Something else? Ask Aunt Vadge – bottom left of your screen!Prolapse repair surgery
We explain one prolapse repair surgery.
Study: myo-inositol with folic acid for PCOS
A short review of two different research studies showing the benefits of myo-inositol with folic acid for PCOS.
Laser hair removal for hirsutism
We explain how laser hair removal works if you have unwanted hair caused by hirsutism.
How to fix PCOS
Fixing PCOS - truly fixing it - is a combination effort. We explain.
What causes PCOS?
We explain what causes PCOS and what having PCOS looks like, plus strategies to overcome some of the common issues.
Do I have PCOS?
How to tell if you have PCOS
Vaginal boric acid fact sheet
Boric acid is a management strategy for yeast or bacterial infections.
Aunt Vadge: I’m bleeding heavily two days after being fingered – what’s happening?
She was fingered, but there was no bleeding, then two days later she is bleeding heavily. What is it?
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: we had sex, but now my boyfriend has a red, itchy, sore penis – was it my thrush?
She had sex for the first time with her new boyfriend, but now he has a red, itchy, sore penis. What's gone on?
Aunt Vadge: four fingers and now I’m bleeding and sore – what’s happened?
She got finger-banged by her boyfriend with four fingers, which she likes, but now she's sore and bleeding. We discuss.
Aunt Vadge: Is my NuvaRing giving me major fissuring?
Recurring fissures and itching blamed on the NuvaRing are often an under-treated yeast infection - here's how to tell and what helps.
Aunt Vadge: when I masturbate with one finger, I always bleed. Why?
Painless bleeding when you finger yourself is usually a small, harmless spot - here's what causes it and why a quick check is worth it.
Aunt Vadge: my masturbation cuts are infected – what should I do?
Infected-looking cuts with swollen lymph nodes need a doctor and a swab - here's why, and how to care for the area meanwhile.
Aunt Vadge: I just had a baby and have a tear in my labia – how can I soothe it?
Easing a painful postpartum labial tear - the comfort measures that help, and why severe pain needs your midwife to check it.
Aunt Vadge: I had sex, now I’m bleeding and too scared to tell my mum
Non-stop bleeding after sex needs urgent care - how to get to a doctor today, even if you can't tell your mum what happened.
Aunt Vadge: I gave my boyfriend a BJ, then his penis touched my vulva – can I get pregnant?
Can dried, cleaned-up sperm get you pregnant from outside contact? Why the risk is very low, and when a test makes sense.
Aunt Vadge: my period is 10 days late – am I pregnant or is it something else?
A late period after protected sex is far more likely to be a skipped cycle than pregnancy – here's how to check and when to see a doctor.
Aunt Vadge: my vulva is really, really sensitive
A vulva that stings when you wipe and stays dry is usually irritation, arousal or hormones – the likely causes and what to try.
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.