Introduction to Dilators: The Basics
In this post, I introduce dilators and my experience with them. I touch on what they are, how I was instructed to use them, and my experience using them with my pelvic floor physiotherapist.
In January, 2023, TLLC partnered with Lichen Sclerosus Support Network (LSSN). This means my new 2023 blog posts will be published on LSSN’s page. For full details on what the partnership entails, watch this video.
In this post, I introduce dilators and my experience with them. I touch on what they are, how I was instructed to use them, and my experience using them with my pelvic floor physiotherapist.
This piece isn’t a typical blog post for The Lost Labia Chronicles, but instead, is an opinion piece on the importance of diverse research for Lichen Sclerosus and a call for more research to be conducted.
In this post, I focus on the functional aspect of the vulva and vagina, namely, their ability for sexual function and pleasure. I discuss the mental health aspect of comparing your sex life to those of others and how to help overcome it.
In this blog post, I discuss another mental health aspect of Lichen Sclerosus. Specifically, I discuss my tendency to compare my vulva to other vulvas I would see online.
In this post, I am going to discuss avoidance; specifically, I focus on the question of “why I avoided looking down there in the first place” and how it was the product of being gaslit over the years by different doctors.
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