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To clean your vulva, use just warm water or a gentle, unscented soap applied with your fingersâdonât scrub. Avoid lengthy soaks in very hot water, which can dry and irritate the skin.
⢠Avoid common irritants. Skip the scented soaps, body deodorants, and perfumes. These can lead to irritation in some women. If you have sensitive skin, stick to unscented white toilet paper, use a hypoallergenic clothing detergent, and avoid fabric softener/dryer sheets when you dry your underwear or bed sheets.
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CAN I SHAVE DOWN THERE?
Hair removal is not necessary from a health perspective and in fact can cause irritation and skin infections. If you do opt to trim or remove hair on and around the vulva, proceed cautiously, particularly if your skin is generally sensitive. An electric razor with a pop-up blade is safer and gentler than a regular razor for shaving the bikini line and the mons (the soft tissue over the pubic bone). Avoid hair-removal creams, which can burn the skin. Abrasions and ingrown hairs are common with waxing, so use wax only on the thighs, or see a professional hair remover.
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IN TRANSLATION: MY BODY IS MINE
Group: Mavi Kalem
Country: Turkey
Resource: Bedenlerimiz Biziz (Our Bodies Are us), a Turkish adaptation of Our Bodies, Ourselves
Websites: bedenimveben.org, mavikalem.org
This striking badge, created by Our Bodies Ourselvesâ partner Mavi Kalem in Turkey, reads, âMy Body Is Mine.â Distributed by and to young women, along with a pamphlet outlining rights fundamental to health and well-being, it is part of a campaign celebrating sexual and reproductive freedom that has reached nearly twelve thousand women and girls.
According to Mavi Kalem, there are no comprehensive health resources in Turkish. Health information, when available, is shaped by conservative cultural ideas on fertility and childbearing, and focuses on pregnancy, birth control, and sexually transmitted infections. It is difficult to find a resource that analyzes the health and rights of women and girls from their points of view. This forces many to seek information through unofficial channelsâfriends, older relatives, and mothersâthat is not always accurate.
Established in the aftermath of the devastating Marmara earthquake in 1999, Mavi Kalem is committed to the free flow of information and draws on the power of volunteers to drive social and political change. The organization delivers health resources to millions of women, girls, and men, via grassroots workshops, print materials, and discussion groups, both online and in person. Mavi Kalemâs website is a unique collaborative and lobbying tool for a growing activist network in the region. The organization also publishes a free monthly womenâs health magazine, Zuhre , which is extremely popular in Turkey and Cyprus.
In the spring of 2011, Mavi Kalem published a Turkish adaptation of Our Bodies, Ourselves titled Bedenlerimiz Biziz. The book explores the social norms, laws, traditional practices, and religious edicts that make it difficult for Turkish women and girls to exercise their rights. The authors want readers to say, âI read a book and it changed my life.â
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Vulvas have their own scent, just like other parts of our bodies and the bodies of our sexual partners. Itâs normal for vulvas to smell a little musky or acidic and, during menstruation, to smell somewhat metallic. Itâs also typical for vulvas to smell different at different times of the menstrual cycle. If a male sexual partner ejaculates inside your vagina, that can alter your scent, too, especially for a day or two after ejaculation. Products that scent or deodorize the vulva or vagina were not designed with our health in mind and play on womenâs insecurities.
If the scent of your vulva seems particularly strong or unusual, and that change sticks around for more than a few days, it could be a sign of infection. Make an appointment with a
⢠Avoid common irritants. Skip the scented soaps, body deodorants, and perfumes. These can lead to irritation in some women. If you have sensitive skin, stick to unscented white toilet paper, use a hypoallergenic clothing detergent, and avoid fabric softener/dryer sheets when you dry your underwear or bed sheets.
----
CAN I SHAVE DOWN THERE?
Hair removal is not necessary from a health perspective and in fact can cause irritation and skin infections. If you do opt to trim or remove hair on and around the vulva, proceed cautiously, particularly if your skin is generally sensitive. An electric razor with a pop-up blade is safer and gentler than a regular razor for shaving the bikini line and the mons (the soft tissue over the pubic bone). Avoid hair-removal creams, which can burn the skin. Abrasions and ingrown hairs are common with waxing, so use wax only on the thighs, or see a professional hair remover.
----
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IN TRANSLATION: MY BODY IS MINE
Group: Mavi Kalem
Country: Turkey
Resource: Bedenlerimiz Biziz (Our Bodies Are us), a Turkish adaptation of Our Bodies, Ourselves
Websites: bedenimveben.org, mavikalem.org
This striking badge, created by Our Bodies Ourselvesâ partner Mavi Kalem in Turkey, reads, âMy Body Is Mine.â Distributed by and to young women, along with a pamphlet outlining rights fundamental to health and well-being, it is part of a campaign celebrating sexual and reproductive freedom that has reached nearly twelve thousand women and girls.
According to Mavi Kalem, there are no comprehensive health resources in Turkish. Health information, when available, is shaped by conservative cultural ideas on fertility and childbearing, and focuses on pregnancy, birth control, and sexually transmitted infections. It is difficult to find a resource that analyzes the health and rights of women and girls from their points of view. This forces many to seek information through unofficial channelsâfriends, older relatives, and mothersâthat is not always accurate.
Established in the aftermath of the devastating Marmara earthquake in 1999, Mavi Kalem is committed to the free flow of information and draws on the power of volunteers to drive social and political change. The organization delivers health resources to millions of women, girls, and men, via grassroots workshops, print materials, and discussion groups, both online and in person. Mavi Kalemâs website is a unique collaborative and lobbying tool for a growing activist network in the region. The organization also publishes a free monthly womenâs health magazine, Zuhre , which is extremely popular in Turkey and Cyprus.
In the spring of 2011, Mavi Kalem published a Turkish adaptation of Our Bodies, Ourselves titled Bedenlerimiz Biziz. The book explores the social norms, laws, traditional practices, and religious edicts that make it difficult for Turkish women and girls to exercise their rights. The authors want readers to say, âI read a book and it changed my life.â
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Vulvas have their own scent, just like other parts of our bodies and the bodies of our sexual partners. Itâs normal for vulvas to smell a little musky or acidic and, during menstruation, to smell somewhat metallic. Itâs also typical for vulvas to smell different at different times of the menstrual cycle. If a male sexual partner ejaculates inside your vagina, that can alter your scent, too, especially for a day or two after ejaculation. Products that scent or deodorize the vulva or vagina were not designed with our health in mind and play on womenâs insecurities.
If the scent of your vulva seems particularly strong or unusual, and that change sticks around for more than a few days, it could be a sign of infection. Make an appointment with a
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