Two periods a month

[immaturity.livejournal.com]

Hey, I have a question for you guys. I looked through the tags for quite a bit, but there are far too many entries for "Menstruation: General" for me to look through all of them, heh.

Anyways, for the past three months, I've been having two periods a month. The first one comes around the 5th, and the second around the 23nd. They're not any different from my periods in the past; both last about 4-5 days, about the same flow, everything. Except that they're happening only a few days apart. I'm going to a doctor soon anyways, but I was just wondering if anyone knew possibly what's going on with my body. I'm getting kind of worried, to be honest.

For the record, I'm 18, and there has been no significant event or source of stress in my life lately. I'm sexually active, and I was on Depo for 3 months, from late April to late July, but now I am not on any sort of hormonal birth control. I'm just kind of confused as to why it could be happening. Thanks in advance for any help!

Cramping

[just-usthree.livejournal.com]

Recently I've experienced some strange feelings in my tummy and lower pelvic area.

I have been somewhat gassy [sorry for TMI!] and cramping a lot lately. I feel that lower back cramp that you get during your period, and a weird pain just behind my belly button. It's only been going on for about 3 days, and my period was due today. No sign of it.. what could these cramps be from? I know it points to PMS, but I don't typically experience this before my period. Do you?

Is that what I think it is?

[phoenix-chan54.livejournal.com]

I feel stupid asking this, because it seems like evryone on here already knows the answer, but I know you all will be kind.

When I stick my finger in my vagina almost as far as it will go (not because of tightness, but because I've hit the base of my finger, I can feel an opening. It's not big enough to get a finger in, but it's definately a hole. Is that my cervix? Looking at reproductive system diagrams online makes me think it is, but I'm not sure. If it isn't my cervix, what the heck is it, and where is my cervix? As always, thanks in advance.

mass in uterus and feeling bad about myself

[kelpgarden.livejournal.com]

So I asked my boyfriend if he wanted to try some of the stuff from a sex book I got for him. But then just now he told me he didn't want to "stir up the pot" because of my "mass" (I'm getting an MRI on Sunday for a mass, probebly a fibroid, found in my uterus during an ultrasound)and he didn't want to make it worse. But now I just feel contaminated and horrible about myself! I called my dad earlier to tell him about the "mass" and ask about my mom who had a hysterectomy at 38 (my age. ps my mom is dead so I can't ask her about it) because of fibroids. He freaked when I said my doctor was a midwife and said I need to go to a gynecologist and my mom was so much better after her hysterectomy. I DON'T want one of those I'm worried I won't feel like a girl anymore and I still haven't had children!

I just feel really alone about this now and freaked out and horrible about myself.

A Recent non-Virgin with pain issues . Halp!

[simhasurya.livejournal.com]

Hi everybody!  I'm new here, also new to the sex life world, and I have a lot of little questions here and there below.  If you would all be so kind in reading this. I need a bit of help/ advice. I read the past entries looking for ladies' similar experiences but still, I haven't found the advice I'm looking for. Sorry if I mention anything that has come up over 1,0000000000+ times! I know it can be annoying! Sorry in Advance! :) 


I am 20 years old... I have been dating my boyfriend for about 4 months now and I had sex for my first time on New Years eve.  I wasn't drunk or anything, it just happened to be that evening. It took so long for us to have sex together because I was never able to get over my fear of entry, I ran him through a huge goose chase, many fights would arise, many tears, many feelings of inadequacy because I was extremely afraid of it hurting...A lot of the times we've tried to have sex my legs do this thing where they tense up completely which cause my hips to tilt to the left, causing him to not get in me AT ALL do to the strange angle. The action is literally uncontrollable and involuntary.  I tighten every single muscle in my body, resisting him. I don't mean to do that, I just could never get myself to relax.  So anyway, I got over that fear *just a little* New Years and he entered me just fine. I was actually on my period, so I wasn't completely wet which I was surprised because I figured it would have hurt a lot more if I wasn't as wet as I usually get.  SO, He took it very gently, as I've never had sex before, never had tampons, toys, let alone my own fingers penetrating me before (Afraid of the pain all those times...) (pathetic.. i know) so he knew exactly how to treat me, being very experienced and all. So, he'd go in with slow thrusts, until he was fully inside of me. There was this feeling of burning pressure like I had to pee, every time he'd go in a little deeper. I didn't have to pee, and a lot of people will say that it is an orgasm on the way, but I've had orgasms before which have never felt like  pressure of needing to pee.  So I am a little confused. I really hope that feeling eventually goes away because it's extremely uncomfortable for me.  

