Something else? Ask Aunt Vadge – bottom left of your screen!Aunt Vadge: painful sex that has resulted in a tear and brown discharge
A tear at the vaginal opening after painful sex usually heals in a week – the red flags to watch, and how to prevent it.
Aunt Vadge: weird smell after sex with a condom
Why you might notice a smell after sex with a condom, what's behind it, and when it's worth a quick swab.
Aunt Vadge: how can I help my girlfriend have a vaginal orgasm?
How to explore vaginal orgasms together - the anatomy, the g-spot truth, and why there's nothing to fix if she loves her clitoral orgasms.
Aunt Vadge: why am I so sore after fingering?
Sore or stinging after being fingered is usually tiny grazes that heal in days. How to soothe it, and the signs it's a urinary tract infection.
Aunt Vadge: I’m really scared of breaking my hymen
Your hymen stretches rather than breaks – how to make first-time sex comfortable, with no surgery needed.
Aunt Vadge: can fingering bring on a double period?
Fingering can't bring on a period – when two bleeds in a month is a harmless blip, and when to get it checked.
Aunt Vadge: My vagina is itchy after being fingered
Itching after fingering is usually healing – how to check your hymen, and why no doctor can tell you've been fingered.
Aunt Vadge: his precum touched me – could I be pregnant?
Precum can carry sperm, so the risk is low but not zero – your emergency contraception options and when to test.
Aunt Vadge: The tip (with a condom on) went in – could I be pregnant?
With a condom on and no semen, pregnancy is extremely unlikely – why your period is late and what first-time soreness means.
Aunt Vadge: I used hotel soap and now my vulva hurts
A sore, dry vulva after harsh hotel soap is usually contact dermatitis – how to soothe it and when to see a doctor.
Aunt Vadge: my vagina seems to be too tight – what can I do?
Feeling too tight is usually arousal and tension rather than size – how relaxation and arousal help, and when to seek care.
Aunt Vadge: itching, bleeding, and a bad smell after attempted sex and fingering
Itching, discharge and a foul smell after sex often points to BV - why to get a swab, and what fingering bleeding means.
H. pylori and bacterial vaginosis
We discuss why H. pylori infections - and their medical treatments - can result in BV.
Aunt Vadge: did I lose my virginity or is this my period? Or both?
Bleeding after brief contact is usually just your period - why virginity isn't a medical event, and when risk applies.
PCOS: Why don’t I just take the pill to fix my hormones?
Your questions answered about how the pill works and its side-effects.
Contraceptive alternatives to the pill
Don't want to take the pill? Weigh up the pros and cons of the alternatives here...
Synthetic hormones in contraceptive pills and rings
Not sure what is in your contraceptive? Find out here.
Condyloma lata (syphilis-related genital warts)
Condyloma lata refers to the warts that appear in the secondary form of syphilis.
Darier disease
Darier disease is a skin condition whereby wart-like growths appear all over the body, with the vulva and vagina frequently involved. The spots are often yellow and hard, can be greasy, and may smell strong.
Cervical cancer
We take a closer look at cervical cancer, the reasons why it may crop up (HPV), and what we treat cervical cancer with. There are varying degrees of cervical cancer, which are each treated differently, like all cancers.