Vaginal Health Insights

Amanda Grilli, the founder of Well Beyond Breast Cancer, shares how the nonprofit is helping close the critical gap in survivorship care. Their message, “the end of treatment is not the end of the cancer experience" explores the often-overlooked physical and emotional realities of life after breast cancer and the importance of helping survivors truly heal and live well beyond cancer.

Pelvic floor therapist Hannah Rose sits down with Good Clean Love founder Wendy Strgar for an honest conversation about women's health, trauma, intimacy, and the often-overlooked connection between pelvic health and whole-body wellness

Rebuild A-B is a survivor-founded nonprofit dedicated to supporting women after breast cancer through scholarships for mental health and intimacy coaching. Rebuild A-B helps women rebuild confidence, reconnect with their bodies, and move forward with a stronger sense of self beyond survivorship.

Compounded therapies are becoming an important tool in vulvovaginal care, particularly for patients whose symptoms persist despite standard treatments. By allowing clinicians to tailor both the active ingredients and the formulation base, compounding can better address the unique needs of vaginal tissue and the microbiome. As understanding of vaginal physiology advances, these customized approaches offer new possibilities for supporting tissue health, microbial balance, and more individualized care.

Gina Franco, MSN, ANP-C, discusses the often-overlooked sexual and vaginal health struggles cancer survivors face after treatment. She highlights how cancer therapy can disrupt vaginal tissues and how providers can better support whole-person healing through integrative care and patient-centered communication.

A 2025 review in Healthcare challenges the long-standing assumption that washing the vulva with plain water is the gentlest method. The authors present dermatologic and gynecologic evidence showing that water alone may disrupt the vulvar barrier, while mild, pH-balanced cleansers can better support hydration, comfort, and microbiota balance.

In this interview, Melanie Llanes, PT, DPT, redefines postpartum recovery by using pelvic floor physical therapy to support women through birth prep and healing well beyond the six-week check. She shares how education, prevention, and personalized care empower women to feel strong, informed, and confident at every stage of motherhood.

The vaginal microbiome plays a foundational role in women’s health. Broad-spectrum quantitative PCR (qPCR) and shotgun metagenomic sequencing, offer distinct benefits and limitations. Understanding their comparative utility is critical for clinicians, researchers, and digital health platforms delivering vaginal health solutions.

Dr. Polly Watson, a board-certified OB-GYN with over 20 years of experience, is reshaping the way women approach hormonal health. Through a holistic, patient-centered approach, she empowers women to understand and manage their hormones with personalized care that extends beyond traditional prescriptions.