Another half of my story= After we had sex, he was probably only inside of me completely for about maybe 6-10 minutes. It just got too uncomfortable to bear.  So, after all that I noticed a burning/ sunburn pain down below every time I'd sit/ walk, I just assume it was a little sore from the first-time stretching that took place in my vagina.  Am I correct?  I found it a little strange to pee at first after he was inside of me.  Alright, so he went on to work and the next day was the next time I was going to see him. We try at having sex again (the next day after, keep in mind) and he goes in half way and I feel EXCRUCIATING pain.  We had to stop, causing him to get extremely frustrated with me, killing my joy of NOT being a Virgin anymore. I was fed up. I was afraid of it hurting again, back where I was WHEN I was a Virgin.  I was afraid of going back to that stupid nervous-as-heck  feeling.  

Did I rush trying again? Was it too soon to try entry if I was sore from just yesterday?  I was wondering if It hurt so bad ONLY because of that.  I mean, if it hardly hurt me on New years, why was it hurting me AWFULLY the day after?  I hope it doesn't keep giving me this grief every time I go to try it again. Here's the deal, I talked with a few of my close female friends and they told me they usually waited a couple days to a week until they tried sex again after loosing their virginity.  My boyfriend is currently out of town until Tuesday.  Is it true to wait a little while until you've healed?  I still feel this burning sensation/ overheating sensation in my vagina/ outside the rim and this all took place a couple days back.  I assume I just need to wait a little, then try again until I'm starting to feel a little better down there. As I type I can feel the stinging.  

I'd like to know if my assumptions are correct, or if there is any feedback on any part of my story just so I can have a helping hand in all of this. I'd greatly appreciate any feedback.  Also, if there is any advice for me on how to try and be more comfy or any suggestions on relaxation techniques, that'd be wonderful. This has been a real let down for me, sex is supposed to feel great and natural. I was feeling that on New years, I hope I can feel it again. 

Thanks for reading, to anyone who read all this jibber jabber!!  

ps- I tried many lj cut codes... I failed in that department too!
:) katie      
 

curse my period!

[2ndplacevict0ry.livejournal.com]

ok i meant to skip my placebo week because this sunday is going to be me and my SO's only oppurtunity in like a month to see each other....but i FORGOT. this wouldn't even be my placebo week but i skipped it for this reason last month and didnt even end up getting to see my SO GRR!! but anyways my question is...is there any way to make your period end faster. it just started on thursday so i think it will still be going on sunday. also, if you skip a period does it make the next time you HAVE your period even heavier? i should have never skipped the placebo week last month in the first place and i wouldn't be in this predicament :P

Brown discharge when period's due, but no period?

[anord.livejournal.com]

Yesterday, when I went to the bathroom, I noticed a small amount of brownish discharge. There wasn't much, so I assumed that it was my period starting, as I've noticed something like this when it started before. Tomorrow will be exactly twenty-eight days since my last period's start, so getting it on day 26 didn't worry me as it comes a day or two before or after the four-week mark fairly often, so this isn't anything unusual for my cycle.

By the time I went to bed, it seemed to have stopped. I woke up this morning, still no period, and no more discharge. I'm not terribly worried about what it is, but I am somewhat curious about its cause. For the record, I'm 21, healthy, and I'm not prone to yeast infections, I've only ever had one, and I don't feel any of the symptoms of one. I am sexually active, but I've only had one partner, my boyfriend, who is also STD-free and in good health.

There's the tiny concern at the back of my mind that this could be some sort of pregnancy symptom, though I'm pretty sure I'm just being paranoid. The fact that I've been having stomach cramps this week is what really has me concerned, although I've been very stressed and haven't been eating regularly because of it, or at least not having meals on the schedule I normally do, so I attributed it to my body responding to tension.  Can anyone offer an explanation?

help

[dsposblheroes.livejournal.com]

the other day while showering i noticed something that looked like a mosquito bite on my outer lips. and now its been there for about a week and the skin around it is very dry and itchy does anyone have any idea what it could be

Strange wetness

[banewulf.livejournal.com]

Hey there, it is question time for me. Okay, a little bit of vagina history... I'm 19, I have an IUD, no record of STD's of any kind. I'm also single. No sex for moi.

