Most women can name every product in their skincare routine but can't tell you the last time they actually paid attention to their vulva. Not because you don't care — because nobody ever taught you to. And that silence is costing women their pleasure, their comfort, and sometimes their health.

In this episode, I sit down with OB-GYN and women's sexual health expert Dr. Sherry Ross — author of the V-ology book series and someone I consider one of the most important voices in women's intimate health — for the most practical, shame-free conversation about vulva and vaginal health I've ever had on this show.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why your vulva needs the same care and attention as your face — and what most of us are getting completely wrong about cleaning, moisturizing, and maintaining vaginal health at every age

• The truth about painful sex, perimenopause, and recurring infections — what's actually causing them, why doctors keep dismissing the symptoms, and the solutions most women have never been told about

• Whether every woman can learn to squirt, what your labia is supposed to look like, and why the clitoris — the road to success — might be the most important thing you're not paying enough attention to

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Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:26 - Meet Dr. Sherry Ross: OBGYN & Author of the Shiology Book Series

4:35 - Treat Your Vagina Like the Skin on Your Face

6:32 - The Visual Vaginal Library & Why Porn Is Distorting Body Image

8:08 - Can Every Woman Squirt? Dr. Sherry Weighs In

10:09 - Listener Q&A: Perimenopause Symptoms, Hormones & What to Ask Your Doctor

13:36 - Wearable Dilators: What They Are & Who Actually Needs Them

15:27 - The Real Causes of Painful Sex (Beyond Just Dryness)

18:00 - Recurring UTIs & Yeast Infections: Why They Keep Happening

19:05 - Five Quickie Questions with Dr. Sherry Ross

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