Vaginal skin cracking due to YI and UTI-?!

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Hello Everyone!

Recently I have been experiencing vaginal cracking externally (and a little on the mucous membrane) under my vaginal opening. Not sure on the correct anatomical description, posterior labial commissure/ frenelum on the labial minora - in that area along along the creases/folds. It is only on one side, 2 thin cracks, and not painful at all- not even when I urinate! I only noticed it from slight bleeding on toilet paper and it was a tiny bit uncomfortable during wiping.

Referring back to the title, I recently had my first ever UTI. The moment I noticed it I was put on antibiotics (called monurel). A week later, I noticed that I had VERY minimal vaginal discharge, no itching and the slight moisture that was there caused the discharge to be slightly clumpy, and I developed the cracks. I did suspect a YI although it had no itching and a doctor had confirmed. After getting antifungals from the doctor and using an external cream, they went away (this was on Monday, 3 days ago). I have been using the cream since, 2x a day, and this morning I noticed the cracks and bleeding were back, in the same spot! Still no pain or itching.

Has anyone every experienced this? I recently got off BC after 9 years, I am 25, and in a monogamous relationship. Could this possibly be from hormonal changes?

Thank you!

Hair Removal Question

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Hi everyone! This is my first time posting here, despite stalking watching the community for quite some time.

For people that wax, have you really noticed any differences in how long it takes hair to grow back (versus other methods), and/or any difference in how thickly/coarsely the hair grows back after removal?
My hair tends to be quite thick and coarse, so when I shave, I can still see little dark-blonde stubs beneath the skin. And any smoothness only lasts a few hours. So I've never been that invested in keeping my body hair in check. I tend to just let everything grow until it starts to annoy me, then I whack it off and repeat the process. But I want to surprise my bf, so I'd like to remove the hair from my lower body. From my pubic area down to my toes. And I'd like to DIY it, in a minimum of time.
I'm considering waxing, but any recommendations on the method? Pain is not an issue for me, and I have no health or skin problems.

Also, MSN keeps trying to tell me that I shouldn't turn down my bf for sex (even going to the point of saying "do it anyway") because women are happier when they have sex often. All kinds of benefits are attributed to doing so: sleeping better, having less stress, higher libido, etc.
Has anyone noticed this kind of phenomenon? It sounds somewhat misogynistic to me...

Thank you in advance!

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