Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is a bacterial infection in the vagina that occurs when there is an imbalance in the bacteria that are normally present.1 It occurs frequently in women of reproductive age, and is the most common vaginal infection in women aged 15 to 44. BV often recurs in women who get it, with 30%…
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Eproctophilia
What is Eproctophilia? Eproctophilia is a paraphilia that involves sexual arousal from flatulence or in layman’s terms ‘farting’. We may presume that eproctophiles would spend an abnormal amount of time thinking about flatulence, and having recurring intense sexual urges and fantasies involving flatulence [1]. Eproctophilia is considered a subtype of olfactophilia, a paraphilia that describes an…
Douching
Douching is the practice of flushing out the inside of the vagina with water or a solution that consists of water mixed with vinegar, baking soda, or iodine. Often times the mixture comes in a bottle or bag and is paired with a tube or nozzle that can be used to direct the solution into…
Queefing Demystified
Most people have probably heard about or experienced the fart-like noise that can occur while having sex, commonly known as a “queef,” “vart,” “pussy fart,” or “fanny fart,” among other names. These names can be, and often are, very misleading. A queef is simply an expulsion of air from the vagina. It is usually odorless because…