Oh yes. Please dont do it. 3 months ago i thinked that i had an STI (i thinked it was Syphilis) because i saw it on internet, and acctually i had to tell ALL my family my sexual life hahahahah and go to the doctor with them. Plot twist i did not had anything, just skin problems beacuse stress.
Jess Greenash aka thecrudevegan is very open about sex and vaginas and periods and discharge and all that good stuff, would recommend giving her a watch too đđ»
I needed to explain the purpose of discharge to my husband... at the age of 29 he still didn't know the vagina was meant to produce discharge to keep itself clean and happy... schools need to step up their game.
Yes! And also: Stained (discoloured) panties are normal for every person with a vagina. It is the discharge. Took me almost 32 years to find out that this is normal.
I still cannot believe it is normal and I'm 30. Mostly because nobody talks about it and whenever there is a scene in a movie where you could see the panties, they would be spotless and it would make me feel that there's something wrong with me then! Crazy... And I still feel super ashamed of it.
âDischarge is the spit of the vaginaâ. This is an amazing sentence and an awesome way to help explain discharge to my burgeoning AFAB tweens. Thank you!!
Imo discharge education on this nothing to apply for me is waste and painful đ. U do u. If u have good skin why do 5:59 you buy skincare for first function which is refresh. Afab?
@@audreyraj5626 well we get what we wish, i had it all as a Jew going straight to hell, Daniel 12 verse 2 to be in everlasting abhorance, and my life couldnt stay happy., till i came to Isaiah 53 the Messiah who would die as a lamb for our sins and be rejected to make intercession for us. I prayed forgive my sins and enter my heart to be my best friend and help me, amen.....and a new life with dignity came to me...praying for you and all too the more abundant life John chapter 10...ok ty again
The idea of a young person stumbling upon this video thinking discharge was something abnormal and dirty but learning it's natural and common makes me so happy
i remember being sooo ashamed of my discharge growing up, thinking i was the only one and there's something wrong with me, being jealous of other girls who could wear pretty undies cause mine would always get soiled, and that watery ovulation discharge was the WORST cause i would basically just be wet and i felt like it was just all my fault and i was doing something wrong.... ahh, the blessed days of growing up as a girl with your whole body functions being shamed and stigmatized
I knew a discharge is "normal" but seeing all the spotless undies in any movies I've seen, I thought that I have too much of a discharge and that there's something wrong with me and that I'm disgusting. In now 30 and trying to change my mindset.
When I was younger I saw a post that was a picture of someone's underwear and said "don't talk to me unless your panties look like this at the end of the day." Which made me feel like shit for a second because it was something I was insecure about growing up. Then I saw a really angry comment going on about how discharge is completely normal and healthy etc etc and honestly that comment had a huge influence on me and made me a lot more secure in my body. So I love that you're talking about this for people who are going to have the same experience. đ
For some reason I received a promobox of panty liners when I was 11 or 12 that came with a pamflet explaining what discharge was. I never used panty liners for it, but I was happy with the info. When I brought it up during sex ed my teacher dismissed the existence of discharge. She was very pregnant at the time and insisted that she was still leaking sperm, but that no one else in class could be experiencing discharge. I just remember thinking to myself how dumb she was and how I was just trying to inform my classmates. I'm still kind of shook at the amount of misinformation.
We were given a promo pack of sanitary products at school at a similar age that had a booklet that explained things including discharge. It was never discussed in sex ed at school .
that's mortifying that a grown pregnant woman had so little information about her own body! And especially because she so emphatically thrust it upon her students!
Good for you. More conversations like this are needed in the world. The less stigmatisation of vaginas, the more people learn about them, and the better the sexual health of the world. Good on you.
A few years ago I started getting really self conscious about my discharge and smell. Like I was so scared those around me could smell my vagina and secretly thought I was gross (thanks anxiety..) Instead of going to the doctor I thought using those vaginal cleaning wipes would help with my insecurities and instead I got the yeast infection of a lifetime! Definitely should never use those products! Honestly itâs terrible how companies make products that feed on womenâs insecurities and make us feel like we need to be ashamed out our vaginas.
Dear Hannah, I grew up in a very conservative environment where subjects such as periods and sex were taboo. You and your courage in crushing taboos have helped me through SO MUCH insecurity and answered sĂł many of my questions
Just a note on the tea tree range (or most of the body shop's facial care range), they can be VERY fragranced so if you have sensitive skin or skin going through a rough time, look into it before you try it. I found my skin cleared up A LOT when I switched from body shop to fragrance free.
@KαŃΔη ElÎčzαĐČΔŃĐœ LÏÏΔz I got a Copper IUD a year ago, and Ive been having way more discharge since then. But it has calmed down a bit recently, but it still worried me a bit.
@KαŃΔη ElÎčzαĐČΔŃĐœ LÏÏΔz I have travelled overseas multiple times since getting it but I have never set off the metal detectors, so I am guessing no haha
"Discharge is the spit of the vagina" - love this! I am really enjoying the different shots and ways you're changing up the education format with videos lately đ And I've been looking for new skincare so I'm keen to try that foaming cleanser!
One thing I was explained once that has helped tremendously is that we say ovulation occurs at day 14 in a 28-day cycle BUT it is more accurate - and more helpful - to say ovulation happens 14 days before your periods (no matter the length of your cycle).
That's not entirely true. Most women have a luteal phase length of between 12 and 16 days (the luteal phase starts the day after ovulation and ends the day before your period). It is possible for the luteal phase to be shorter or longer than this, though if it is 10 days or less it may cause fertility issues.
This is really interesting and weirdly good timing. I'm 8.5 months pregnant now and god discharge is weird when you're pregnant! I've been really into researching what's going on and whyyyyyy. So it's nice to hear someone talking about discharge during a cycle as well. Bodies are so cool
I learned a lot that I didn't previously know by watching this video, I really loved that you maintained a conversational sort of mood while explaining discharge!
As a person with a vagina, it's wonderful to hear normalization of shit I have a super complicated relationship with. Even without dysphoria, society definitely did enough damage to make me uncomfortable regardless. And I've always known logically that I shouldn't. I encourage other people with vaginas to love and understand the normal processes of their body bc it's healthy and necessary, but I know why it's hard for so many of us to actually get to that acceptance ourselves, with our own bodies. Thank you!
