health
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Bartholin Cyst Recovery Diary #3
Well, folks, it finally happened. Almost exactly five months after my traumatic, painful, entirely shitty experience getting an infected Bartholin gland cyst lanced and drained in the emergency room… I finally had sex…
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Bartholin Cyst Recovery Diary #2
I wanted to give a quick update, even though not a ton has technically changed. It’s been about four months (dang!) since my cyst became infected and I had to have it drained,…
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Bartholin Cyst Recovery Diary #1
If you read my last post, you know that about ten weeks ago my Bartholin cyst got infected and I had to have it lanced and drained at an urgent care center. It…
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The Origin of Pain
Part I How to begin. That’s always the question with chronic health problems. Do I begin fifteen, twenty years ago? I could. Or I could start ten years ago, when my more recent…
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Pelvic Floor PT 101: What Is Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Like?
I’ve mentioned in the past (here and here) that several years ago I was diagnosed with vulvodynia and vaginismus – two disorders that often go hand-in-hand. Vulvodynia makes the vagina extremely sensitive to…
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Why Are There So Few Safe Options for Menstrual Care?
We all know that medical research for women lags embarrassingly far behind other medical research. Take this example: The myth that the clitoris has 8,000 nerve endings comes from a study on cows…
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No Pills, Plz: Why I’m Done with Birth Control Pills
It feels a bit wrong to be writing anything that criticizes birth control methods these days—considering the state of women’s rights in the U.S. and the obliteration of Roe v. Wade, we need…
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Dilating 101
This is not intended to be medical advice; please consult with your doctor before beginning a dilating regimen. When I got diagnosed with vulvodynia and vaginismus, the most alarming part was finding out…
