Ow my cervix!

[bluecurlystraw.livejournal.com]

As part of the IUD consultation I had today the doctor did a gonorrhea/chlamydia culture.  It's been over eight hours since the appointment and my cervix is still twingy and aching.  There was also some blood on the tissue when I "cleaned up" afterwards.   Is this normal?  The PA I usually see did the same test last summer as part of my annual exam and I didn't have any blood or discomfort .

Men and periods

[elanor-g.livejournal.com]

I saw this over on my monthly views, I thought it was very appropriate.  Have a read, its a responce to thier poll, Male Period Comprehension Poll.

http://www.MyMonthlyCycles.com/vwperm.jsp?pid=676

painful problems

[dandielle14.livejournal.com]

i'm not looking for a diagosis, i'm just wondering if anyone has ever gone through what i am currently going through.
I recently lost my virginity to my fiance. When we had sex for the first time it hurt quite a bit so i had to stop. The next time we tried it it didn't hurt as much but i still wasn't able to finish. we had tried it quite a few times but everytime we did it was like he was rubbing me raw inside and that feeling made me loose interest. my fiance takes a long time to finish so he was affected by this too. is there any way that i can stop this from happening, or get more into it? i feel like im doing something wrong.

Also, after we started having sex, every morning i will wake up at 6:30 (way too early) with a burning in my vagina that would keep me up for hours. It also smelled like burnt rubber. At first I thought that i had a yeast infection so i took the medicine but it still wakes me up EVERY morning. It also burns when I pee. What in the world is wrong with me?

Let's Burn The Bras!

[limeluvgoddess.livejournal.com]

I hate having to wear a bra. I truly do. Is there anyone out here that feels the same way? Does anyone go without most of the time? I do, at times, but I usually feel too floppy.

Oh I am about a 36 B depending on the monthly bloat

Gardisil Question

[hoodwink.livejournal.com]

I got the first shot of the series on March 15. Anyway, the nurse told me it would hurt. My shoulder ached for 2 days afterwards. Then it felt better. but it's just aching today in the area where the shot was given. Anyone else experience this?

I have to go back for shot #2 in May and Im afraid because it really did hurt last time:( Shots aren't all that bad for me but this shot hurt!

:(

p.s. Im not saying you shouldn't get it!


EDIT: My second shot is in May but I said april by accident!

Diva cup in Austin, TX?

[jinni-x.livejournal.com]

Greetings, ladies -
I was about to order a Diva cup online when my period started. Anyone know where I can get it locally in Austin? I've been to Whole Foods but couldn't find any...
Thanks!

Clitoral stimulation in intercourse

[twinkle-toes8.livejournal.com]

Hey ladies,

Here's the thing. I have pretty much no sexual experience whatsoever. So sorry if my questions seem silly.

I am under the impression that most women masturbate using their fingers, but I don't really like that. I prefer to hump something (for lack of a better word) i.e. pillow or blanket. Fingers are just too... precise. I don't know. I also don't masturbate by putting something inside of me.

I'm trying to imagine what sexual intercourse would be like for me. And I'm wondering if the clitoris is naturally stimulated during intercourse. It seems to me like sexual intercourse is mostly focused on the bottom half of the vagina, since the penis goes in the hole there. I have no idea how I'd react to that sortof stimulation and prefer rubbing my clit against something.

Does the clit naturally get rubbed against the guy's body (would it rub against the penis since it turns slightly upright)? Or does something "extra" have to be done during intercourse to stimulate the clit. Would you have to be able to take the penis down far right to the base to be able to hump him? I don't really like fingers, I prefer rubbing against something. And I'm hoping the clit will naturally be involved in intercourse.

Hope this makes sense to someone, haha. 

bras for bigger breasts

[stephanever.livejournal.com]

This is a problem that's been bothering me since I first starting wearing bras. When I first grew breasts, they grew really big in a really short amount of time. Within a year I'd gone from being able to wear no bra, to wearing a 30F! The problem then was that I had to buy new bras every few months, which was terribly expensive.
I now think I've plateaued, as it were, at 30G. The problem is that it's almost impossible to find bras that have a small enough back size. Nearly everywhere does them from size 32. And sometimes it feels as though I might even need a 28, and that is definitely not possible!
I've also always had problems with underwired bras. About a year ago I found a soft-cup bra in Bravissimo which fit perfectly and was incredibly comfortable and so I bought three of them, but since I wear them all the time, they've all lost their elasticity and I can only wear them for one day before washing them to wear again. After checking Bravissimo, they don't even stock this bra anymore!
Nearly everyone I ask always says "Maybe try a different size?" because when I wear underwired bras, I either end up with the "four boob" look, where they don't seem to fit in the cup properly, or the wire underneath rides up [which I'm guessing would mean I should go for a 28?] The main problem is that when I first put a bra on, it first perfectly. If I wear it for a few hours, I THEN get the feeling it's shrinking or not fitting properly. Also, because I'm small [only five feet tall] the distance between my breasts and my shoulders isn't very far and the straps are rarely fully adjustable. Sports bras seem like a great idea, but regular ones like Sloggi or those you can find in a department store would never go up to 30G.

