Going off of BCP - No more period

[mauh.livejournal.com]

I've searched the archives and found some posts similar to this one, but not quite the same. So my apologies if this is something that's been gone over before.

( Cut because I type too much. )

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[kissthecarpet.livejournal.com]

Hey everyyone I don't post here too often but I have a questions. I have a small bump/nodule under the skin near my labia minora. There is no pain, no redness just a small ball feeling thing under the skin and you can see it a bit. I've felt similar things to this but always on my labia majora and it feels like an ingrown hair or something like that and it just goes away on its own.. never any pain or anything just always assumed it was an ingrown hair and it doesnt happen that often. Now that i feel one near the labia minora I'm a bit confused as to what it could be.. anyone else ever experience this? I was just at the gyno in October and was checked out since I have a ovarian cyst and pap smear came back normal. Just wondering your opinion.

Late period on Yasmin

[thiswaste.livejournal.com]

I'm on Yasmin and my last active pill was on Monday. Saturday morning and still no period.
I took one late (about 8 hours late) abut we did use condom and/or withdrawal. Should I be worried? I'm kinda getting a bit worried because it has been six days.


[edit] I called up my gynaecologist and she said not to worry and to take the pill when it's due. My period came about 6 hours later. Maybe it was stress-related, or maybe ust my body playing tricks on me. Thanks to all who commented.

still working on this awesome project :)

[peaceofpie.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone! I posted about a month ago about the research project I'm doing for my Feminist Theories class (at Earlham College in Richmond, IN) on this community and its context in the world of women's/feminist activism and community. I want to thank all of you who have replied to my original post; if you missed that post or have not yet gotten a chance to reply to it, it would be wonderful if you could go here to the original post and answer a few questions so I can do the best possible job with this project. That post explains exactly what I'm trying to do with the project.

I've already had a chance to talk to a couple folks who responded, but I've gotten a bit behind schedule on this project as I've been making arrangements to move to Indianapolis for an urban peace studies program I'll be participating in next semester, so I'll be spending a lot of time on it over the next ten days to get it finished. Safe Space Maintainers, and others who indicated willingness to speak in more detail by email or instant message: I'll be emailing you by the end of the weekend with some more specific questions, for sure. It would be really fantastic if folks could email me at peaceofpie@livejournal.com if you are willing and have time to speak to me over AIM; I'd like to do several individual interviews over the next week between Sunday, Dec. 11th (tomorrow) and Sunday, Dec. 18th, so if you could email me with your AIM username and what times you'd be available, I will get back to you right away and let you know when I can schedule that with you. (I'll have the most flexibility after Wednesday.) These interviews won't take long...they'll just give me a chance to have more voices heard and represented in my project, which is incredibly valuable to the project that I'm doing because the focus of this project is how an internet-based community functions to give voice to the experiences of its members and the significance of this for feminism/women's* empowerment/community activism.

Many folks indicated that they would welcome answering further questions if I post them here, so here is the next set of questions I'd like people to respond to. It would be GREAT if you could respond to both sets of questions, but if you only want to answer one set, or if you want to answer some questions from each, that's fine too...it is NOT required that you have answered the first set before answering the second one. This set of questions is the sort of questions I'll be likely to ask in the interviews.

What do you think are the most positive things about the VP community?
What sorts of posts have you made on the community?
How has being a member of the VP community impacted your life?
How does VP compare with other internet communities you're involved with around similar issues?
How would you describe the connection you feel with other members of the community?
If you were reading a research paper about the VP community, what would you be most interested to learn from it?
How would you describe the VP community to someone who had little or no experience with internet communities?

*As I noted in my original post, although this project is specifically for a Feminist Theories course that I'm taking as a Women's Studies major, and draws from feminism and women's experiences in particular, it is NOT meant to be just for women or women-identified people. I really want to hear from folks who are members of this community and are not women and/or do not have vaginas; this will be really valuable for my project because I really want to be able to demonstrate that vaginapagina as a community primarily run by and involving women is empowering to folks of other genders too.

k i have one of those is my vag normal questions

[lalalalala35235.livejournal.com]

sorry if this has been answered before.