My mum has always used panty liners and thus so did I... I think, incredibly, we were taught about discharge at school at the same time as the period chat. Iâve always been surprised to learn that most(?) people with vaginal discharge donât use panty liners every day let alone realise itâs totally common and normal.
Also it's ok that your underwear get messed up, I'd get frustrated about this since it often goes through to the inside of my pants. But panty liners keep your vagina from breathing, and cotton underwear are the best to make sure it gets enough air! Silk underwear or liners can cause the area to become more smelly
YES!!!! Great video! So needed:) I've been discussing it with my best friend and it's so interesting to learn what each other is experiencing. The diversity and the similarity is real. Let's all break the taboo!
This is so important!! I was NEVER taught about discharge and it became a source of *major* anxiety when my vagina started leaking in my pre-teens, especially when combined with being super late to the period party. I thought there was something seriously wrong with me! All those years of just peeing with it and suddenly it's creating this viscous fluid, almost daily??? I worried about it being a medical problem. I was taught that pads are for periods, so I just used toilet paper to line my underwear like a moron. At the time, I also wasn't very educated on what being intersex was and I got it stuck in my head that it must be sperm or something (also didn't know what male ejaculate actually looked like, obviously). None of the other girls talked about getting white goop, and I was probably the last person I knew to get my period (16 years old!), so what else was there that it could be? *TL;DR:* It's incredibly important to teach people with vaginas about differences their body will experience throughout puberty, especially in relation to "normal" vagina stuff. Otherwise, they might freak out when their body starts creating a substance no one else ever talks about
Yet another excellent video. I wish I'd had your videos available to me as I was growing up all those moons ago to explain it all, instead I spent years worrying about extremely normal (and needed) issues. Nowadays I encourage friends & family to watch your videos to get to know themselves or indeed understand what others are going through. Keep up the excellent work Hannah đđđâ€đ€đđ§Ąđ
@KαŃΔη ElÎčzαĐČΔŃĐœ LÏÏΔz My Jen has her own hair studio here in the depths of the UK countryside - she's been doing my hair for years đ I totally agree that hair reflects our personalities - it's a shame everyone isn't free to express themselves the way I can though because of work/ society etc though đ Ooo National Hair Day - definitely something worth celebrating đââïžđââïžđââïžđââïžđđșđ
Thank you soooo much for this video! Iâve seen many people try to address this topic but have no idea what theyâre talking about because no one teaches proper sex ed to people with uteruses. I was so scared you wouldnât talk about cervical fluid and itâs relationship with ovulation. And then you did!! So grateful you are here and sharing proper and accurate education.
I honestly love that the body shop was so down to sponsor a video about discharge. I feel like that's an advertisement for their company in and of itself, even independently of their skincare (which I do like)!
I've always worn a pad or pantiliner of some kind since I've always been heavy on the discharge. I'm so glad you're talking about it, Hannah... we all need to get rid of the shame about things that are so natural for our bodies!
Anyone else tend to get yeast infections around ovulation? It doesn't happen every month, but some months it's just a thing. Thanks Hannah for making this video!
I was once so embarrassed and thought something was wrong with me that I couldnât face talking to my mum about discharge so I emailed her instead! Thankfully, she just told me it was normal.
TMI WARNING! I had to deal with a serious bout of thrush last year, and my local nurse practitioner was so awesome with advice. I had been really good at keeping my vagina nice and healthy (thanks mum), but I'd taken one too many bath bomb baths and it'd caused the infection. Also recommend sleeping with no knickers/underwear on works a treat x
Sleeping with no knickers on is honestly the best. I only use them when I need to wear a pad to bed. My family was always quite soap- and fragrance-averse thanks to sensitive skin, but I'll never forgive my mum for trying to tell me to use yoghurt to fix a thrush infection!
Thanks so much for making this video! It's so great to see people normalise this kind of stuff and I'm sure it will help a lot of women :) Growing up I was soooo worried about this! I didn't know what was happening and I thought something must've been wrong with me. But I was too ashamed to talk about it with anybody.
I remember it being such a groundbreaking thing around 12, my friend luckily felt comfortable to ask me what was coming out of her vagina and said she felt gross etc. I reassured her this was a completely normal thing (although I was relieved to hear she'd also had the same experience) and suddenly every girl in my year was coming up to me asking if their discharge was normal đđ€Šââïž
They should just show all of your informative videos of this ilk in all schools - so accessible, easy to understand and not at all intimidating. I hope all teenagers see this!
The first ever freak out I had around my body was to do with discharge. I started getting it when I was around 8 probably, and I tried asking another girl if she ever got "fanny snot" too, and she had no idea what I was talking about đ„ș I didn't get to hear about discharge being a thing until I was 11, and even then, what I was taught was completely wrong, so I continued freaking out about discharge stuff until I was in my 20s really! Basically, I wish preteen/teenage me had your videos to watch! You're doing a good thing in the world, Hannah đđ»
"fanny snot" - that's gross but also adorable :D For real though, what you were experiencing was probably what we call "WeiĂfluss" (literally white flow) in German - I could not find the English translation, but it's the first discarge girls get when their ovaries slowly start functioning during puberty. It's said that, if you notice WeiĂfluss, you'll likely get your period during the next 12 months. :)
Perfect timing. I just got my IUD taken out after 6 years and itâs indescribably nice to have my natural discharge back. The IUD made it thicker and white which I didnât much care for. But also, this is my first time in adulthood not taking hormones via birth control so Iâm excited to complete a few cycles and see what my true normal is!
Super great content Hannah ! Thanks for normalizing those talks. Itâs insane to this that in 2020 women are still ashamed (mostly by societal pressure) about our bodies.
