by Larisa Corda | Jun 29, 2020 | Media
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...
by Larisa Corda | Jun 26, 2020 | Fertility & Pregnancy, Media, Wellbeing & Fitness
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...
by Larisa Corda | Jun 25, 2020 | Media
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...
by Larisa Corda | Mar 17, 2020 | Fertility & Pregnancy, Media
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?...
by Larisa Corda | Mar 17, 2020 | Fertility & Pregnancy, Media
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...
