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How To Check Your Vulva
Around 1000 cases of vulval cancer are diagnosed every year in the UK, mainly in women who have been through the menopause. However, there are also a range of other vulval conditions that affect all women – highlighting how important it is to self-check your vulva. Although it may seem daunting if you haven’t self-checked before, Dr Dawn Harper’s guide will show you exactly how to conduct the check – so grab that mirror!
If you’d prefer to carry out this check away from your computer, then download our specially produced version for your mobile phone from the Channel 4 Mobile site.
Just text VULVA to 84444
Texts and data are charged at your standard network rate.
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For further advice on vulval conditions, visit the Vulval Health Awareness Campaign
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on my vagina a have bumps that are sometimes very sore, when i squeeze them they start to bleed with a little bit of puss coming out . how could i get rid of them ?
My vulva had a thick layer of fat on it . So if i wear boxers you can see the front part of it quite bad. it is very embarrassing but i just wanted to know is it normal and what can i do about it. im not fat really just have a bit of a stomach
last night I decided to shave while I was shaving I found a lump but I'm worried to tell anyone can sonmeone help me and tell me if it normal thankyou
i have a brown spot on my inner flaps.i think on the urethra,can you please tell me what it is.?
When im on my period, i seem to have a burning sensation on the flaps of my vagina. Whys this? It is uncomfortable when i walk and stand for a long period of time but the pain goes away if i sit down. It does not affect me when i go to the toilet, only when standing up. Please help.
I am 21 and I shaved my Vagina for the first time the other day, I come up with boil like spots.. when they burst they have an awful lot of puss leaking from them and a strong vulgar smell. My boyfriend has had many other sexual partners and he is my first... do you think I could have possibly caught something? please please help me!
I'm 23 and i just recently started to masturbate and have tried to have sex with my long-term partner. i tried twice to have sex, but had to stop as it was quite painful to penetrate my vagina. But, i did have anal sex once, and when my partner pulled out his penis, the condom he had was torn.could this mean I could get pregnant? couple of days ago, i tried masturbating and i had gone out after that. it was a bit painful throughout the day and when i returned and checked, i had white discharge. it seems like i have a small lump/bump on the inside of my vagina on the left side. I'm really scared....could someone please help me?
im 15 and have a slight rash at the bottom of my vagina, it cause the rest on my vulva to itch however there are no lumps. i also get vaginal disharge, are the two related ?
Hi i am only 15 but i have a creamy discharge and sometimes it is uncomfortable when i go to the toilet, i have recently had some massive lumps come up from between my vagina and rectum, they were rock hard and very sore, please help!
hi, im 24 i have an embarresing question since i was a child i noticed that the lips on my vagina are very hudge not like any and im so worried and even refused to see a doctor scared of it to be a serious problem can u plz explain for me thank you,
dont worry different people are different sizes... u are totally normal