Thank you for destigmatizing this. It is something that I have been dealing with ever since my body came to maturity around a lovely age of nine (now 45). It is almost continuous and I had to wear light day pads every day. I discovered menstrual underwear which are fabulous. I use Bambody brand & have had an easier time & A LOT less stink caused from the fluid. Plastic light day pads trapped the fluid & didnât allow it to evaporate naturally through the day. The bamboo menstrual underwear however allowed the area to breathe while also keeping fluid contained. Thus the smell factor left too. I hope this can help other viewers as well.
i feel so lucky to have had a friend growing up whose sister was super open with her about discharge. my friend talked about it so casually and it just instilled in me from a young age how normal discharge is, so i never really had any discomfort or shame around it. hopefully by having these conversations online, more people will have that kind of experience :-)
I am an RN, and am all for education about our bodies. I am also a heterosexual man who has a lot of experience with cunnilingus, and I have to tell you the vaginal discharge does not taste bad. In fact, I rather enjoy the taste, though for aesthetics sake I avoid the creamy discharge (it diesn't taste bad, either). Having your partner go down on you with some knowledge of your cycle and output could help in identifying problems early, such as yeast infections. There is also a certain scent that I have noticed when she is close to menstrating. Unfortunately, the smell of blood is a bad sign in pregnancy- my ex lost 3 to miscarriages, and I could smell them before they were obvious. Knowing how your partner's sex organs behave is very beneficial in many ways.
I was legit surprised when you said you were scared to talk about discharge. I've never had a problem talking about the discharge itself. The smell, yeah but not the discharge.
Omg where was this video when me and my boyfriend first got together đ "No I'm not douching my fanny" "No I'm not going to replace my granny knickers with fancy lacy ones. ... No, because my fanny juice destroys everything I love. Also cotton is the only thing it can cope with. ... No you can't get a replacement fanny." "Babe it's totally normal... you never complain when we're having sex!" - and other fun weekend conversations hahaha Honestly he doesn't half winge/tease me about my undies choice (JOKINGLY) but I don't have time to get thrush or UTIs every other week! Fancy undies are reserved for date night or "let me slip into something more uncomfortable" moments and I don't really want to stain them if I can help it cos he USED TO pull this face and it kinda ruined the effect so.... :/ (he doesn't any more! Just a little "huh nice... someone's happy to see me" đ #TMI) Edit: just for clarity - this was at the START of our relationship. (Lol death by autocorrect and wine before dinner!) I was lucky enough to be his first Proper Girlfriend and i got his virginity - I was actually on my period first time we got down, it looked like he'd murdered someone and then had to walk through 3 corridors to the shared sinks at 3pm in the afternoonđ ah student halls from the 60s đ We're now 5 years in and he's much more chill with everything haha I really appreciate the concern from y'all but I promise it's a healthy relationship in and out the bedroom †(Hannah your community is lovely just FYI) â€
He pulls a face when you take/he takes your kickers off? Isn't that a bit upsetting/uncomfortable? Not judging your relationship, I just think that wouldn't make me the most comfortable leading up to sex.
I have a hang up about other people touching my knickers. I pretty much never let it happen. I prefer to remove my own clothes for sex. I have found that most of the sexy clothing removal scenes in movies donât turn out to be sexy in real life. Usually something gets stuck or caught. My earrings catch on hair and thread all the time, but when Iâm removing my top I notice sooner than my partner typically does so I can stop a hard yank from injuring my earlobe. I donât think I would put up with someone who made faces at my knickers. Reminds me of people I call âpoppersâ. The type of person who gets up and heads for the shower immediately after sex. Wonât deal with that type either.
Boys often have this expectancy of us to be able to wear the sexy outfits and underwear at the drop of a hat if not all the time itâs quite ridiculous but I think itâs probably because our gender rarely make it normal to acknowledge the ups and downs that our bodies go through until weâve locked them into a long term relationship
I mean this is in the kindest possible way - your boyfriend is a manchild and you deserve better lol. And i don't judge you at all, before I got with my current partner I had such a low expectations for male behaviour and I didn't even realise it. My boyfriend has never once been disgusted by my discharge, period blood, (or body hair, even though he has preferences that we compromise on). He's thrilled when I buy something new and sexy to wear for him, but I wore the most boring ass underwear for like the first year we were together and he never said a word about it. Grown men should know how the female anatomy works, or if they're inexperienced, at least be willing and open to learn. It makes me really sad that you don't get to feel sexy just because he's a baby about normal bodily functions and wants to micromanage your clothing choices :( It;s always a big red flag for me when men get into a relationship with a woman and are are confused when she isn't something out of a porno. not even pornstars are like pornstars 24/7.
I learnt it was normal when I was 18 (I'm 20 now) as no-one ever talked about it - not parents, teachers, friends, no-one. I grew up feeling so ashamed of myself and embarrassed and uncomfortable that despite now knowing it's normal, I still have underlying fear and embarrassment about it. The strangest part for me was I had almost no sex ed when I was growing up from teachers and parents (about anything: sexuality, safe sex, self-sex (lol), pregnancy, the menstrual cycle, puberty so it's all been weird and uncomfortable for me) so I learnt everything I know now from friends and the internet. And yet I found nothing on discharge until 18 years old. Even the internet and websites that helped me with the basics didn't talk about it. I snuck out and bought pantyliners in secret at 14 years old because I was so ashamed. I know exactly what not to do with my own kids, that's for sure. Thank you so much for this. I've learnt a lot from you over the years and, even at 20, this is still more than helpful.
Off the pill for the first time in years....fascinated by all the things I never knew my body did before! The amount of discharge had me freaked initially. This video is brilliant đ
New respect for The Body Shop for being willing to sponsor this video. Shouldn't be a touchy subject but here we are. Personally, I became a fan of discharge when I was trying to get pregnant and noticed that I could tell when I was ovulating from the consistency as accurately as any temperature or ovulation test kit. Thought that was pretty cool.
Never thought I would watch or comment on a video on discharge haha, but here I am and: Go Hannah! For me this is one of the reasons why I like tracking my cycle. I learned about how discharge related to my cycle through the app I use to track my cycle: Clue. Clue has an standard setting that shows your ovulation. I remember that initially I didn't see a reason for me (as a student, not at all thinking about getting pregnant) to want to know that. But as it was an automatic setting I kept in on, and through time I started seeing patterns of how the days with more discharge were around ovulation. (can't really believe I'm typing this for the world wide web to see haha) I think tracking your cycle is such a helpful tool to get to know your body better, and learn things like this that we never get taught.
