Down a different rabbit hole… #Periodically 30

For whatever reason, the area between my legs has always been a place of curiosity for me, perhaps not helped by my discovery of the vagina-brain connection theory discussed in Naomi Wolf's Vagina. Recently, and with help from my psychosexual counsellor, I've realised that this 'curiosity' might have meant I always had a certain 'vulnerability'…

One Year of #Periodically: Sharing is Caring | #Periodically 27

Fanfare alert: it's been one whole year since I published the first #Periodically blog on Fictitiously Hilary. This marks my 27th blog about my menstrual, gynaecological and all together grossly overshared health. If truth be told, I can't believe it's only been a year, it's been a bit of a mad one. So much has happened in…

My Vaginismus & the Vaginismus Network #Periodically 23

I had a different blog planned for this week but after a rather special evening on Friday I've had a change of heart. Today I want to talk about something I've only touched upon before - Vaginismus.  In #Periodically 18 - "Can I examine you?" - I spoke about how my gynaecologist had informed me…