hickey. ugh. help.

[loveofdaisies.livejournal.com]

okay, so I realize this is a quite juvenile question and I apologize for it. I'm just desperate here.

my fiance and I are in a long distance relationship. I came home this weekend to see him, and he subsequently lives in the same town as my parents, so I sleep at their house and I will be spending time with them this weekend.

he and I were extremely happy to see each other and now, as a result?

hickeys.

my super conservative parents will FLIP (as they have done in the past and "demanded" that they see no more on my neck, which is just ridiculous considering I'm 21, but whatever).

I need to get these gone, FAST. I realize I can use scarves and things to try and hide them but I need remedies that will actually reduce the bruising asap. I'm willing to try most anything.

thanks in advance to anyone who helps.

Sex toy question - melting!

[magenter.livejournal.com]

Thanks to everyone who lent advice on my last question (re: STI/STD) testing... I'm going to start with HIV testing, since I've got info on getting it done for free.

Now, I've some more questions on a different topic:

( Sex toys! )

Other points of view needed on pregnancy scare

[tankgirledward.livejournal.com]

One of my best friends is super paranoid that she is pregnant and it is starting to get on my nerves. She went from thanksgiving break to the end of march without a period and during that time she had unprotected sex ONCE but no one came. She has taken a magic pee wand test about once a week for the last two months and they have all been neg. The week before she went to her doc to have her blood work done for her thyroid she had them do a pee test and it came up neg too. She says that her last period was strange. It started out dark dead blood for about a week and then ramped up to monsoon season with extra big clots for a week. She has also lately been complaining of pressure in her abdomen(she's sure it's a baby) and being very gassy/burpy. She also says her breasts hurt but aren’t tender (WTF) and she is getting a milky discharge when she squeezes her nipples. She has NEVER been regular. She took BC pills for about 6-8 months and stopped that i want to say in july/augest. She is afraid that her thyroid replacement is messing with the test accuracy. I think that the stress of finals is getting to her and her thyroid replacement/coming off her BC is messing with her hormones. Can I get a second opinion?

causes of dysplasia

[sheisaeval.livejournal.com]

Are all cases of cervical dysplasia (well, at least the moderate/severe ones) caused by HPV?

If not, what else can it be caused by? Other than smoking?

freaking out - accidently took my BC pill this morning

[chrissyh99.livejournal.com]

i'm an idiot... this morning i accidently took one of my birth control pills instead of my anti-anxiety pill. i obviously wasn't paying attention AT ALL, and i just automatically took the BC pill. i'm supposed to be ending my pack tomorrow night but now i only have one left. should i take it tonight or tomorrow night? and is it bad that i took a pill last night at 10pm and another one this morning at 9am? i'm really freaking out. :(

edit: i e-mailed my pill company (marvelon) and they wrote back telling me to take my pill tonight AND a pill tomorrow... so start a new pack. and if i want to i can just continue with that pack until it's finished.

so thank you all for your advice and i can stop panicking now! :)

Question

[drowningmermaid.livejournal.com]

I had my annual pap smear the other day and the results of that turned out fine, but I just got a phone call this morning from the doc, telling me they wanted to schedule me for a pelvic ultrasound. When I asked why, they told me my uterus is enlarged.

I don't really have the time to look it up today because I only have a very short amount of time online on the weekends, so could someone please tell me WTF is up with my body?

Like... what could be a cause of an enlarged uterus?

Other info:
Haven't had a period since August.
Spotted 3 times since August and then 3 times this month alone.

...I can't really think of anything else since I'm rushing.

Has anyone else been told they have an enlarged uterus?



(and for the record, I've taken P tests and they've been negative)
Thanks for any help you can give.

Garlic/YI question

[lambinwoods.livejournal.com]

Hi ladies-

I've been having a variety of problems with the little lady downstairs and ultimately came to the conclusion that it was a yeast infection, even though it doesn't have all of the usual symptoms.  I tried to get an appointment with the gyno but they don't have anything available until god knows when, so I decided to try one of the home remedies.  I've tried yogurt in the past and been less than thrilled, plus I have to go to work and can't really be seeping yogurt just now.  So I decided to try the garlic.

Here are my questions: first, if the garlic is in, and the itching is down, and there's no irritation, can I sfely conclude that it is indeed a yeast infection?  All the info seems to indicate that garlic will irritate a healthy vag, so I'm figuring, no irritation means no healthy vag, right?