"Discharge is the spit of the vagina", OMG, yesss I'd never been embarrassed about a little discharge but had never thought about it that way. Lightbulb moment!! What a common sense way to describe something so normal and natural. Thank you Hannah â„
Oh and for anyone interested in the Tea Tree line, the Tea Tree daily solution has great for my skin for already a year or two. It's lighter than the pure oil, which means it can be applied all over your face and not only on specific blemished spots. I love it and would recommend it to anyone with an skin that easily get red and blemished and spotted.
Applause for the Gandalf scene! I love thinking about my cervix as the Gandalf of my Uterus now. I remember when I was a young teen I very grudgingly tried to ask my mum about vaginal discharge because I didn't know if it was normal (and this was pre-Google) and she gave me a really curt answer and dismissed it. Ever since then I never really knew what was normal or not and was too ashamed to ask anyone else ever. So THANK YOU for making this video. I grew up in a very anti-uncomfortable conversation household and have had to work through a ton of shame around sex/my body, and your videos have been so helpful and taught me a lot. Plus you're adorable and funny so it's much more fun than a Google search.
I have PCOS and my period varies greatly (30-70 days) but I always know when I ovulate because I get a single patch or chunk of crystal clear very sticky goop. I admit to having played with it a few times because it is fascinating.. We humans with vaginas should always be hands on when exploring, get to know yourself!
I needed this video when j was younger! I had no idea what discharge was for the longest time when I was younger. I felt so embarrassed about it. Thank you for putting this video up!
That foaming cleanser is a godsend! Also the tea tree lotion from that range is the only thing that makes my face matte all day - if anyone struggles with super oily skin this will totally be for you!
I really love this. I know itâs abnormal for a guy like me to be interested in discharge chat but i find it so interesting. Thank you so much for filming this, i love how open you are âșïž Very interesting and enlighting
Thank you for this!! When I was in late high school/early undergrad, I didn't feel comfortable asking anyone about discharge and it often caused me concern, until I finally starting noticing some patterns as it changed throughout my cycle.
Omg Hannah. I've been a fan for years and not really commented much but this, THIS...it's such a good video! đ Important topic, great facts, love the humour bits, love the editing. Great GREAT work.
Thank you for this video, it was very instructive ! And thank you for the visuals of what what discharges might actually look like, it's much easier to understand this way
THANK YOU for talking about discharge!! I've been reading Period Power and it's so interesting learning about all things vagina! Thank you for being brave đđ
OMG Hannah! this video is sooo long overdue! I'm 33 and recently had some change in mij discharge.. I knew it was'nt bad but was curious.. googled the sh*t out of it.. could not find anything! now i know the reason! thank you sooooo much!
Thanks very much for this video, Hannah! We really need to talk about such sensitive things more. When I had a 'little problem' regarding this, I was embarrassed even to talk to my mum. But thankfully I gathered courage and did, and later a doctor, on mum's advice. I am okay nowđ
this is so brave and im so glad to have you be so open about these things, because this is definitely something women are taught to be shameful around. i hope this is normalised one day
"Please don't google, go see your doctor" important to remember, but fail to practice and do, causing panic. đ
we've all been there
czcams.com/video/Vn_ZkI7-IZ4/video.html There's a song about it.
@@katybechnikova2821 OMG yes! So true.
Oh yes. Please dont do it. 3 months ago i thinked that i had an STI (i thinked it was Syphilis) because i saw it on internet, and acctually i had to tell ALL my family my sexual life hahahahah and go to the doctor with them. Plot twist i did not had anything, just skin problems beacuse stress.
Yes yes yes I've never seen anyone talk about discharge before this is amazing
Sexplanations has a video talking about discharge if you want to check it out đ„°
Same! I shared to Facebook
jess greenash here on youtube is very open about her discharge you should give her a watch :)
Another great channel is Sexplanations by Dr Lindsey Doe czcams.com/users/sexplanationsvideos
Jess Greenash aka thecrudevegan is very open about sex and vaginas and periods and discharge and all that good stuff, would recommend giving her a watch too đđ»
I needed to explain the purpose of discharge to my husband... at the age of 29 he still didn't know the vagina was meant to produce discharge to keep itself clean and happy... schools need to step up their game.
He doesnât do your laundry does he? I discovered it doing my girlfriends laundry
Right đ my ex used to cringe if I bought dark underwear bc "it looks gross and more obvious when there's white stuff on it"
@@Freshie207 he knows it exists, and what it looks like, but he didn't know it's purpose
When I was a teen I had quite a lot of discharge and I was so ashamed O.O nobody ever told me about it so I had no idea that it's perfectly normal.
Oh god! Me too!
When I was a teen I had alot of discharge too. I think it's normal to have a lot of discharge when starting and going thru puberty
Yes! And also: Stained (discoloured) panties are normal for every person with a vagina. It is the discharge. Took me almost 32 years to find out that this is normal.
Yes yes yes! The acidic makeup of the discarge can bleach your panties BUT it means it's healthy and it's protecting your vagina! :)
Omg this explains everything!
oh my goodness thank you!
I still cannot believe it is normal and I'm 30. Mostly because nobody talks about it and whenever there is a scene in a movie where you could see the panties, they would be spotless and it would make me feel that there's something wrong with me then! Crazy... And I still feel super ashamed of it.
âDischarge is the spit of the vaginaâ. This is an amazing sentence and an awesome way to help explain discharge to my burgeoning AFAB tweens.
Thank you!!
Imo discharge education on this nothing to apply for me is waste and painful đ. U do u. If u have good skin why do 5:59 you buy skincare for first function which is refresh.
Afab?
Everyone loves WAP, but no one wants to talk about it truthfully.
đ€Łđ€Ł spot on!
Very truthfully, I do not. Just personally not my thing. Obviously not going to judge or shame anyone else for enjoying it!
Sorry but, what does WAP means?