My vagina recently starting acting up very strangely on me. I'll get odd sensations from it. It's like, the feeling you get when a big blob of mucus or something is sliding it's way out.

I'll look at my panties and there's no gross blob stuff, it's just totally thin and clear liquid. It's almost like I peed myself or something, but...it didn't come from my urethra. It also has a weird musky odor.

My panties need help girls.

two totally random questions..

[sooz.livejournal.com]

1.) i decided to start drinking a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar everyday to be a weird hippy (it's supposed to cure everything.. like windex) and i'm wondering if you think this will have an affect on the way my vag smells / taste?

2.) how many of you tuck your tampon strings inside you? i only really do it when i'm wearing a bathing suit or getting waxed or something, but I found out that some other people i know do it constantly.. i was amazed!


thanks everyone :D

Skipped a couple periods and now I'm spotting.

[veneschamarie.livejournal.com]

My last regular period was from October 1-5 of 2007.
I'm not on any kind of birth control currently.

When I missed my first I thought oh, just stress, whatever. I had never missed one before.
When I missed my second I kind of panicked and made an appointment with a gyno to make sure I wasn't pregnant even after 4 negative tests over the month.
He told me it's normal to have only 4 periods a year naturally and that there isn't anything to worry about until I miss my 3rd in a row.

January 1st marks my 3rd month day and I thought I started on the night of the 2nd. I put a tampon in and went to sleep. When I woke up, there was nothing on the tampon so I thought false alarm and went about my day normal. I went to the bathroom later again, a little bit more blood so I put a tampon in, same thing. Later on it was free of blood save for a tiny dot in the middle.

I had unprotected sex on new years eve. He didn't ejaculate though it had been awhile since he had at all. I'm kind of thinking that I may have implantation bleeding. Is that what this is like?

Should I make another gyno appointment?

[Sorry for the long winded-ness & thanks for reading!]

Oral sex and HPV

[purpleumbrellas.livejournal.com]

Can you get HPV from oral sex (on your genitals from someone's mouth)? Does anyone know a link or any information saying how likely it is to contract HPV from someone performing oral sex on a female? Thanks!

(no subject)

[strikingyoudead.livejournal.com]

Christmas week, I took the morning after pill (Due to being tispy and forgetting the condom.)
New years we used a condom, but it broke. So I got the morning after pill once again.
On Tuesday I started bleeding. But its getting worse.
I have a gyno appointment on Monday and I don't know if I'll be done by then.
Do you think I should cancel the appointment? I made it to get a check up and to discuss going on birth control (So that this won't happen again.)
Why exactly am I bleeding? I've taken the morning after pill before, and I bled for 5 days when I took it, but because it got heavier today I'm nervous that its going to last longer than 5 days.
Could taking it those two times screw me up more than one set of pills would have?

I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense. Or if its been asked before.

BC-antibiotic interaction, activia yogurt

[dayglow.livejournal.com]

Two quickies:

1) Today I was diagnosed with a mild UTI and given a 7 day treatment of cipro. I vaguely remembered there being a post in here about how cipro is an antibiotic that does NOT interfere with birth control, but using my google-fu I only found one website that confirms it and I'd like a little more reassurance. Chances are I'm not going to be having sex and if I do, I'll be using condoms just to be safe. (I'm on aviane and generally use that as my only form of birth control.) Has anyone been told anything specifically by their doctor about this, or can direct me to a few more positive sources?

2) In my digging through the archives for the aforementioned VP post, I found a lot of people saying that cipro gave them a yeastie. Yuck. I'm not terribly prone but I plan on stocking up on lots of yogurt, vinegar, and probiotics if need be. I've been seeing those commercials for dannon's new 'activia' yogurt that's supposed to have a special culture or whatever to help your digestive system... would this be an especially good choice for yogurt (compared to a normal low-sugar yogurt)? Or should I just stick to normal ones?