Second, can you use Greek yogurt?  That's all I ever have on hand, but it's not quite the standard yogurt.  No sugar, yes live cultures, and much creamier.  Even has cream as an ingredient.  Good idea/bad idea?

Finally, does raw skin sound like a yeastie, or not so much so?  For a while now I've been finding that I feel a bit sore and raw after having sex with my boyfriend.  We use plenty of lube, and although he's a decent size I've been with bigger lads without a problem.  This has been a problem for a while, just this time it went a step further to include serious itchies, hence the yeastie diagnosis.  We have great sex, but then I feel kind of tapped out for a while, due to the soreness, which sucks.  Any thoughts?  Monogamous, no condoms (HBC), both STD screened, in case that helps. 

I would be terribly grateful for any ideas or suggestions.  I'm kind of shy about discussing the lady parts, so this community is such a godsend.  As is an anonymous LJ.  Thanks in advance!

lower abdominal pain

[http://users.livejournal.com/_knivesxout/]

i have no idea if this is the right place to post this but i'm desperate and basically freaking out.

so last night i started having these weird cramps in my lower abdomen. they went away a bit and i figured it was just nerves since i'm pretty stressed out right now. woke up the next morning and had a little bit of diarhhea and figured that was the cause of the cramping. well, today i didnt eat much and after i tried eating a bit, i started having a cramping in my lower left abdomen. i tried drinking water and eating bread, going to the bathroom, and nothing helps and i feel like it's getting worse. my lower left abdomen is a bit tender when i press on it and sometimes i feel like i can feel something inside when i press my the area. my severe anxiety isn't helping the probem either.

i thought it was just digestive issues but the pain is in one spot. and it's painful to walk around. is my ovary exploding? do i have cancer? or am i just constipated? what is going on? i'm one step away from driving to the emergency room.

thank you.

Insteads Success!

[littlebluegrrl.livejournal.com]

I got a couple of Insteads from a VPer a couple of weeks ago (Sorry...I don't remember your username!!) I just wanted to say that I started my period today, and used one of them for the first time, and I love it. I guess I got it in right on my first try, because I had no leaks at all after a couple of hours, and I have a pretty moderate-to-heavy flow during the first couple days of my period.
Now that I know I'm comfortable with sticking the things in, I'm even more tempted to get a Diva or MoonCup. I know they're a lot different, but still...I want one!!

Now, I just have to save up for one. I hate being poor!

am i protected?

[chaeri.livejournal.com]

Two days ago I reached the end of the pill cycle of my Ortho Lo, but my period didn't come. It usually comes two-three days before I run out of pills, but I knew it would be wacky this month because I had a laprascopy on the 11th, and about 5 days of spotting after that. Today was the first day after the laprascopy that I could try to have sex, so we did - without a condom, as I am so used to the pill that I forgot that I needed another method this time. I'm definitely old enough to know better. My question is, since I took the 28 active pills, and i'm two days into the placebo week am I still protected? Would the laprascopy screw up my cycle so that I would be ovulating around now?

Looking for DR/Gyno in RI, Southern MA area

[weezies-cousin.livejournal.com]

I'm back again.  I need a doctor and gynecologist recommendation.  If anyone out there can help me out.  I live in Northern RI.  I need a general practitioner and a gynecologist if I can get a doctor that does both I will worship whoever recommends... lol.
Female if you can.  I have this thing about male gynecologists.  Nothing against them but you don't have my piping therefore you can never truly understand.
If you have a recommendation can describe their personality a little?  I am not cool about going to the doctor so I need someone patient and calm, preferably.
If anyone can help with either I would appreciate it greatly.  I know there is a post in memories about gynos and there is one for my area but because I also need a general practitioner I thought I would post.

Oral sex and Heartburn

[119-105.livejournal.com]

First time poster, hi. Hopefully I didn't screw anything up! :)

I'm a little worried here, so hopefully you all can help me out. Can oral sex on a woman cause heartburn or acid reflux in the giver? A couple of minutes after my boyfriend was finished with me, so to say, he got some serious heartburn or acid reflux... whatever it is when the stomach acid burns your throat.

Now he has a history of heartburn, but he said it's never been that bad before. I'm free of STI's, but could I still be the cause of this? Isn't the vagina an acidic environment? Something in the discharge perhaps?

I'm feeling extremely guilty, so any advice would help. Thank you.

Tipping and waxing

[scorp-goddess.livejournal.com]

After several terrible experiences, I have finally found a great esthetician. My question is how much do you tip for your waxes? I gave a $5 tip for a $50 brazilian and I feel like it wasnt enough