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Stigma or Tznius?

Someone asked me today if I’ll be focusing on female sexuality in my blog posts and podcasts. The short answer: No, not really. Why not? Female sexuality is natural, acceptable, powerful, and holy. AND there are only a few aspects that I feel comfortable discussing in a public forum. I tend to view sexuality andContinue reading “Stigma or Tznius?”

Postpartum Birth Control & Family Planning

This episode covers birth control and family planning after birth and while breastfeeding, including breastfeeding as a form of birth control, as well as hashkafic considerations. Comments and feedback on the podcast quality are welcome! This is still so new to me. 🙂 A couple of points that I realize may not have been clear,Continue reading “Postpartum Birth Control & Family Planning”

A quick word about vaginal infections…

In the past few weeks as I’ve been plotting my podcasts (and writing them up, if not actually recording), I’ve gotten three calls about vaginal infections. So here are a few things it’s helpful to know. First of all – having some vaginal discharge (liquid that flows from the vagina) is normal and expected. AContinue reading “A quick word about vaginal infections…”

Birth Control Options for Frum Women

So….birth control. (Also known as “contraception.”) It’s just not something generally spoken about in Bais Yaakovs, seminary, or even Kallah classes. I don’t have any statistics, but it seems that use of birth control is getting more common in the frum community. Perhaps societal expectations and pressures are changing; perhaps women are just sharing moreContinue reading “Birth Control Options for Frum Women”

WATCH Anatomy 101

Ok ladies, as this is a women’s health website, and women’s health tends to involve women’s bodies, I thought I’d start with a quick anatomy review. Just what’s what in the female reproductive system and where it’s at. 🙂 I used the simplest diagrams I could find or create, both to keep things easy toContinue reading “*WATCH* Anatomy 101”

Cervical Ectropion – aka – the Big Bedikah Bummer

At the top of my audio-visual to-do list is an Anatomy 101 class. But until I get that recorded, I just want to share one variation OF NORMAL that I’ve encountered both doing medical exams and doing exams as a Bodeket Tahara. What I’ve found is that even when women have been sent repeatedly toContinue reading “Cervical Ectropion – aka – the Big Bedikah Bummer”

What is a Bodeket Tahara?

A Bodeket (or Bodekes) Tahara, also known as a Niddah Nurse, is specially trained to help determine the source of bleeding for Taharas HaMishpacha/Niddah purposes. While not as commonly used as a resource across the US, bodkot are referred to very often in Israel to assess “questionable bleeding” – on bedikah cloths, for new Kallahs,Continue reading “What is a Bodeket Tahara?”