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Women's health: Everything you need to know about keeping your lady bits healthy

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Just like your skin and hair, your vagina changes with age. Trouble is, our lady bits aren’t usually water cooler chat, and many of us feel embarrassed discussing ‘down there’ with our doctor.

According to research by Vagisil, 42% of us don’t like mentioning the word ‘vagina’, and more than half of women would be embarrassed to ask for help if we had an intimate health concern – even though 4 in 10 have had personal problems in the past.

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