Javi Octavia Paulina itâs an acronym for âwet ass p****â. Also the title of the only rap I like
@@audreyraj5626 well we get what we wish, i had it all as a Jew going straight to hell, Daniel 12 verse 2 to be in everlasting abhorance, and my life couldnt stay happy., till i came to Isaiah 53 the Messiah who would die as a lamb for our sins and be rejected to make intercession for us. I prayed forgive my sins and enter my heart to be my best friend and help me, amen.....and a new life with dignity came to me...praying for you and all too the more abundant life John chapter 10...ok ty again
The idea of a young person stumbling upon this video thinking discharge was something abnormal and dirty but learning it's natural and common makes me so happy
i remember being sooo ashamed of my discharge growing up, thinking i was the only one and there's something wrong with me, being jealous of other girls who could wear pretty undies cause mine would always get soiled, and that watery ovulation discharge was the WORST cause i would basically just be wet and i felt like it was just all my fault and i was doing something wrong.... ahh, the blessed days of growing up as a girl with your whole body functions being shamed and stigmatized
Same! Honestly thought there was something wrong with me as a young teen because nobody told me discharge was normal. đ
I knew a discharge is "normal" but seeing all the spotless undies in any movies I've seen, I thought that I have too much of a discharge and that there's something wrong with me and that I'm disgusting. In now 30 and trying to change my mindset.
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When I was younger I saw a post that was a picture of someone's underwear and said "don't talk to me unless your panties look like this at the end of the day." Which made me feel like shit for a second because it was something I was insecure about growing up. Then I saw a really angry comment going on about how discharge is completely normal and healthy etc etc and honestly that comment had a huge influence on me and made me a lot more secure in my body. So I love that you're talking about this for people who are going to have the same experience. đ
I remember that exact post!
What a weird post haha good look to that person because no healthy persons underwear looks like this at every end of the day byee
But I must know: HOW is discharge? Is she making it through quarantine okay?
_âIâll do you one better: who is discharge?â_
For some reason I received a promobox of panty liners when I was 11 or 12 that came with a pamflet explaining what discharge was. I never used panty liners for it, but I was happy with the info. When I brought it up during sex ed my teacher dismissed the existence of discharge. She was very pregnant at the time and insisted that she was still leaking sperm, but that no one else in class could be experiencing discharge. I just remember thinking to myself how dumb she was and how I was just trying to inform my classmates. I'm still kind of shook at the amount of misinformation.
We were given a promo pack of sanitary products at school at a similar age that had a booklet that explained things including discharge. It was never discussed in sex ed at school .
Mine came in the mail which is why I brought it up in class. I wasn't sure if anyone had received something similar.
Omg đł
that's mortifying that a grown pregnant woman had so little information about her own body! And especially because she so emphatically thrust it upon her students!
Good for you. More conversations like this are needed in the world. The less stigmatisation of vaginas, the more people learn about them, and the better the sexual health of the world. Good on you.
I'm loving this new format, it's full of personality and is educational. Perfection *chefs kiss*
thank you! I'm enjoying it too!
A few years ago I started getting really self conscious about my discharge and smell. Like I was so scared those around me could smell my vagina and secretly thought I was gross (thanks anxiety..) Instead of going to the doctor I thought using those vaginal cleaning wipes would help with my insecurities and instead I got the yeast infection of a lifetime! Definitely should never use those products! Honestly itâs terrible how companies make products that feed on womenâs insecurities and make us feel like we need to be ashamed out our vaginas.
Dear Hannah, I grew up in a very conservative environment where subjects such as periods and sex were taboo. You and your courage in crushing taboos have helped me through SO MUCH insecurity and answered sĂł many of my questions
Just a note on the tea tree range (or most of the body shop's facial care range), they can be VERY fragranced so if you have sensitive skin or skin going through a rough time, look into it before you try it. I found my skin cleared up A LOT when I switched from body shop to fragrance free.
Oh I've actually been worried about these things for a while, so nice to hear you talk about it!!
@KαŃΔη ElÎčzαĐČΔŃĐœ LÏÏΔz I got a Copper IUD a year ago, and Ive been having way more discharge since then. But it has calmed down a bit recently, but it still worried me a bit.
@KαŃΔη ElÎčzαĐČΔŃĐœ LÏÏΔz Thank you lovely! Hahaha I never thought about that? I have no idea
@KαŃΔη ElÎčzαĐČΔŃĐœ LÏÏΔz I have travelled overseas multiple times since getting it but I have never set off the metal detectors, so I am guessing no haha
"Discharge is the spit of the vagina" - love this!
I am really enjoying the different shots and ways you're changing up the education format with videos lately đ
And I've been looking for new skincare so I'm keen to try that foaming cleanser!
This line made me laugh more than it should, but it's a good way of thinking about it.
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This is not something I *ever* expected to see, but itâs hilariousđđ
Thank you for being so informative Hannahđ
Iâm with you Jack who knew in this vid we would be getting a Gandelf impression đ€·đ»ââïžđđ»ââïž
lunch break, time to watch Hannah's new video! *begins the video and eats oatmeal, quickly regrets it*
Hahaha
I love the format of this video, especially the silly gags. Brightened my day! :D
One thing I was explained once that has helped tremendously is that we say ovulation occurs at day 14 in a 28-day cycle BUT it is more accurate - and more helpful - to say ovulation happens 14 days before your periods (no matter the length of your cycle).
That's not entirely true. Most women have a luteal phase length of between 12 and 16 days (the luteal phase starts the day after ovulation and ends the day before your period). It is possible for the luteal phase to be shorter or longer than this, though if it is 10 days or less it may cause fertility issues.
This is really interesting and weirdly good timing. I'm 8.5 months pregnant now and god discharge is weird when you're pregnant! I've been really into researching what's going on and whyyyyyy. So it's nice to hear someone talking about discharge during a cycle as well. Bodies are so cool
I learned a lot that I didn't previously know by watching this video, I really loved that you maintained a conversational sort of mood while explaining discharge!
Omg ahahaaaaaaaahhhh I loved the editing and science Hannahâs back ahahah
she's back!
You know Hannah is having fun when props and characters come out.
As a person with a vagina, it's wonderful to hear normalization of shit I have a super complicated relationship with. Even without dysphoria, society definitely did enough damage to make me uncomfortable regardless. And I've always known logically that I shouldn't. I encourage other people with vaginas to love and understand the normal processes of their body bc it's healthy and necessary, but I know why it's hard for so many of us to actually get to that acceptance ourselves, with our own bodies. Thank you!
