness. We discuss what she can do to figure out what's wrong and solve the problem.
Aunt Vadge: My vagina is so tight I can’t fit a penis into it
Is she too tight or is there something else going on?
Aunt Vadge: I have a tear on my urinary meatus that won’t heal
A non-healing urethral tear after vaginal mesh needs a urogynae review – here's what can help the tissue and when to act.