( yeah im embarassed =\ )

A thank you

[foureyedgirl.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to thank everyone immensely for all of your comments, help and advice on my last post. I really appreciate it and I'm glad that I have somewhere I can feel accepted for who I am. Thank you, all of you kick ass!
♥

Stress related bacteria?

[laurooa.livejournal.com]

Okay so here is the thing…. I just got back form my first ever “girly doctor” visit. I went because I thought I was having chronic UTI’s. But it turns out that I have some sort of bacteria that has grown in my vagina due to too much stress. My doctor told me what it was called but for the life of me I can’t remember what is was (she only said it once). She prescribed me “Metronidazole vaginal gel” Would any on know what it is that I have or have any of you had it. Please comment back if you have. I would like to know more about it (but I can’t until I know the name) so if you know what I’m talking about get back to me. Thanks so much!

Best Way to Use Meds: Ibuprofen and Monistat

[frolicnaked.livejournal.com]

Two questions, one for me and the other for a friend.

For me: Pretty much the only time I use pain relievers is for uterine cramps, both menstrual and IUD related. I've tried several traditional medications as well as homeopathic and herbal remedies, and ibuprofen is the only one that helps. Moreover, I have to take fairly high doses of ibuprofen to really experience relief. I currently have a prescription for 800mg pills; however, I've noticed that I seem to be able to get by on 3 OTC-strength pills (a total of 600mg) just fine.

Now, I'm not really concerned as to why I cramp like this; every time I've been examined by a medical professional (and there have been general practitioners, nurse practioners, gynecologists, and endocrinologists) for anything that might be causing them, it's all checked out fine. Nor am I particularly interested in alternate treatments; I've tried a lot of them, and I'm not about to go back to something that's worked less well than ibuprofen.

Really, my only questions are about my ibuprofen dose. Assuming that 600mg remains sufficient to relieve cramp pain, does anyone know if I'm better off taking 800mg in one pill or 600mg in three pills? On one hand, it certainly makes sense to take only as much medicine as I need to stay pain free. On the other hand, I wonder if having more inactive ingredients or "fillers" in the three pills might not affect my body just as much. Does it make a difference? Anyone know?

( Monistat question under the cut. )

Good advice? Not? What might have been better? Also, have any of you successfully treated a yeast infection solely using the external vulvar cream?

Percentage of bisexuality and how one identifies

[classical-wolf.livejournal.com]

I came out as bisexual when I was 16 and I'm 19 now. I've had lots of male trauma (rape and assault) in the past, but my desicions for coming out weren't based off that trauma. I told my current boyfriend that he restored my faith in men (men I'd dated before him, were just...ugh!). I don't know if it's because I've been on "vagina desire" lately, or what, but I'm finding that he's the only guy I'm physically and emotionally attracted to, so I'm like 98% attracted to women, and 2% attracted to guys (or him). Has anyone ever felt something like this, or am I just weird? I'm debating about changing how I indentify myself even though I'm quite committed to him - although that might confuse alot of people....hmmmm....In the beginning of our relationship a little more than 2 years ago, I told him "I would have been a lesbian if it wasn't for you", and while I'm committed to him and I love him - I feel like a lesbian - if that makes any sense.

do people mind pubic stubble?

[datta.livejournal.com]

I'll be eighteen next week, and I've been shaving my pubic hair for several years now. For a while it was all of it, then just the labia, and now it's back to a landing strip. I've never had anyone see me naked except for family members and my doctor.

Anyway, my question is essentially this:

I shave because I don't like the hair, I think it's unattractive and itchy. But I can't shave every day, because it gets irritated -- usually every other day. I find the stubble unattractive. When someone does see me naked, or at least without my underwear on (which I'd like to be sooner rather than later but that's another question entirely), I'm afraid they'll think it's weird that I shave, or that it's weird that I shave but there's a little bit of stubble.

Any suggestions for how to get more comfortable with that?