Episode 3: Growing up Healthy: A Girl’s Guide to Urinary and Vaginal Health

03/04/2025 25 min
Episode 3: Growing up Healthy: A Girl’s Guide to Urinary and Vaginal Health

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Send us a textIn this episode, we’re joined by Kelly Allan, a senior naturopath and nutritional therapist at The Paediatric Naturopath. Kelly brings both clinical expertise and a deep understanding to the topic of young girls’ urinary and vaginal health. We explore common concerns we see in the clinic. Kelly shares some practical tips for supporting vulva health, when to investigate further, and how parents can confidently navigate these issues.In this episode, we explore:Kelly’s personal experiences that lead her into naturopathyCommon genital issues in clinic with young girlsThe link between threadworms and vulvovaginitisHow to manage vaginal threadwormsDealing with thrush in young girlsWhether the vaginal microbiome can be assessed in childrenKelly’s top tips for a child’s vulva healthWhen toilet-trained children begin to have accidentsRecurrent UTIs in girls and within familiesSkin conditions that can present on the vulvaWant to know more about me?Visit my websiteBecome a clientExplore my mentoring and program packagesFollow me on InstagramConnect on Facebook

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