Something else? Ask Aunt Vadge – bottom left of your screen!Aunt Vadge: my BV won’t go away
Recurrent BV keeps returning because antibiotics clear the free-floating bacteria but leave the biofilm behind – here's how to actually break the cycle.
Aunt Vadge: If I use two fingers or a carrot, it hurts – do I still have my hymen?
Pain when you use two fingers isn't always your hymen. Arousal, a vaginal septum or other variations can be behind it, and when to see a doctor.
Aunt Vadge: my vagina is now drying up during stimulation
Getting dry partway through stimulation is usually about hormones and arousal, not something being wrong – here's what changes it, and how to help.
Aunt Vadge: are there women who don’t like vaginal sex?
Yes, plenty of women don't orgasm from penetration and are perfectly happy sticking to oral, fingers and toys – it's completely normal.
Legal: NuvaRing lawsuit for no warnings about dangers of blood clots
A 2014 lawsuit against the makers of Nuvaring alleged users were not warned adequately of the risks.
Aunt Vadge: can I get an STD from kissing?
Can you catch an STD from kissing? Almost never – here's the rare exception (gonorrhoea in the throat, oral herpes) and why you can kiss freely.
Aunt Vadge: When my penis goes into my lover’s vagina, I ejaculate too quickly – help!
Ejaculating too fast during sex is premature ejaculation – very common and very beatable. Here's how to work on it, and please your partner meanwhile.
Aunt Vadge: I douched with apple cider vinegar, and now I see a cut
An itch plus a cut on the vulva after menopause often points to atrophic vaginitis or lichen sclerosus – and douching won't help. Here's what to do.
Aunt Vadge: can I catch an STD from a guy rubbing his penis on my vagina?
You can catch some STDs from rubbing genitals or oral sex, not just penetration – here's the real risk and how to protect yourself.
Aunt Vadge: I got touched through my clothes and now it’s bleeding and sore
Bleeding and stinging after being rubbed through your clothes is usually a graze that heals in days – here's how to soothe it, and when to get checked.
Aunt Vadge: I masturbated and bled – have I hurt myself?
Bleeding after touching yourself is usually a small graze that heals on its own – here's how to tell, when it might be your period, and when to see a doctor.
Aunt Vadge: I’m scared sex stuff is going to hurt
Scared first-time sex will hurt? The fix is arousal – a turned-on vagina lubricates and cushions itself. Here's how to prepare, step by step.
Aunt Vadge: pinching feeling when I try to insert a tampon
A pinch when inserting a tampon is usually the angle, not your hymen or vaginismus – here's how to ease it, plus what the burning might be.
Aunt Vadge: I’ve got a bad smell coming from my vagina
A persistent vaginal smell with white or yellow discharge and no pain is usually bacterial vaginosis – which happens without sex. Here's what to do.
Aunt Vadge: sex wound or irregular period?
Unexpected bleeding after a sex cut, while on the pill? It's often pill breakthrough bleeding rather than the cut – here's how to tell, and when to see a doctor.
Aunt Vadge: if my hymen is gone, does that mean I’m not a virgin anymore?
Losing your hymen doesn't make you 'not a virgin' – it can wear away from tampons, sport or masturbation. Here's what virginity actually means.
Aunt Vadge: I’m waiting for biopsy results – is there anything I can do in the meantime?
Waiting on cervical biopsy results after an abnormal pap? Here's what the process means, what happens next, and how to support your cervical health.
Aunt Vadge: back and abdominal pain, bloating, gas, after first-time sex
Bloating, gas and back pain after first-time sex is usually gut or muscle, not something serious – here's how to sort it, and the signs to get checked.
Behçet disease
Behçet syndrome is a complex, mysterious disease that presents with ulcerations across the body. These ulcers can appear in the mouth, genitals, and vascular system.
Genital ulcers from non-sexually-transmissible viral sources
There are a few rarer causes of genital ulcers that can appear with flu-like symptoms, or by themselves, and appear to be related to viruses.