Tag: vaginal health

Tiktok lifestyle and wellness advice is a genre unto itself in 2021. There’s all kinds of armchair experts ready to spout their advice for how to make your pasta, walk on your treadmill and, now, when you should throw out your underwear and replace ’em. But, as we know, TikTok health advice isn’t always reliable.

Feeling uncomfortable down there is not as uncommon (or embarrassing) as you might think, so good on you for being proactive about seeking answers. But it is a sign that something is going on that needs your attention—or at least a little TLC. A swollen vagina could be caused by a bunch of different things.

Given you can get acne on your vagina, it was only a matter of time before sheet masks for your vaginal area became a thing too. But like…ugh. Do we really need to be stressing about whether or not our vulvas are dewy, bright, and "detoxified"? Definitely not, according to the experts. Earlier this week,

Can wearing a wet bathing suit cause a yeast infection? The answer, it turns out, isn't so clear cut. Vaginal yeast infections are fungal infections that most women will experience at some point in their lifetime. Though uncomfortable, they're not dangerous. All vaginas have some yeast in them; infections happen when this naturally occurring yeast grows

Birth control can be a total lifesaver if you’re not trying to get pregnant right now. But it can also impact your period, and usually for the better. That’s why some doctors will prescribe certain forms of birth control for period issues. Still, if your primary reason for choosing a birth control is the ability

Serious question: When’s the last time you thanked your vulva? What about your vagina? Let’s expand it to your reproductive organs as a whole—when was the last time you actually said “thank you”? If your answer was anything other than “uh, never?” you’re a bold-faced liar, because literally no one does that. But that’s not