My mum has always used panty liners and thus so did I... I think, incredibly, we were taught about discharge at school at the same time as the period chat. Iâve always been surprised to learn that most(?) people with vaginal discharge donât use panty liners every day let alone realise itâs totally common and normal.
I just accepted my underwear are not going to be nice
Also it's ok that your underwear get messed up, I'd get frustrated about this since it often goes through to the inside of my pants. But panty liners keep your vagina from breathing, and cotton underwear are the best to make sure it gets enough air! Silk underwear or liners can cause the area to become more smelly
YES!!!! Great video! So needed:)
I've been discussing it with my best friend and it's so interesting to learn what each other is experiencing. The diversity and the similarity is real. Let's all break the taboo!
Love this video. An incredibly useful and informative tool for starting a dialogue. Thank you so much!!!
This is so important!! I was NEVER taught about discharge and it became a source of *major* anxiety when my vagina started leaking in my pre-teens, especially when combined with being super late to the period party. I thought there was something seriously wrong with me! All those years of just peeing with it and suddenly it's creating this viscous fluid, almost daily???
I worried about it being a medical problem. I was taught that pads are for periods, so I just used toilet paper to line my underwear like a moron. At the time, I also wasn't very educated on what being intersex was and I got it stuck in my head that it must be sperm or something (also didn't know what male ejaculate actually looked like, obviously). None of the other girls talked about getting white goop, and I was probably the last person I knew to get my period (16 years old!), so what else was there that it could be?
*TL;DR:* It's incredibly important to teach people with vaginas about differences their body will experience throughout puberty, especially in relation to "normal" vagina stuff. Otherwise, they might freak out when their body starts creating a substance no one else ever talks about
Yet another excellent video. I wish I'd had your videos available to me as I was growing up all those moons ago to explain it all, instead I spent years worrying about extremely normal (and needed) issues. Nowadays I encourage friends & family to watch your videos to get to know themselves or indeed understand what others are going through. Keep up the excellent work Hannah đđđâ€đ€đđ§Ąđ
@KαŃΔη ElÎčzαĐČΔŃĐœ LÏÏΔz Aww thanks â€đ I wish I could take credit but it's all my wonderful friend Jen's hard work đ
@KαŃΔη ElÎčzαĐČΔŃĐœ LÏÏΔz My Jen has her own hair studio here in the depths of the UK countryside - she's been doing my hair for years đ I totally agree that hair reflects our personalities - it's a shame everyone isn't free to express themselves the way I can though because of work/ society etc though đ Ooo National Hair Day - definitely something worth celebrating đââïžđââïžđââïžđââïžđđșđ
This video is everything. Discharge has always scared me, and no one talks about it. As always, thank you for bringing light to taboos!
Thank you soooo much for this video! Iâve seen many people try to address this topic but have no idea what theyâre talking about because no one teaches proper sex ed to people with uteruses.
I was so scared you wouldnât talk about cervical fluid and itâs relationship with ovulation. And then you did!! So grateful you are here and sharing proper and accurate education.
I honestly love that the body shop was so down to sponsor a video about discharge. I feel like that's an advertisement for their company in and of itself, even independently of their skincare (which I do like)!
I've always worn a pad or pantiliner of some kind since I've always been heavy on the discharge. I'm so glad you're talking about it, Hannah... we all need to get rid of the shame about things that are so natural for our bodies!
"Goodbye! Thank you for cleaning my body!!" Love it đ
Since going on Testosterone I have nearly no discharge at all, which I thought was weird, but now it makes sense bc I don't have a cycle đ€Żđ€Ż
Anyone else tend to get yeast infections around ovulation? It doesn't happen every month, but some months it's just a thing. Thanks Hannah for making this video!
I was once so embarrassed and thought something was wrong with me that I couldnât face talking to my mum about discharge so I emailed her instead! Thankfully, she just told me it was normal.
TMI WARNING! I had to deal with a serious bout of thrush last year, and my local nurse practitioner was so awesome with advice. I had been really good at keeping my vagina nice and healthy (thanks mum), but I'd taken one too many bath bomb baths and it'd caused the infection. Also recommend sleeping with no knickers/underwear on works a treat x
Yep bath bombs are not great for vaginas. I also learned that lesson
Sleeping with no knickers on is honestly the best. I only use them when I need to wear a pad to bed. My family was always quite soap- and fragrance-averse thanks to sensitive skin, but I'll never forgive my mum for trying to tell me to use yoghurt to fix a thrush infection!
Thanks so much for making this video! It's so great to see people normalise this kind of stuff and I'm sure it will help a lot of women :)
Growing up I was soooo worried about this! I didn't know what was happening and I thought something must've been wrong with me. But I was too ashamed to talk about it with anybody.
I remember it being such a groundbreaking thing around 12, my friend luckily felt comfortable to ask me what was coming out of her vagina and said she felt gross etc. I reassured her this was a completely normal thing (although I was relieved to hear she'd also had the same experience) and suddenly every girl in my year was coming up to me asking if their discharge was normal đđ€Šââïž
OMFG I JUST DIED! Using Gandalf to explain discharge was never something I thought would happen, but here we are! Well done, Hannah!
They should just show all of your informative videos of this ilk in all schools - so accessible, easy to understand and not at all intimidating. I hope all teenagers see this!
there is a lot of good body info available out there, sadly there isnt enough time to cover stuff in a few 'sex ed' classes
The first ever freak out I had around my body was to do with discharge. I started getting it when I was around 8 probably, and I tried asking another girl if she ever got "fanny snot" too, and she had no idea what I was talking about đ„ș
I didn't get to hear about discharge being a thing until I was 11, and even then, what I was taught was completely wrong, so I continued freaking out about discharge stuff until I was in my 20s really!
