So my periods have been way off since having my son almost 14 months ago. They just never seem to come on time. My shortest cycle was 14 days and my longest has been 65 days. So I finally made an appointment with my GYN. She said that they could be off due to stress from having a baby but still wanted to check me for PCOS.
So here is my question. For those of you who have taken Provera How long did it take you to get your period on it? Problem is that my GYN office only does Ultrasounds ( that are non OB ) on Wednesdays and she said that I had to be 3-5 days into my cycle. I am trying to figure out when to take it. They rushed me out of the office before I could ask. The nurse said to take it now and the pharmasist ( who was a guy and didn't know much ) said to start tomorrow. Should I got with the nurses advice and take it now or wait a day or two? My biggest fear is that my period is going to start right away.
I am scared to death of being diagnosed with PCOS.
So here is my question. For those of you who have taken Provera How long did it take you to get your period on it? Problem is that my GYN office only does Ultrasounds ( that are non OB ) on Wednesdays and she said that I had to be 3-5 days into my cycle. I am trying to figure out when to take it. They rushed me out of the office before I could ask. The nurse said to take it now and the pharmasist ( who was a guy and didn't know much ) said to start tomorrow. Should I got with the nurses advice and take it now or wait a day or two? My biggest fear is that my period is going to start right away.
I am scared to death of being diagnosed with PCOS.
Over the summer I had about three consecutive months where I experienced spotting in between my periods. The worst month of it, I spotted almost every day in between the end of my last period and the beginning of my next. I was freaking out over what could be wrong, but luckily you lovely ladies assured me that this could be perfectly normal. I intended to go to the doctor, but after the three crazy months of almost nonstop spotting, for the past 2 months I've only been experiencing a little bit of spotting around the time I'm ovulating, which is pretty normal for me.
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Thanks for being so amazing, I love this community so much! It's so nice that there's a place where women can come to talk about our bodies openly and realize that we're not alone in many of the things we experience, they're just unfortunately taboo to talk about anywhere else. :)
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Thanks for being so amazing, I love this community so much! It's so nice that there's a place where women can come to talk about our bodies openly and realize that we're not alone in many of the things we experience, they're just unfortunately taboo to talk about anywhere else. :)
So, my fiance asked me the other day "are you satisfied?" And I told him the truth, "no." And it's not that he's a bad lover, it's more me. Like yesterday, I wanted to have sex, I was aroused, but when he touched me, I felt nothing and it crushed me. I cried for a long time afterwards because of it. However, he's extremely supportive. He has encouraged me to masturbate more often both to decrease stress (which will help) and to maybe increase my drive (which will also help).
My biggest problem is that I am unsure of how to talk to him about sex now. I used to be so open and willing to discuss anything. Now I feel uncomfortable and insecure. This insecurity about discussing sex happened right after I had an abortion, and it just hasn't gone away. I have discussed what happened surrounding the abortion in therapy to make peace with it, but I guess something didn't come out? Maybe it's a hormonal backlash?
I think my best bet though is to try to just start talking to him again. But I'm not sure how without hurting his feelings. I don't know how to give him direction. Like sometimes he will be massaging me, down there, and he's really rough (like he presses too hard) and it's uncomfortable, but I don't want to tell him "hey, you're pressing too hard" because I feel like it ruins the mood. Plus I have issues with getting wet and orgasm issues. I can orgasm from a vibe, but I get like "stage fright" if I use it with him. I feel like I have to put on a show and it freaks me out.
Any ideas that might help the overall situation?
My biggest problem is that I am unsure of how to talk to him about sex now. I used to be so open and willing to discuss anything. Now I feel uncomfortable and insecure. This insecurity about discussing sex happened right after I had an abortion, and it just hasn't gone away. I have discussed what happened surrounding the abortion in therapy to make peace with it, but I guess something didn't come out? Maybe it's a hormonal backlash?
