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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: sex and fingering – am I pregnant?
Two days late after protected sex and fingering? You can relax - neither carries a real pregnancy risk, and two days late is normal cycle variation.
Aunt Vadge: can I use a snotty tissue to wipe after a wee?
Using the clean side of a snotty tissue to wipe after a wee - is it safe? Mostly fine, but here's exactly when to reach for fresh paper instead.
Aunt Vadge: why am I dry during sex and can’t orgasm?
Dry during sex and never orgasmed? You're not broken - if sex is two minutes with no warm-up, arousal hasn't had a chance to build. The two reasons, and the fixes.
Aunt Vadge: is this a fingering wound or my period?
Bled after being fingered for the first time, then darker blood when your period was due? It's likely a small graze, then your period arriving. How to tell them apart.
Aunt Vadge: can I masturbate after Bartholin’s cyst drainage?
Can you masturbate after Bartholin's cyst drainage? Clitoral-only stimulation doesn't touch the healing gland - but here's the one timing caution, and what to ask.
Aunt Vadge: I got Implanon, and now I’m feeling crappy
Feeling low and off sex since getting the Implanon? Hormonal contraception genuinely affects mood and libido for some women. What's normal, and your options.
Is it safe to put food in your vagina?
We run you through some food-safety tips when considering using foods vaginally - what you can get away with and what you should definitely avoid.
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!
Sleep sexing – understanding sexsomnia
Sexsomnia means acting in a sexual manner during sleep, ranging from aggressive sexual advances to moaning. We discuss the consequences of sleep-sexing.
Aunt Vadge: can you catch thrush from oral?
Can you catch thrush from oral sex? It's possible, but more often oral sex just disturbs your own balance - saliva is alkaline - and your own yeast blooms. The fix.
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: 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’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.
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.
Aunt Vadge: I’m a guy with some questions!
A curious guy asks how female pleasure works. The real science - from the homology between male and female anatomy to the clitoris, the g-spot, and why every woman differs.
Aunt Vadge: I spot for a few days after sex with my boyfriend – why?
Spotting for a couple of days after sex every time? Usually friction or a delicate cervix (ectropion) - but it's also a classic, often symptomless sign of chlamydia. Get screened.
Aunt Vadge: my vagina is sore and itchy after a rough fingering
Sore and itchy the day after rough fingering? It's friction - like a shaving rash from nails and dryness - and it heals in days. How to soothe it, and prevent a repeat.
Aunt Vadge: sex and fingering has made my vagina sting and burn like a UTI
Stinging and a constant urge to pee after fingering, even though you were wet? Fingers can bruise the urethra directly (UTI-like, no infection) - but a real UTI can follow.
Aunt Vadge: I was fingered now my period is late – am I pregnant?
Fingered, then bled for a few days, and now your period seems late? Fingering can't cause pregnancy - and that bleed may have been your period. The reassuring facts.