armpit hair

Despite Being a Crusader Against Body Hair Removal, I Decided to Wax My Vag for a Dude

For some reason, I thought that getting my vajay waxed would make me feel less anxious about sleeping with a new dude. This was incorrect.
Kate Conway in
Sex, Sex, Sex ... and Love, armpit hair, bikini waxes, body hair, hair, shaving, tmi, vagina, vagina boil, waxing

Apr 19, 2013 at 12:00pm | 105 comments

vagina vagina vagina

This Week In the "Don't Say 'Vagina'" Files: Idaho Teacher Investigated for Teaching Human Anatomy

No matter how many euphemisms he cloaked it in, it still would have been viewed as unacceptable for him to teach his students about reproductive anatomy, and worse, to talk about orgasms.
s.e. smith in
Issues, vagina vagina vagina, vagina, education, teaching, reproductive health

Mar 27, 2013 at 3:30pm | 60 comments

babies

TOO HOT FOR XOVAIN: I'd Rather Deal With A C-Section Scar Than Risk Messing Up My Vag

Arguably, more people are going to see my abdomen than my ladybiz, but I'm more concerned about the latter's appearance.
Olga in
Issues, babies, having babies, c-sections, vagina, pregnancy, birth

Mar 22, 2013 at 12:00pm | 567 comments

ihtm contest

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Got Fat Shamed By My Doctor And I F$%@ing Hated It (She Also Pinched My Vagina)

Oh, what’s that you say? My vagina is 100% healthy? Then please, do shut up about my weight.
IHTM CONTESTANT in
It Happened To Me, ihtm contest, ihtm raw, fat shaming, doctor's visits, when doctors are assholes, doctors suck sometimes, vagina

Feb 21, 2013 at 2:30pm | 518 comments

vulvodynia

It Happened To Me: I Have a Rare Disease Which Causes Vaginal Itching, Scarring and Skin Fusing

It began with intense vulvar itching that kept me up at night and caused me to scratch until I bled. My long fingernails were frequently caked with blood and skin as I clawed into bar soap in attempts to clean them.
Frances Marley in
It Happened To Me, vulvodynia, lichen sclerosus, medical mysteries, vagina, surgery

Nov 6, 2012 at 12:00pm | 53 comments

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Vaginas are Not Cars, Wallets or Other Items of Movable Property

You’ve got to keep your vagina under lock and make sure to keep a close eye on it so it doesn’t run off, because other people can’t be blamed when they see a vagina just lying around and decide to take it.
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Issues, vagina vagina vagina, vagina, rape, sexual assault, body autonomy, seriously just stop talking now

Oct 23, 2012 at 1:00pm | 32 comments

vagina

Turns Out I Have a Beautiful Cervix. A Medical Professional Told Me So.

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the pelvic exam.
Lesley in
Healthy, vagina, cervix, pap smear, doctors, anxiety

Oct 10, 2012 at 3:00pm | 91 comments

naomi wolf

Um, So Jane and I Told Naomi Wolf About Choking Out During Sex and Lena Dunham's "Girls," and Then She Got Kind of Depressed

I hate it when I make a feminist icon sad by telling her about my sex life. Sorry, Naomi. We really love you a lot.
Mandy in
Sex, Sex, Sex ... and Love, naomi wolf, lena dunham, choking, daniel tosh, vagina

Oct 9, 2012 at 1:00pm | 158 comments

health

It Happened to Me: My Vagina Said No To Sex

Vaginismus -- or, as I like to call it, “lady zip” -- is no joke, but you know what it IS? Really bloody common and really bloody treatable.
Anonymous in
It Happened To Me, health, relationships, sex, vagina, vaginismus

Aug 17, 2012 at 5:00pm | 47 comments

motherhood

It Happened to Me: Having My Genitals Cast Made Me Reappraise Motherhood

Getting semi-liquid rubber inside a woman is easy; getting set rubber out, less so.
Emily Dubberley in
It Happened To Me, motherhood, sex, vagina

Aug 9, 2012 at 5:30pm | 40 comments

body hair

"Stop Waxing Your Vajay," Science Advises

The hair removal industry equates pubic hair neatness with femininity and cleanliness, when it’s actually maybe a breeding ground for what appears to be the plague.
Kate Conway in
Healthy, body hair, tmi, vagina, vagina boil, vagina boils, waxing

Aug 9, 2012 at 4:00pm | 230 comments

advertising

Someone Said "Vagina" on Television! Everybody RUN!

A pretty girl next door can have a vagina too, and sometimes things come out of it. Deal.
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Issues, advertising, dude seriously?, euphemisms, vagina, vagina vagina vagina, vaginas are also awesome

Jul 17, 2012 at 2:00pm | 36 comments

hrm

Vaginas: Gross At Any Age!

The need for douching (and panty fresheners!) spreads into menopause, courtesy of "Poise," a new line of unnecessary sanitary products.
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Healthy, hrm, menopause, personal care, vagina, weird products, women's health

Jul 10, 2012 at 2:30pm | 49 comments

anatomy

At Least at xoJane We Can Still Say Vagina

VAGINA. VAGINA. VAGINA! Vagina. Vagina vagina vagina vagina vagina, vagina vagina; vagina vagina, vagina?! Vagina vagina vagina-vagina.
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Issues, anatomy, lolgop, politics, uterus says what?, vagina, what even

Jun 15, 2012 at 10:00am | 152 comments

odors

This One Stumped Me -- Is There a Polite Way to Tell a Girl Her Vagina Smells?

My friend B is head-over-heels for his new girlfriend, but says her "v" smells kind of rank. What should he do?
Emily in
Sex, Sex, Sex ... and Love, odors, vagina

Jun 24, 2011 at 4:02pm | 0 comments