I think my best bet though is to try to just start talking to him again. But I'm not sure how without hurting his feelings. I don't know how to give him direction. Like sometimes he will be massaging me, down there, and he's really rough (like he presses too hard) and it's uncomfortable, but I don't want to tell him "hey, you're pressing too hard" because I feel like it ruins the mood. Plus I have issues with getting wet and orgasm issues. I can orgasm from a vibe, but I get like "stage fright" if I use it with him. I feel like I have to put on a show and it freaks me out.
Any ideas that might help the overall situation?
Hey everyone,
I've got some questions about BV. I've been using a menstrual cup for almost a year now and I love it. But I THINK I may have noticed some changes in my vagina, though I can't be sure, since I don't really keep a journal about these things and I can be a little paranoid about my sexual health. FWIW, I'm on the pill and in a monogamous relationship.
Anyway, occasionally I'll have a significant amount of discharge. Like yesterday, the crotch of my black underwear was significantly stained white. One time a few months ago, I was standing in the kitchen and felt a "PLOP" down the side of my leg (ick). It's always white/clear - never yellow or green - and many other times my discharge seems pretty normal in its quantity. As far as smell - sometimes my vagina smells a little "fishier" and sometimes it smells like garlic - but never is it a strong smell. I notice it on my hands after using the Diva cup or after masturbating. With BV related odor - is it like, a smell that bowls you over? I've had some periods of irritation (towards the end of my period I often get irritation in my vag/vulva if I'm not careful about avoiding soap when using the Diva Cup), but it always goes away and generally, day to day, I experience no irritation.
I guess the bottom line is that these symptoms are really intermittent and never really severe, but I was wondering nonetheless if this sounded like it could be BV. Anyone who's had BV - any insights?
Thanks a lot everyone! And Happy New Year. :)
I've got some questions about BV. I've been using a menstrual cup for almost a year now and I love it. But I THINK I may have noticed some changes in my vagina, though I can't be sure, since I don't really keep a journal about these things and I can be a little paranoid about my sexual health. FWIW, I'm on the pill and in a monogamous relationship.
Anyway, occasionally I'll have a significant amount of discharge. Like yesterday, the crotch of my black underwear was significantly stained white. One time a few months ago, I was standing in the kitchen and felt a "PLOP" down the side of my leg (ick). It's always white/clear - never yellow or green - and many other times my discharge seems pretty normal in its quantity. As far as smell - sometimes my vagina smells a little "fishier" and sometimes it smells like garlic - but never is it a strong smell. I notice it on my hands after using the Diva cup or after masturbating. With BV related odor - is it like, a smell that bowls you over? I've had some periods of irritation (towards the end of my period I often get irritation in my vag/vulva if I'm not careful about avoiding soap when using the Diva Cup), but it always goes away and generally, day to day, I experience no irritation.
I guess the bottom line is that these symptoms are really intermittent and never really severe, but I was wondering nonetheless if this sounded like it could be BV. Anyone who's had BV - any insights?
Thanks a lot everyone! And Happy New Year. :)
i am starting an outpatient ED program tomarrow and im really scared. it is mon-fri from 8 am to 3 pm. a lot more therapy than im used to.
anyway i have a question... for anyone who has been in a program like this,
was everyone really skinny? or were there many different sizes? were there heavy people? people with binge eating disorder?
i just want to know before i get there so im not panicked when i find out all at once what it is like.
im really not sure if im ready for this yet :(
if im not 100 % ready and willing to get better, should i even be going? what if im wasting their time and putting my girlfriend through a rough time for nothing?
I'm wondering if I'm the only one who rarely (like maybe 1% of the time) can get off with a vibrator. Also, I feel like it takes me a very long time to orgasm in general. I'm on antidepressants but it was like this before I ever started taking them. Is it possible that all this time I've simply had no idea what I was doing, or...?
Anyway, if anyone can sympathize with a really-hard-to-achieve orgasm, I'd be so grateful to hear what you found that finally worked (or if its a permanent thing.)
Just a random question.
I am on Yaz, and have been for about a year and a half. In the last half a year me and my gyno have decided that it would be beneficial for me to stop taking the placebos at the end of the month and just generally not bleed. This is due to my mother's growth near her uterus because of a thick mucus wall (or something equally as strange) plus that I've had ridiculous cramps every month since the day I got my period. Anyways, I was enitially a little nervous, but it works out great.
