When it comes to penises, we can all agree that our culture has made one thing certain: Bigger is better.
I don’t know about you, but I feel like my vagina rules my life sometimes. If it’s my time of the month, I’m curled up with a heating pad because my cramps are killer. If I have an uncomfortable itch down there, it ruins my day, as it’s the only thing I can focus on. If I go to the bathroom and notice my vaginal discharge looks or smells a little funky, I get nervous thinking something is not normal. If you’re anything like me and you see or smell something different down there, you automatically think something is wrong, you freak out, and you frantically Google your symptoms before making a gyno appointment.
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I don’t know about you, but I honestly never knew what an IUD was until about a year ago. As a newbie to birth control (I just went on the pill last summer), I knew about the two typical methods- the pill and condoms. I recently learned that an IUD, more formerly known as an intrauterine device, is a tiny t-shaped plastic piece that is inserted into your uterus to prevent pregnancy.
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Adulthood feels so far away when you’re a kid, even when you’re a teenager. Hell, I never even felt like a real adult for years after I turned 18, and I still grapple with how much of an adult I really am now. That’s because we associate adulthood with maturity, mortgages, and money. But you don’t have to be a legal adult to start doing things associated with adulthood. I mean, no, you probably shouldn’t buy a house or something, but there are so many other things that you can start doing now that aren’t just for “grown ups.”
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A lot of people get cramps during their period. Some of us can pop in a couple of pain killers and be fine. Others just moan and keep a hot water bottle placed securely along their lower abdomen. Ice cream and Netflix might be the cure for a few. While we can all admit that cramps suck and can be bad enough to keep us home from school or work every now and then, some experience menstrual cramps in an entirely different way.
When cramps are so bad that traditional pain killers don’t work and you feel like you’re being stabbed in the abdomen for hours on end, those aren’t normal cramps. Those cramps might be a sign of endometriosis.
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Anonymous asked:
so i have a webbing that stretches over the vaginal opening. i think its part of the labia minora? it like. extends over from the taint. it makes vaginal penetration rather difficult and painful. is this webbing supposed to be there? what do i do? no doctor has ever told me it shouldnt be there. and googleing "vaginal webbing" or "labial webbing" does nothing at all
Hey lady - I’d ask your doctor specifically about it. Labias/Hymens come in all shapes and sizes but vaginal penetration should not be consistently painful.
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If I had a dollar for every time I read a question about discharge from one of you guys, I would actually be a millionaire. I’m serious. I totally get it – discharge is confusing and can be scary if you don’t know what’s going on. Unfortunately, most sexual education classes don’t teach enough about what’s coming out of your vay-jay-jay, and it’s a subject no one really wants to talk about over coffee, so we’re left kind of clueless.
That’s why Gurl is here! We talk about discharge like it’s no big deal, and we’re more than happy to help you guys get more comfortable with your bodies and figure out what’s going on. Here is your guide to every kind of vaginal discharge you might experience, and what it means along with what you should do.
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Eating too much sugar: You might not realize it, but what you eat can affect your down there area. Too much sugar causes blood sugar spikes, which means there's a lot of glucose in your system - and yeast thrives in these conditions. Things get even worse when you drink a lot of coffee. It's hard to avoid sugar, but doctors say it's the worst in the morning, so try to avoid too much sugar in the AM.
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We promote safe sex here at Gurl all the time. We stress the importance of protecting yourselves and your partners whenever you are in any sexual situation. It’s so important to know about the different diseases that anyone can get from having unprotected sex (this includes oral and anal). Unfortunately, many girls don’t know enough about all of the STDs and STIs out there, or they don’t want to think about them. But even though it may be an uncomfortable topic, it’s still super important that you stay informed about this stuff.
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Do you know about the female condom? Okay, maybe you’ve heard of it before, briefly touched on it in sex ed, or you just know that they exist in the universe to some capacity. But do you really know about them? Like, have you ever used one? Your friends? Have you ever heard one mentioned in any other discussions about birth control or sex ed? What about an advertisement? The answer is probably no, right? That’s the sad reality of female condoms; they could be another great resource in the birth control arsenal of anyone and everyone with a vagina, but not many of us are educated about them.
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You might not feel comfortable talking to a friend or your mom about certain things, but you can ask your gyno anything. I know it might seem weird, but I promise there is nothing your gyno hasn't seen or heard before. I mean, they spend their day looking at vaginas. You will not freak them out with your questions.
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