31. Lady Parts, Painful Sex, and the Vulva Story We Should've Heard Sooner

What if painful sex, tampon pain, or that "something is wrong down there" feeling was not something to quietly tolerate, joke away, or fix with the world's least helpful advice: "just have a glass of wine"?

In this episode of Labia Logic, Dr. Ashley Fuller and Dr. Meredith McClure welcome filmmaker and storyteller Bonnie Gross, creator of Lady Parts, a comedy feature inspired by her own experience with vestibulodynia, painful sex, repeated misdiagnoses, and eventually a vestibulectomy. They talk about why vulvar pain is so often misunderstood, why vulvodynia is sometimes more of a starting point than a full answer, and how conditions like recurrent yeast infections and pelvic floor dysfunction can overlap. They also explain why doctors really need to learn the word vulva before your feet go up and they go poking around with a speculum.

Vulvar pain deserves real medical attention, a painful exam should never be brushed off, and patients should trust themselves when something feels wrong. These are facts. Non-negotiables. You deserve answers, care, and pleasure without pain. Period.

Links:

ladypartsfilm.com

Lady Parts on IMDB

letterboxd.com/film/lady-parts-2024/

rottentomatoes.com/m/lady_parts

@ladyparts_film on IG

@ladypartsthemovie on Facebook

@shake_ur_bonbon on TikTok

@ladypartsfilm on YouTube