First, I can't recall exactly what she said but I decided maybe it would be best if I took the placebos every few months and let all that stored up blood out. But when I tried to do that I found that I just kept bleeding. It would be a week after I've started the real pills again and I would still be solidly bleeding. Is that how it's supposed to work? If I was on a pill designed for only bleeding a few times a year (such as Seasonique), would I still bleed like a stuck pig?
Second, I had a yeast infection. Not odd for me. I was prescribed antibiotics and took them the full 10 days. I've heard this happens and I read up on it, and I knew my birth control was probably not going to work. Yes, I used a back-up method and what not. And my period started, completely, like I had a feeling it would. But I bled for a month straight. I never stopped taking my pills, just the real pills, no placebos. Never missed any or anything. It was heavy as usual for about 2 weeks and then it was just light, but once a day, every day. I ruined so many pairs of underwear saying to myself "Today is the day it will stop. I'm sure I won't bleed today." I'm just wondering Why?
I am on Yaz, and have been for about a year and a half. In the last half a year me and my gyno have decided that it would be beneficial for me to stop taking the placebos at the end of the month and just generally not bleed. This is due to my mother's growth near her uterus because of a thick mucus wall (or something equally as strange) plus that I've had ridiculous cramps every month since the day I got my period. Anyways, I was enitially a little nervous, but it works out great.
First, I can't recall exactly what she said but I decided maybe it would be best if I took the placebos every few months and let all that stored up blood out. But when I tried to do that I found that I just kept bleeding. It would be a week after I've started the real pills again and I would still be solidly bleeding. Is that how it's supposed to work? If I was on a pill designed for only bleeding a few times a year (such as Seasonique), would I still bleed like a stuck pig?
Second, I had a yeast infection. Not odd for me. I was prescribed antibiotics and took them the full 10 days. I've heard this happens and I read up on it, and I knew my birth control was probably not going to work. Yes, I used a back-up method and what not. And my period started, completely, like I had a feeling it would. But I bled for a month straight. I never stopped taking my pills, just the real pills, no placebos. Never missed any or anything. It was heavy as usual for about 2 weeks and then it was just light, but once a day, every day. I ruined so many pairs of underwear saying to myself "Today is the day it will stop. I'm sure I won't bleed today." I'm just wondering Why?
My boyfriend and I have been having sex since about April and I've been on HBC (Loestrin 24), so we haven't used condoms much. However, the past couple of times I've slipped up and missed my pill, we have, but I have a question.
The lube on the condom seems to wear off really, really fast. Today, we were using just a regular Trojan lubricated condom and after about three minutes, it started getting really uncomfortable, like the lube had wore off or something? That's happened one other time, with a Trojan Twisted Pleasure, but I'm not sure if that's normal or not. Are you supposed to have lube handy when you use condoms or is this just something weird about my vagina environment? I'm just confused. Can anyone enlighten me?
(This is my first post but I'm a huge lurker :] )
The lube on the condom seems to wear off really, really fast. Today, we were using just a regular Trojan lubricated condom and after about three minutes, it started getting really uncomfortable, like the lube had wore off or something? That's happened one other time, with a Trojan Twisted Pleasure, but I'm not sure if that's normal or not. Are you supposed to have lube handy when you use condoms or is this just something weird about my vagina environment? I'm just confused. Can anyone enlighten me?
(This is my first post but I'm a huge lurker :] )
So yesterday my friend was with me when I went to the pharmacy to pick up my BC prescription. I am on the Generic brand of Alesse, I believe its called "Aviane". Anyway, my buddy saw this and remarked that a couple of weeks ago his girlfriend was at the doctor and the doc told her that the generic birth control pills have a higher failure rate than the name brand.
The first thing I said was "Bullshit. No one would be taking them if that was the truth." of course he said "Well thats what the doc told her".
It sorta pissed me off cause not only is that going with "Well if a doctor says it, it must be true" mentality, but after pondering it for a while, I wonder if that doctor is being paid by a drug company?
