DIY gynecology (Do It Yourself) is an increasingly popular concept on the net. These are tutorial videos in which women learn a lot of information about gynecology. A way for us to know our body better and to be able to make our own choices in a more enlightened way, limiting the intervention of the specialist whose opinion we often follow blindly. It's up to us to be unbeatable!
The phenomenon began with the arrival on YouTube of Martin Winckler, author of the book "The Women's Choir". A few weeks ago, he launched his own channel in which he talks to us about gynecology without judgment, without pressure and without taboos. For some, asking a question deemed "embarrassing" to a gynecologist is a source of stress and this concept, also known as alter gynecology, makes it possible to answer a multitude of essential questions:what is the most suitable means of contraception for your body ? How to insert an IUD (Intrauterine Device)? The purpose of these videos is not to replace gynecologists, but to pursue an educational objective by transmitting to all women essential knowledge that they should know without the need for any doctor.
This initiative really started in 1990 thanks to a certain Annie Sprinkle. After playing in more than 150 pornographic films, she decided to talk about sexuality in videos to advocate a sex education free from taboos so that women can enjoy real sexual freedom. One of his performances made the buzz and gave birth to the phenomenon. Annie invited her spectators to inspect her cervix with a flashlight and a speculum! Ah, yes, all the same you have to dare! We would surely not dare ... but we thank her, because it is surely thanks to her that the phenomenon has come down to us today. Of course, in case of serious doubt and alarming symptoms, it is wiser to turn to a gynecologist capable of making an accurate and scientifically proven diagnosis. But these educational videos will undoubtedly help a large number of women to understand their bodies, to be more comfortable with these completely natural subjects that are still considered shameful or too intimate.
For those interested, and while waiting for the phenomenon to grow in France, it is good to know that two initiatives meet the same objectives as Martin Winckler's gynecological videos. This is how Poussy Draama, a visual artist, created a character:a traveling gynecologist named Doctor Duchesne. In a mobile office called the "Transuterus Cruising Agency", they welcome women and transsexuals for free, individual and confidential consultations of one hour, in order to discuss all subjects concerning the body and the sexuality of women. Finally, Clunny Braun shares useful information on the vagina, discharge, periods and all the other phenomena that women experience through a Tumblr called "my pussy diary".
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