“Your Yoni Is Talking — Are You Listening?”

Ladies — knowing your vagina (vulva) is not sexual. It is health literacy.

At every age and every stage, you should know:

• What your vulva looks like

• Your normal scent

• Your typical discharge

• How your tissue feels (firm, soft, hydrated, thin)

• Your pelvic floor strength

When you know your baseline, you can recognize when something changes.

🚩 Vaginal Changes That May Be Problematic

Pay attention if you notice:

• Strong, foul, or fishy odor

• Thick cottage-cheese discharge

• Green, gray, or frothy discharge

• Persistent itching or burning

• Bleeding after menopause

• Pain with penetration

• Severe dryness that causes tearing

• Open sores or lesions

• Sudden swelling or redness

These require medical evaluation.

⚠️ Signs of Possible Vaginal or Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Prolapse happens when pelvic floor muscles weaken and organs shift downward.

Watch for:

• A feeling of pressure or heaviness in the pelvis

• A sensation like something is “falling out”

• A visible or felt bulge at the vaginal opening

• Difficulty inserting a tampon

• Lower back pressure that improves when lying down

• Urinary leakage or difficulty emptying bladder

• Needing to press inside the vagina to have a bowel movement

If you see or feel tissue bulging at the opening of the vagina — especially when standing or bearing down — that can indicate prolapse.

This is common after childbirth, during perimenopause, and after menopause when estrogen declines and tissue thins.

And it is treatable.

🌿 Prevention & Support

• Pelvic floor exercises (properly done Kegels)

• Deep core breathing

• Avoid chronic straining

• Maintain bowel health

• Support collagen and tissue integrity

• Address hormonal shifts thoughtfully

There is nothing shameful about checking your own anatomy with a mirror.

That is not sexual.

That is responsible womanhood.

When we normalize self-examination, we prevent crisis.