Anyway, what do you guys think of this? I don't for a second believe that there is any truth to it.
The first thing I said was "Bullshit. No one would be taking them if that was the truth." of course he said "Well thats what the doc told her".
It sorta pissed me off cause not only is that going with "Well if a doctor says it, it must be true" mentality, but after pondering it for a while, I wonder if that doctor is being paid by a drug company?
Anyway, what do you guys think of this? I don't for a second believe that there is any truth to it.
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I had a yeast infection recently, and was pissed that I had left my fluconazole (Diflucan) at my apartment near where I go to school, which is 2.5 hours away, as I'm home for the holidays.
Soo, I had to go the natural route. This is what helped:
-cutting out sugars, sweets, refined carbs (white bread, white sugar, etc). Yeast, like most fungi, feed off sugar.
-exercising regularly, which for me, meant running
-eating yogurt with live and active cultures
-showering daily and wearing cotton pants and panties (I do it anyway, but thought it worthy of mention)
I had been suffering from the YI for a week and within 1 or 2 days of following the above regimen, it totally disappeared.
Hope it helps someone without access to their YI meds! For some reason the gentian violet or yogurt suppositories don't really work for me.
Soo, I had to go the natural route. This is what helped:
-cutting out sugars, sweets, refined carbs (white bread, white sugar, etc). Yeast, like most fungi, feed off sugar.
-exercising regularly, which for me, meant running
-eating yogurt with live and active cultures
-showering daily and wearing cotton pants and panties (I do it anyway, but thought it worthy of mention)
I had been suffering from the YI for a week and within 1 or 2 days of following the above regimen, it totally disappeared.
Hope it helps someone without access to their YI meds! For some reason the gentian violet or yogurt suppositories don't really work for me.
hi, i've been reading this community for a long time and you guys have helped me so much! i've looked through the tags for info about this problem but i haven't quite found what i'm looking for. so hopefully you guys can help me out.
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I suspect that I get hemorrhoids or fissures or something - general mild butt irritation. It comes and goes. I would feel more comfortable asking my gynecologist about it at my next annual exam, considering my junk is all right there in her face anyway... is this not done? Asking butt questions? I mean, some gynecologists slip a finger in there, so I don't think it would be too unusual to ask that kind of question. What do you think?
Thanks!
Thanks!
My next depo shot is supposed to be between December 30th and January 13th. I was dumb and scheduled an appointment with the gyno for tomorrow (December 29th). Will I still be able to get the shot or will I have to reschedule to fit in the two week time period? Will getting the shot a day early harm me or make it ineffective?
Thank you!
Thank you!
I was taking birth control for about 3 months but was advised I stop taking it because I smoke. My period arrived Dec 17th, which was a normal flow. (Actually may have lasted a little longer than usual.)
So, I'm concerned I could be pregnant because I had sex Dec 25th. With a condom, of course. But when my boyfriend finished, part of the condom was hanging out from my vagina - the rim of it. Bf says he felt his penis actually slip out of the condom when pulling out, which was already hanging from my vagina also.
I'm curious what my chances are the sperm could have leaked. He showed me the condom which was not wet at the rim with his semen. It was all collected at the tip. I'm freaking too because I felt nauseated Saturday on. Now my breasts are getting kinda sore and I feel crampy. (Could I be ovulating?)
All help most appreciated!
I want to try birth control for cramps, and because we're planning to get married next year. I'm a virgin and I know someone who had her hymen broken during an exam. I don't want that. Do they offer the pill without exams at Planned Parenthood? The only thing is, I have Kaiser for insurance. Would it be less expensive if I went through Kaiser? And is there any chance at all that at Kaiser they would give me the pills without an exam?
One more thing: if I do go through the exam, will the speculum stretch me more than my husband will? I'm sure it depends on the guy, but how do does a small speculum compare to an average penis? I don't want an exam to affect my first sexual experience.
Thanks!
One more thing: if I do go through the exam, will the speculum stretch me more than my husband will? I'm sure it depends on the guy, but how do does a small speculum compare to an average penis? I don't want an exam to affect my first sexual experience.