Sorry it's so long but if anyone has any advice I would be so grateful. I can also rarely wear strappy tops or anything low cut as then I'd need a bra with smaller straps than my soft-cups and that don't cover me so much, as they're really large.
Anyone know any good shops other than Bravissmo? And does anyone know anywhere that sells soft-cup bras anymore?
FYI, I live in England so American or other stores are no good [unless of course they have a website, which would be great!]

Nausea during period

[manatoba.livejournal.com]

My period finally came a little while ago, while I was taking a nap, and it's strange because usually I sleep right through it (such as if it comes at night, for example) but this time I woke right up because I thought that I was going to be very very sick.
Since then, I'm feeling very nauseated, where I could very likely go down the hall to my dorm bathroom and say revisit my last meal if i weren't trying so hard not to.
I'm having the usual period crampiness, and it's not an abnormal flow or anything. as far as I know it's the same as usual, just with added nausea.
I haven't actually eaten anything yet today, and I know that I should and even attempted to eat a few crackers but I just can't. Its as though my throat is blocked up (as well as my mind)

Does anyone else experience this during that time of the month?
I'm just wondering if this is normal for others, and it's just now my turn to deal with this added uncomfort.
or
should I watch for stomach vius symptoms that just sprung up at an inopportune moment.
My RA on my floor has some sort of stomach virus, but it's bowel related, where as mine is deff. heading up (TMI I know, but when you have a floor full of girls sharing one bathroom and only 2 stalls...)

any input, or even sharing experiences would be great...I'm more curious than worried.
I've learned that my body is going to do what it wants, WHEN it wants. no amount of complaining is going to change that.

TIA!
-katie

UTI plus Possible YI

[aliciadk.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone, I'm new.

Yesterday in the morning I woke up feeling terrible (pressure in the abdomen), and then felt the burning sensation of a UTI. I called up PP and went right in, was diagnosed, and got antibiotics. So that's almost gone, but this morning I woke up with an itch in a place that cannot be scratched (right inside the vagina). There was some white discharge (but I've had such a thing before), and immediately upon feeling the itch I thought, "Damn. I have a yeast infection." I've never had one before, so is this the kind of itch one feels?

I went to work and wasn't bothered, but when I got home I began to worry more about it. I read that both HBC (which I started 2.5 weeks ago - Desogen) and antibiotics can cause them, so I figured it must be one. I didn't want to treat it too harshly because it's obviously in a beginning stage, so I bought AZO pills that claim to both relieve and stop the problem.

This is a long story just to ask - Has anyone used these pills successfully before? They say to use them 3x daily when you currently have an infection, or once if you're trying to prevent them. I'm going to go the 3x route, unless I'm told here that perhaps the itch is a side effect of the UTI.

Meriena

[exesandohhs.livejournal.com]

I'm just curious, since i'll hopefully be getting this done ASAP; does it hurt to insert?  what exactly do they DO?

Thanks a TON!

Importance of Virginity

[hadespuppy.livejournal.com]

This past weekend I lost my virginity. It was wonderful, and to go against the statistical norm, I got off and he didn't.  (I think the contributing factor was that he has an over-inflated opinion of me, and a less than stellar one of himself)  Anyway, the thing is, I might have neglected to mention that I was technically a virgin. 
I've been sexually aware for a long time, and other than a certain lack of experience, I'd actually say that I'm a more sexual person than many of my friends.  I personally don't even ascribe that much importance to the event.  It was something that I knew I'd get around to eventually, and he just happened to be the one who was lucky enough to be there when it happened.  (Not that i was just using him because he was there and I was horny, just that he's the second person to get physically close to me, and the first was amazingly bad timing)  So is it that big of a deal if I just never mention it?  I feel bad keeping that from him, but I'd feel really weird just coming out with, "Oh by the way, you were my first."

Ethinyl Estradiol

[erinstotle.livejournal.com]

On the VaginaPagina HBC page under "What can I do about my side effects?", it says that:

Family Health International also notes that pill formulations containing 20mcg of ethinyl estradiol may have increased rates of breakthrough bleeding compared to formulations with higher estrogen contents, at least in the first few cycles.

