cloth pads and smell

[lost-almost.livejournal.com]

effercakes asked a question about smelling differently during menstruation and I am somewhat worried now. I use cloth pads. My flow tends to be somewhat light after the first day and I tend to change typically at the end of the work day. 

I am worried now that other people can smell me. So my question to you is: How often do you change? Should I change more often? And most importantly, is the menstrual odor of a pad user noticeable/distinctive to most folk. Or to put it more frankly, can people smell me? *mortified at the thought*.

In my experience, I have never been able to tell, but maybe I am olfactorily challenged.

Tight Pussy

[carat04.livejournal.com]

(I'm sorry if the word pussy bothers anyone, but I really like the term)

( a wee tad graphic so I thought a cut would be polite )

Skipping Periods

[heart-kris.livejournal.com]

Well this is my first post and I have a major problem.

I've been on birthcontrol for about 4 years now. And recently I've been missing my period. I take my pills regularly, rarely skip a day and if I do I take the pill right when i remember. What usually happens around the I get my period I have horrible cramps, very violent. Then I start spotting, thick, dark brown discharge. This usually gets pretty have itself to the point when I need a tampon. But the spotting only last for 2 days at the most and everything is back to normal. This has been happening for the last two months. I've never had sex before in my life, so I don't believe that I'm pregnant.

Any suggestion as to what is happening?

Interstitial Cystitis / Painful Bladder Syndrome

[teh-love.livejournal.com]

This is myt first post here, I am wondering if anyone has this or knows annyone?

( http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/interstitialcystitis/ )

Its so bloody painful i really am at a loss for words. Anyone who's had a UTI knows how much its sucks. Imagine feeling like you have a UTI 24hrs a day 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

I would love to hear anyones advice, anyone who has this please let me know how you went about getting it fixed? I just had a bladder Cystoscopy ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystoscopy ) and WOW was that painful, they didnt put me to sleep. And i got a infection as a result of it. The second set of test to be done is putting a Catheter in my bladder ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catheter ) Please any advice would be great as im in a lot of pain, and im feeling really frustrated.

Thanks in advance.

Wax Question?

[glitterxxstarz.livejournal.com]

I have always shaved my legs and bikini area well I want to start waxing. What is the best product for this or is it better to find a salon to do it?

yeast imbedded in vagina walls

[simplybasics.livejournal.com]

i read in a comment thread on here a couple days ago that, over time, yeast can become imbedded in the walls of your vagina.

i thought that sounded rather scary..so,

is there truth to this? if so, how much? is there a way to help remove it?

How to curb cravings on the pill

[uhuhokay.livejournal.com]

Okay, so I'm on my first week using diane 35 & have noticed I am REALLY HUNGRY. I decided to start taking it at night & I usually wake up starving & really thirsty & I'm hungry a lot more during the day. I've heard that the pill doesn't make you gain weight but causes you to eat more which would contribute to weight gain.

So my question is, how can I curb my appetite, how should I eat differently, are there any foods I should eat to keep myself full that won't cause me to gain anything?

I've also read some stuff here about water weight. will that happen to me?

this kinda pisses me off since I have finally gotten in control of my eating habits during the last couple of months & now I'm going to completely ruin my diet & weight :(

Itchy itchy!

[teh-love.livejournal.com]

So i have extream itchyness.... I thought i may have herpes but ty g-d i dont i was recently tested for all STD's an everything came out negative.. However i have a crazy ithcy spot in my pubic area, on my pubic bone where my hair grows. There are no bums or pimple looking anything. It's driving me mad, i looked at it and it swells up like as if i have a rash? Any suggestions on what it could be? My mom said it could be eczema?

thanks in advance

( btw... i will probably bombared y'll with things daily ...sorry & TY)

Coping with menstration

[sawyerlove.livejournal.com]

I couldn't find anything about this in the tagged entries. If I missed it, please point me in the right direction. I posted a little while ago about the possibility of skipping my cycle while on Yaz (I accidently wrote Yasmin in that entry-sorry for the confusion). I've decided not to mess with it and just go through with my period since I'll only be there for the first 24 hours or so of my cycle. My first day of placebo is Wednesday and I get my period two days later (on Friday). My problem is I get cramps and I get lethargic and kinda bitchy starting around Thursday on Yaz. I can cope with the bitchiness (I'm at a Christian camp and won't be around the people that aggravate that emotion the most).

My question is how can I deal with the cramps and lethargy most effectively? I can't use a heating pad or rice bag and stay in the cabin all day as it's fairly jam-packed days. I'd rather not rely on meds but if needed I will. If you are going to suggest medication, what's the best OTC product to bring? Thank you in advance for your help.

missed periods and zits... PCOS? Or just side effects of stopping b/c?

[manycolored.livejournal.com]

Ok, I stopped NuvaRing last July. I started it again in October, stopped again in November. I did not like that I kept getting yeast infections, my IBS got worse, and my psoriasis really flared up. I also lost my libido entirely.

Off b/c, I feel WONDERFUL. Ok, so I have adult acne. But I've seen worse, and it's much less annoying than psoriasis. Ok, so I have a tiny bit of a mustache. Everybody in my family has one, male and female. It's a tradition. And waxing is no big deal.

But I've skipped 2 periods. Granted, I was under huge stress for the first one, and quite lousily sick for the second one. But I'd NEVER missed a period before. I'd never even been more than 11 days late before, and usually I was a plus or minus three days kind of girl.

Nonetheless, could my missed periods be due to stopping birth control rather than PCOS?

Time for a second opinion, or at least a blood test, I think. I don't like the feeling of being on birth control and I don't want to be put on it just because I'm a fat chick who missed two periods.

Please tell me any interesting stories of side effects from birth control, and especially side effects from stopping birth control!

Molloscum

[gauvie.livejournal.com]

So, I was recently diagnosed with having Molloscum 'down there'. The Doctor suggested leaving them until they go away on their own but I would rather have them gone so is there an over the counter medicine I can use to freeze/burn them off?

Getting Caught

[bluesuitcase.livejournal.com]

What was the most promiscuous activity you've been caught doing? How did you handle the situation?