Women generally shy away from talking about their vaginas and are ashamed at times to seek help when all is not well with that important organ of their body. Nicola Blenman has a plan to get women to not only know more about their vaginas but get help when needed and also holistically take care of their bodies.
“Every woman that comes to me, they are shy to talk about their vaginas. I have to come down and say ‘is wah really going on girl’ before they can actually open up about what is happening… It is such a taboo,” Blenman told Stabroek Weekend in a recent interview.
Every woman she sees who is not comfortable talking about her vagina or sexual and reproductive health in general just reaffirms to Blenman that she has work to do and she believes that with her and others working in the area in another few years Guyanese women will be more open to addressing the topic.