Basically, I wish preteen/teenage me had your videos to watch! You're doing a good thing in the world, Hannah đđ»
"fanny snot" - that's gross but also adorable :D
For real though, what you were experiencing was probably what we call "WeiĂfluss" (literally white flow) in German - I could not find the English translation, but it's the first discarge girls get when their ovaries slowly start functioning during puberty. It's said that, if you notice WeiĂfluss, you'll likely get your period during the next 12 months. :)
Perfect timing. I just got my IUD taken out after 6 years and itâs indescribably nice to have my natural discharge back. The IUD made it thicker and white which I didnât much care for. But also, this is my first time in adulthood not taking hormones via birth control so Iâm excited to complete a few cycles and see what my true normal is!
This format is everything THIS VIDEO IS EVERYTHING
Super great content Hannah ! Thanks for normalizing those talks. Itâs insane to this that in 2020 women are still ashamed (mostly by societal pressure) about our bodies.
Thank you for destigmatizing this. It is something that I have been dealing with ever since my body came to maturity around a lovely age of nine (now 45). It is almost continuous and I had to wear light day pads every day. I discovered menstrual underwear which are fabulous. I use Bambody brand & have had an easier time & A LOT less stink caused from the fluid. Plastic light day pads trapped the fluid & didnât allow it to evaporate naturally through the day. The bamboo menstrual underwear however allowed the area to breathe while also keeping fluid contained. Thus the smell factor left too. I hope this can help other viewers as well.
i feel so lucky to have had a friend growing up whose sister was super open with her about discharge. my friend talked about it so casually and it just instilled in me from a young age how normal discharge is, so i never really had any discomfort or shame around it. hopefully by having these conversations online, more people will have that kind of experience :-)
everyone should just go read Taking Charge of Your Fertility ASAP!!!!
Iâm so glad Iâm not the only one who gets excited over seeing their discharge. It just makes me so happy to see my body working as it should! đ
I am an RN, and am all for education about our bodies. I am also a heterosexual man who has a lot of experience with cunnilingus, and I have to tell you the vaginal discharge does not taste bad. In fact, I rather enjoy the taste, though for aesthetics sake I avoid the creamy discharge (it diesn't taste bad, either). Having your partner go down on you with some knowledge of your cycle and output could help in identifying problems early, such as yeast infections. There is also a certain scent that I have noticed when she is close to menstrating. Unfortunately, the smell of blood is a bad sign in pregnancy- my ex lost 3 to miscarriages, and I could smell them before they were obvious. Knowing how your partner's sex organs behave is very beneficial in many ways.
Hannah we need a new GRWM!
I just want to say I love your style of filming with different set ups and the way it is edited!
I love the thought of Hannah buying a doughnut because "It's for a video!" just for showing it once and eating it right after filming. đ
You're the queen of sex education on social media, thank you for talking about this!! We really needed it
Omg I laughed out loud when Gandalf made his appearance đ great video!
I was legit surprised when you said you were scared to talk about discharge. I've never had a problem talking about the discharge itself. The smell, yeah but not the discharge.
I subscribed to this channel for relationship health and disability stuff, and now I watch every video and have learned A LOT. thx Hannah
I'm so glad you're talking about this, I'm pregnant and in pregnancy you get more discharge than ever. It's nice to hear someone normalising it
Omg where was this video when me and my boyfriend first got together đ
"No I'm not douching my fanny"
"No I'm not going to replace my granny knickers with fancy lacy ones. ... No, because my fanny juice destroys everything I love. Also cotton is the only thing it can cope with. ... No you can't get a replacement fanny."
"Babe it's totally normal... you never complain when we're having sex!"
- and other fun weekend conversations hahaha
Honestly he doesn't half winge/tease me about my undies choice (JOKINGLY) but I don't have time to get thrush or UTIs every other week! Fancy undies are reserved for date night or "let me slip into something more uncomfortable" moments and I don't really want to stain them if I can help it cos he USED TO pull this face and it kinda ruined the effect so.... :/ (he doesn't any more! Just a little "huh nice... someone's happy to see me" đ #TMI)
Edit: just for clarity - this was at the START of our relationship. (Lol death by autocorrect and wine before dinner!) I was lucky enough to be his first Proper Girlfriend and i got his virginity - I was actually on my period first time we got down, it looked like he'd murdered someone and then had to walk through 3 corridors to the shared sinks at 3pm in the afternoonđ ah student halls from the 60s đ
We're now 5 years in and he's much more chill with everything haha I really appreciate the concern from y'all but I promise it's a healthy relationship in and out the bedroom †(Hannah your community is lovely just FYI) â€
"my fanny juice destroys everything" love it, so powerful!
He pulls a face when you take/he takes your kickers off? Isn't that a bit upsetting/uncomfortable?
Not judging your relationship, I just think that wouldn't make me the most comfortable leading up to sex.
I have a hang up about other people touching my knickers. I pretty much never let it happen. I prefer to remove my own clothes for sex.
I have found that most of the sexy clothing removal scenes in movies donât turn out to be sexy in real life. Usually something gets stuck or caught. My earrings catch on hair and thread all the time, but when Iâm removing my top I notice sooner than my partner typically does so I can stop a hard yank from injuring my earlobe.
I donât think I would put up with someone who made faces at my knickers. Reminds me of people I call âpoppersâ. The type of person who gets up and heads for the shower immediately after sex. Wonât deal with that type either.
Boys often have this expectancy of us to be able to wear the sexy outfits and underwear at the drop of a hat if not all the time itâs quite ridiculous but I think itâs probably because our gender rarely make it normal to acknowledge the ups and downs that our bodies go through until weâve locked them into a long term relationship
I mean this is in the kindest possible way - your boyfriend is a manchild and you deserve better lol. And i don't judge you at all, before I got with my current partner I had such a low expectations for male behaviour and I didn't even realise it. My boyfriend has never once been disgusted by my discharge, period blood, (or body hair, even though he has preferences that we compromise on). He's thrilled when I buy something new and sexy to wear for him, but I wore the most boring ass underwear for like the first year we were together and he never said a word about it. Grown men should know how the female anatomy works, or if they're inexperienced, at least be willing and open to learn. It makes me really sad that you don't get to feel sexy just because he's a baby about normal bodily functions and wants to micromanage your clothing choices :( It;s always a big red flag for me when men get into a relationship with a woman and are are confused when she isn't something out of a porno. not even pornstars are like pornstars 24/7.
this is so refreshing to hear a girl talk about this.
