Something else? Ask Aunt Vadge – bottom left of your screen!Aunt Vadge: itchy, sore, tears, cracks… yeast treatment sort of worked. What next?
If antifungals only half-clear the itch and cracks, it may not be yeast - diet, gut support, and when to get a swab.
Aunt Vadge: can I use tampons with a vaginal tear?
If a tampon hurts, skip it - and a tear that won't heal or keeps recurring needs a doctor's look.
Help prevent an episiotomy (cut) during birth
There are no guarantees when it comes to preventing tears and an episiotomy during childbirth, but you can certainly up your chances of staying intact.
Aunt Vadge: micro-trauma to the clitoris after exercise that won’t go away
A clitoral injury still there after six weeks needs a second look - slow healing can point to a skin condition.
Treating mystery vulvar or vaginal cuts and tears
Sometimes the cause of our cuts and tears are not obvious, and require a bit of detective work with your health practitioners.
How to heal vaginal fissures
Learn how to heal your vaginal fissures.
Treating deep and nasty vaginal or vulvar tears
We run you through how to treat a deep and nasty tear, typically from an accident or childbirth. Deep and nasty tears are those that need medical attention.
How to treat a simple vaginal or vulvar tear
We run you through how to treat a simple vulvar or vaginal tear, from a split in the clitoral hood-labial connection to a split in the posterior fourchette.
Uterine inversion
A uterine inversion is a dangerous - but correctable in most cases - birthing complication whereby the uterus pops out after being dragged by the still-attached placenta.
Aunt Vadge: Frequent UTIs, soreness around vagina after sex
Frequent UTIs and cuts after sex often trace back to gut bacteria, hygiene and dryness - how to build resilience.
Cervical stenosis
Cervical stenosis is the narrowing - for whatever reason - of the cervix, the neck of tissue that joins the vagina and uterus. A narrow cervix can create a few issues with in-and-out flow between the uterus and the vagina, including sperm, periods and babies.
Vulvar, vaginal and perineal injuries
Injuries to the vagina, vulva and perineum vary in their severity and the impact the damage has on the pelvic structures. Injuries range from straddle injury to urethral damage to deep pelvic trauma.
Aunt Vadge: am I just too tight to have sex?
Tearing at the bottom of the vagina during early sex is rarely about being 'too tight' – it's usually friction, dryness, condoms or a nearby cyst.
Aunt Vadge: toy mishap
A sex toy that yanked a little skin inside the vagina usually heals in about two weeks. How to care for it, what to avoid, and when to see a doctor.
How to deal with cuts and tears from fingering and rough sex
How to care for a cut, tear or graze from fingering or rough sex, help it heal, manage the sting, and know when it needs a doctor.
Allergic contact dermatitis on the vulva
Contact dermatitis can cause itching, dryness, redness and soreness of the vulva - the inner or outer labia, or clitoris and clitoral hood. Vulvar contact dermatitis is caused by something that touches your vulva, like laundry detergent in underwear, toilet paper, or douches.
Vulvovaginal-gingival lichen planus (or syndrome) (VVG-LP)
Vulvovaginal-gingival syndrome (or vulvovaginal-gingival lichen planus) is a rare variety of lichen planus affecting both the mouth and the vulva/vagina.
Vulvovaginal lichen planus (LP)
There are several different types of lichen planus, a lichenoid condition that can affect the vulva and the mouth. Lichen planus can affect keratinisation of the skin on any part of the body, causing thickening and hardening of skin.
Lichen simplex chronicus (LSC)
Contact dermatitis of the vulva can result in what's known as lichen simplex chronicus (LSC), which is itchy, thickened skin. Removing the offending irritant is the best way to solve LSC, but additional creams or soothing ointments can be used.
Genital modifications and FGM – an overview
Learn about what is considered modification and what isn't, and who makes the rules.