When it comes to period sex, “put a towel down” is basically the only advice we’re ever given, and that’s usually framed in a hetero, penis-in-vagina context. Three cheers for heteronormativity and lousy, non-inclusive sex education! So when, in my late 20s, I...
Dr Larisa Corda, leading Obstetrician and Gynaecologist sheds some light on how vitamin D supplementation can be vital to maintaining good health during pregnancy. Vitamin D is a steroid vitamin from a group of fat-soluble prohormones. It is naturally produced in the...
The last series of Geordie OGs saw Sophie break down in tears when she was told she had endometriosis. She said: “I didn’t know it was going to happen, I didn’t think there was anything wrong with me. “Then when I got the fertility test, Dr Larisa (Corda) said ‘you’ve...
What can be done to change the negative, gendered language used by medical professionals that continues to imply female failure and inadequacy? It takes two sexes to make a baby, so why when we talk about infertility is the conversation always focused on the female?...
Dr Larisa Corda is a leading gynaecologist and fertility expert shares her advice and answers to some of the most common fertility questions you may be too embarrassed to ask. Does my vagina look normal? A lot of women think that their vagina is abnormal compared to...