Thanks!
So... I'm at my partners for the holiday week, and, as is probably fairly normal for such things when partners are living far enough from each other that visits are relatively infrequent (We're talking a week out of a month or thereabouts) we had a ton of sex on the 25th and 26th. By the end of the last session I was a little sore (think I had some minor subcutaneous damage from pressure to either side of the clitoral structure) which is normal and fine, but I noticed a lumpy thing, kinda like a lymph node, maybe the size of a small pearl onion and about that texture, to one side of that structure, kinda in/under the labia majora. It had disappeared 2 hours later when I went to poke at it, but it made me realize how incomplete sex ed is. I had fairly comprehensive sex ed, in high school and at church, but we never really covered the internal structures that aren't directly related to reproduction. I've known about uteri and fallopian tubes since I was a young'n but, apparently you learn new stuff every day. Yay, wiki.
My hypothesis is that the lump was the Skene's gland, which appears to work by filtering plasma from the blood, and that it was hard and swollen because there was a back log of filtered blood materials (platelets, leukocytes, that sort of thing) that hadn't been fed back into the blood stream.
Did anybody else know about this Skene's gland? How did you discover it existed? Am I the only one that's gotten this onion-lump thing? I'm mostly just stupid curious, and looking for a sense of what the 'common knowledge' is and some reassurance that I'm not a freak for not having known about this thing that's been in my body for 28 years.
chime on in, I'm v. v. curious.
My hypothesis is that the lump was the Skene's gland, which appears to work by filtering plasma from the blood, and that it was hard and swollen because there was a back log of filtered blood materials (platelets, leukocytes, that sort of thing) that hadn't been fed back into the blood stream.
Did anybody else know about this Skene's gland? How did you discover it existed? Am I the only one that's gotten this onion-lump thing? I'm mostly just stupid curious, and looking for a sense of what the 'common knowledge' is and some reassurance that I'm not a freak for not having known about this thing that's been in my body for 28 years.
chime on in, I'm v. v. curious.
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I woke up this morning with some slight discomfort if I put pressure on my crotch area. I can feel a small bump underneath the skin on the left inner labia lip. It's colorless, and I can't really see it if I look with a mirror, I can just feel it. It only hurts if I put pressure on it.
I know it's not an STD or anything...I've been married for a year and a half and my husband and I were both virgins when we met. We haven't really even had sex for the past week or two because we've been at my parents for the holidays. These are the only possible reasons I can come up with:
-A few days ago we did TRY to have sex. I have an IUD, but we were using condoms for easy cleanup since I don't have my own bathroom at my parents. We were using Lifestyle Skins, which we have never used before. Also, the lube on them dried out pretty quickly and it was really dry so we stopped and didn't finish. Could it be irritation from that?
-I used a new Lush Bath bomb last night. And I probably didn't rinse off as well as I should have because my parents tub and shower are in separate bathrooms, so I didn't rinse off in the shower like I normally would.
-I was wearing fairly tight pants yesterday and went shopping in a really crowded, hot mall. So I was probably sweating some.
I've never had anything like this, so if anyone has any idea what it is, please let me know. Thank you all so much.
I know it's not an STD or anything...I've been married for a year and a half and my husband and I were both virgins when we met. We haven't really even had sex for the past week or two because we've been at my parents for the holidays. These are the only possible reasons I can come up with:
-A few days ago we did TRY to have sex. I have an IUD, but we were using condoms for easy cleanup since I don't have my own bathroom at my parents. We were using Lifestyle Skins, which we have never used before. Also, the lube on them dried out pretty quickly and it was really dry so we stopped and didn't finish. Could it be irritation from that?
-I used a new Lush Bath bomb last night. And I probably didn't rinse off as well as I should have because my parents tub and shower are in separate bathrooms, so I didn't rinse off in the shower like I normally would.
-I was wearing fairly tight pants yesterday and went shopping in a really crowded, hot mall. So I was probably sweating some.
I've never had anything like this, so if anyone has any idea what it is, please let me know. Thank you all so much.
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