Something else? Ask Aunt Vadge – bottom left of your screen!Coping with the shame associated with BV
Shame associated with BV and other vaginal disorders can be debilitating.
The Depo Provera and BV – help or hindrance?
We discuss the impact of the Depo Provera contraceptive injection on BV.
Understanding diabetes and an itchy, yeasty vagina
Women with diabetes and blood sugar dysregulation get more yeast infections due to high glucose levels in the vagina feeding the yeasts.
Vulvar and vaginal tinea (tinea genitalis, ringworm)
Vulvar and vaginal tinea is a skin fungal infection that may present with dry, itchy, sore skin around the genital/crotch area.
Aunt Vadge: little white bumps on my labia
Tiny, painless white bumps on the inner labia that don’t itch or hurt are usually Fordyce spots – normal oil glands. Here’s how to tell.
Fordyce bumps or spots – tiny white bumps on genitals
Fordyce bumps are the tiny white spots that appear when the skin of the labia, scrotum, penis and nipples is stretched.
Aunt Vadge: unexpected bleeding after fingering – is it my hymen?
A single spot of blood after fingering is usually a small friction graze, not your hymen. What it means, and when bleeding is worth checking.
Aunt Vadge: can I use ‘womb pearls’ to treat BV?
Are 'womb pearls' a safe way to treat BV? No – here's why to avoid vaginal detox pearls, plus what actually helps recurrent BV.
Aunt Vadge: had sex, now pain and blood when I pee… what’s going on?
Pain and a little blood when you pee after sex is usually a UTI or chlamydia. Two weeks in, it needs testing. What to do and when to see a doctor.
Aunt Vadge: have I discovered a double vagina?
A wall of tissue dividing the vagina can be a longitudinal vaginal septum, or 'double vagina'. What it means, and why to see a gynaecologist.
Aunt Vadge: small lump inside the lip of my vagina
A small painless lump inside the labia is often a harmless Bartholin's cyst. Warm baths help – but don't drain it yourself. When to see a doctor.
Aunt Vadge: it stings when I pee – can I still have sex?
Stinging when peeing after first-time sex, with bleeding and discharge, needs a check – it can be a UTI or an STI like chlamydia. What to do.
Review: Klaire Labs Ther-biotic Women’s Formula – what’s in it?
We take a look at the ingredients in this women's probiotic formula.
Aunt Vadge: persistent BV despite numerous treatments
Two years of vulval burning and rawness with clear BV swabs points beyond BV – often lichen sclerosus. Why a biopsy is worth pushing for.
Aunt Vadge: is his dry, sore penis evidence of him cheating on me?
Can vaginal dryness make a partner's penis sore – and is a sore penis a sign of cheating? What friction, yeast and pH really explain.
Aunt Vadge: How can I get my wife to want sex again?
Wife lost interest in sex after having a baby, and dryness has crept in? Why desire can't be forced, what the dryness may mean, and how to reconnect.
Aunt Vadge: fingering scratch
Bled a little after being fingered too hard without enough lube? Usually a harmless friction scratch or the hymen. What happened and when to check.
Tools to clear up a smelly vagina
A non-infected smelly vagina can be solved with some simple treatments at home to rebalance your bacterial colonies.
Aunt Vadge: smelly discharge, no infection – what’s wrong with me?
A strong vaginal smell with every infection test negative? If it began after something was inserted, a retained tampon must be ruled out first.
Sexual arousal disorders
We run through briefly what sexual arousal disorder is and how it manifests.