My birth control pills contain 0.025 mg of ethinyl estradiol.

What is the difference between mg and mcg? Does this mean I am going to be spotting in the first few cycles? I feel very nervous about spotting...like what if I was pregnant before I started taking HBC (I started one week ago)?

New sensations with ovulation after IUD expulsion and taking Plan B.

[acs80.livejournal.com]

Hi,

I'm so happy to join this community, since I was a member of IUD Divas for a bittersweet three weeks...until my stupid IUD expelled. I was really sad to leave them all (I felt like a loser hanging around there without an IUD anymore), and I'm glad to have found this place to talk about some girl stuff...

So, my cycle has been weird so far this month. To summarize: my IUD expelled on day 23 of my last cycle, and my stupid doctor told me, when she removed it, that I should take the morning after pill (I didn't think it would do much good at that point, but I took it anyway). It made me feel awful, and I got what I guess was a premature period about two days later -- I bled really heavily for about seven days straight, then I just had spotting for about two more days. So this fact, coupled with many many MANY negative pregnancy tests (I think I took ten in all) makes me think I'm probably not pregnant, despite the IUD slippage.

But. I think I may have ovulated one or two days ago, since I had the stretchy cervical mucus discharge that I always get with ovulation. But I have some pretty bad cramping in the lower left-hand side of my pelvis, and while I know that Mittelschmerz is common in a lot of women, I never get it. Plus, these sensations have lasted for about three days, and I thought ovulation pain was only supposed to last a few hours. Also, the stretchy ovulation discharge has turned into a lot of very wet and slippery discharge.

Does anyone else experience symptoms like this? I've also been a little emotional and craving sweets lately. I kind of freaked out and thought still that I was maybe pregnant, despite the nine days of bleeding and negative pregnancy tests (can you tell I'm a little paranoid?), but I don't have any breast tenderness or anything -- which I think is one of the first signs of pregnancy. I had to take Plan B once before about a year ago, and I remember the next cycle I had after that was really strange, too. The doctor says that any side effects caused by emergency contraception are over in 48 hours, but it seems too coincidental that the cycle I had after my previous experience with Plan B was one of the worst I've ever had, as far as PMS is concerned.

Any advice would be so appreciated! Thanks very much.

Welcome tyrsalvia!

[jennifer0246.livejournal.com]

Hello my vulva-loving superstars!

I'm writing to announce an addition to the VP Team - tyrsalvia! We are absolutely thrilled to have her energy and knowledge rounding out the group. Watch out for her bio and contact info (coming soon).

For review, your current VP Team is:

rockstarbob, jennifer0246, mangofandango, viellen, frolicnaked, queensugar, free_me07, glasspumpkin, psycheknot, emmagfunk16, and tyrsalvia.

The team is also looking to expand and add one or two more members -- see this announcement for more information.

And as always, let us know if you have any questions or concerns. We love hearing from you!

Viva la vulva!
Jen
for the VP Team
contact_vp

colposcopy experience

[ariagirl2010.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone. Today I had my first colposcopy, and it was DEFINITELY not as bad as I thought it would be. I guess cervix-sensitivity and other factors change the experience a lot, but I'll tell you about my experience!

I went into the exam room, my medical history and blood pressure and urine sample was taken, and then the procedure was explained to me. The doctor then left the room, instructing me to undress below the waist. The worst part was the anticipation, as I was left to wait for 25 minutes.

She then returned, along with the nurse. She inserted the speculum, and set up the video equipment (unfortunately right beside me, so I am now intimately familiar with the appearance of my magnified cervix). She put on the acetic acid solution, which stung a bit. Then she said that she would take some biopsies, and I would feel a pinch and cramps. She took 3 biopsies. It was a dull pain, but nothing in ANY way unbearable. Then she scraped inside the opening of my cervix--uncomfortable but not painful at all. After putting something on to stop bleeding, the procedure was finished.

The pain afterwards is probably the worst part; I have cramping and pain at the biopsy sites. But I don't have much bleeding.

Hope this helps!
Genevieve

Fertility

[dollpaper.livejournal.com]

Only because I don't know where else to go, and google is turning up nothing.

I just found out that I had kidney problems as a child because of the Chernobyl incident, I'm 20 years old and right now I'm incredibly nervous and trying to do all of the research I can to see what sort of repercussions it would have on my reproductive system. I've never had any problem, but knowing this makes me incredibly nervous. What if I can't have kids? What if there is something else wrong?

Does anybody have any sort of information for me? I plan on going to my gyno and explaining my concerns, but I'm not sure how they could check.

Thank you ladies.