You and Momma Doctor Jones are just unbelievable đđ»đđ» thank you for normalising our bodies
I learnt it was normal when I was 18 (I'm 20 now) as no-one ever talked about it - not parents, teachers, friends, no-one. I grew up feeling so ashamed of myself and embarrassed and uncomfortable that despite now knowing it's normal, I still have underlying fear and embarrassment about it. The strangest part for me was I had almost no sex ed when I was growing up from teachers and parents (about anything: sexuality, safe sex, self-sex (lol), pregnancy, the menstrual cycle, puberty so it's all been weird and uncomfortable for me) so I learnt everything I know now from friends and the internet. And yet I found nothing on discharge until 18 years old. Even the internet and websites that helped me with the basics didn't talk about it. I snuck out and bought pantyliners in secret at 14 years old because I was so ashamed.
I know exactly what not to do with my own kids, that's for sure.
Thank you so much for this. I've learnt a lot from you over the years and, even at 20, this is still more than helpful.
You can tell you put some serious effort into this video Hannah, its fab xx
Off the pill for the first time in years....fascinated by all the things I never knew my body did before! The amount of discharge had me freaked initially. This video is brilliant đ
New respect for The Body Shop for being willing to sponsor this video. Shouldn't be a touchy subject but here we are. Personally, I became a fan of discharge when I was trying to get pregnant and noticed that I could tell when I was ovulating from the consistency as accurately as any temperature or ovulation test kit. Thought that was pretty cool.
Never thought I would watch or comment on a video on discharge haha, but here I am and: Go Hannah!
For me this is one of the reasons why I like tracking my cycle. I learned about how discharge related to my cycle through the app I use to track my cycle: Clue. Clue has an standard setting that shows your ovulation. I remember that initially I didn't see a reason for me (as a student, not at all thinking about getting pregnant) to want to know that. But as it was an automatic setting I kept in on, and through time I started seeing patterns of how the days with more discharge were around ovulation. (can't really believe I'm typing this for the world wide web to see haha) I think tracking your cycle is such a helpful tool to get to know your body better, and learn things like this that we never get taught.
"Discharge is the spit of the vagina", OMG, yesss I'd never been embarrassed about a little discharge but had never thought about it that way. Lightbulb moment!! What a common sense way to describe something so normal and natural. Thank you Hannah â„
Thank you for being brave and normalizing so many subjects that are not talked about enough! đ
Oh and for anyone interested in the Tea Tree line, the Tea Tree daily solution has great for my skin for already a year or two. It's lighter than the pure oil, which means it can be applied all over your face and not only on specific blemished spots. I love it and would recommend it to anyone with an skin that easily get red and blemished and spotted.
So many information in one video, it took me 20 years to feel like i know my cycle and see my discharge as normal.
Applause for the Gandalf scene! I love thinking about my cervix as the Gandalf of my Uterus now. I remember when I was a young teen I very grudgingly tried to ask my mum about vaginal discharge because I didn't know if it was normal (and this was pre-Google) and she gave me a really curt answer and dismissed it. Ever since then I never really knew what was normal or not and was too ashamed to ask anyone else ever. So THANK YOU for making this video. I grew up in a very anti-uncomfortable conversation household and have had to work through a ton of shame around sex/my body, and your videos have been so helpful and taught me a lot. Plus you're adorable and funny so it's much more fun than a Google search.
I have PCOS and my period varies greatly (30-70 days) but I always know when I ovulate because I get a single patch or chunk of crystal clear very sticky goop. I admit to having played with it a few times because it is fascinating.. We humans with vaginas should always be hands on when exploring, get to know yourself!
Seriously thank you. Crazy to think Iâm 26, recently married, and had no clue what was going on down there.
I needed this video when j was younger! I had no idea what discharge was for the longest time when I was younger. I felt so embarrassed about it. Thank you for putting this video up!
That foaming cleanser is a godsend! Also the tea tree lotion from that range is the only thing that makes my face matte all day - if anyone struggles with super oily skin this will totally be for you!
I really love this. I know itâs abnormal for a guy like me to be interested in discharge chat but i find it so interesting. Thank you so much for filming this, i love how open you are âșïž Very interesting and enlighting
Thank you for this!! When I was in late high school/early undergrad, I didn't feel comfortable asking anyone about discharge and it often caused me concern, until I finally starting noticing some patterns as it changed throughout my cycle.
This is amazing and absolutely helps to make me feel normal about it
Omg Hannah. I've been a fan for years and not really commented much but this, THIS...it's such a good video! đ Important topic, great facts, love the humour bits, love the editing. Great GREAT work.
The Gandalf gag was amazing, AHMAZING
I love the style of this video! Itâs so entertaining and informative at the same time!!
I am cracking up at your cervical mucus improv. LOVE IT.
Thank you for this video, it was very instructive ! And thank you for the visuals of what what discharges might actually look like, it's much easier to understand this way
THANK YOU for talking about discharge!! I've been reading Period Power and it's so interesting learning about all things vagina! Thank you for being brave đđ
OMG Hannah! this video is sooo long overdue!
I'm 33 and recently had some change in mij discharge.. I knew it was'nt bad but was curious.. googled the sh*t out of it.. could not find anything!
now i know the reason!
thank you sooooo much!
Love the way you state things. You put fun in your videos! â€ïž
Your videos have opened me up to so much information I had no clue was important about my body! Thank you!
I love this video format, it's entertaining and very educational at the same time! Great job Hanna and thank you for your work â€ïž
This video is SO necessary..thank you so much đ
This video was so much fun to watch! Fun AND educational!
"bloody shredded uterus lining" đđđ
Thanks very much for this video, Hannah! We really need to talk about such sensitive things more.
When I had a 'little problem' regarding this, I was embarrassed even to talk to my mum. But thankfully I gathered courage and did, and later a doctor, on mum's advice. I am okay nowđ
Many thanks ! Plenty of men need this knowledge too !
this is so brave and im so glad to have you be so open about these things, because this is definitely something women are taught to be shameful around. i hope this is normalised one day