Inserting the Nuvaring early by accident.

[studyphysics.livejournal.com]

I've been a Nuvaring user for about four months now. I took the ring out on Saturday (12/30) and was supposed to insert it tomorrow. For some reason I thought today was Saturday and inserted the ring at 12:30 PM. It took me about two hours to realize it wasn't Saturday and I removed it. Now I am worried because I don't think that was the right thing to do. I went to Planned Parenthood and they told me to insert the ring again today but I thought that would change everything. Can I insert a new ring tomorrow at normal time or do I have to put a ring in today and change my schedule?
Thank you so much to anyone that can help, I know it sounds a bit silly.

Porn, BF's and broken promises: how to trust again?

[preciouslilme.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if this is the appropriate place for this so sorry if it isn't, but I really needed some advice.

( The Back story )

Now the problems is is that I have no idea how to trust him ever again. Especially in regards to sex. I've told him I want to wait a little while until we start up again but at the moment I have no idea when that will be. I feel absolutely betrayed and disgusted. As I was already insecure about the issue havig him go and do it behind my back when he promised he wouldn't, or at least tell me if he did makes me wonder about all the times when we've had sex after he'd been watching it, all the times when he's thinking of other girls being (IMO) degraded and hurt. Has anyone else been through this or have any suggestions howto get through it? I have no idea what to do anymore.

keeping the tampon in while peeing

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

so. i always though you were supposed to take your tampon out when you pee, and then throw that away and put a new one in. every time.
and i always think, 'shit. there goes another tampon after just a few hours'
and now i decided to google if you can keep it in.
and you can.

why didn't i know this?
do most keep it in while peeing?

Unusually light period

[2nd-date.livejournal.com]

Hey all! I've been on Nuva Ring for about a year and haven't had any problems or noticed any changes from what my periods were like without any birth control. However, last month I accidentally took out the ring a week early, but I had a normal period and everything. I called my pharmacist and she told me to just put in the ring after a week and I should be OK, which is what I did. Well, this month my period was really light, and when I told my boyfriend, he kind of freaked out and thought I must be pregnant. That thought hadn't even crossed my mind; I assumed my body was still adjusting to having its natural clock changed, but he's been nagging me and now I'm wondering...should I buy a pregnancy test just to be sure?

gynocologist question?!

[lovelyloser1291.livejournal.com]

Ok so i'm all freaked out about going to the gynocologist, i'm 16. Also, not currently sexually active. Anyways, I wanted to know if you should prepare your vagina in anyway. What I mean is, should you leave it in its natural state? (you know what I mean) or should it be hairless? Also, why does it hurt for me to put a tampon in and others have no problem doing so?
One last thing, how come for some people they can  shave there without a problem, but for me it takes awhile, leaves it all wierd, and sometimes you cant get it all. And hell no am i waxing. Any ideas for me?

Pap pain & odor change.

[queensransom.livejournal.com]

I went for my very first pap smear/vaginal examination yesterday - and I know they're not supposed to hurt, but man. I totally cried - probably because I'm a PIV virgin and needed the tests because I've been having some ovarian pain in the last few months, not because they're supposed to hurt (as a result I have a clear ultrasound and no visibly abnormal vaginal...stuff, which is pretty good).

Anywho - my vag hurts like crazy and the odor of it has changed since the exam. Similar to the scent some people get in their pee after eating asparagus (only not quite as distinctive or strong), but I've consumed nothing with high enough concentrations of sulfur and it's not my urine. Is this...supposed to happen? Granted the pain could be because the exam aggravated the existing pain in my ovary, I'm willing to bet that's it. But the scent thing is new, and I know that's sometimes a tip off to other things. Just...not what, specifically.
     I think I'm just paranoid because the doctor let me touch the speculum before he...put it on up there, and I couldn't help but think "This feels so unhygenic...at least they heated it first". So...feel free to call me paranoid. Haha.

Brazillian left some hair

[sugarlips-1.livejournal.com]

 I know I'm posting a lot lately, but I can't help but be anxious as I'm going on vacation to see my boyfriend on Monday.

I got my first brazillian wax today. I read up online and on here before I went and a lot of material said that the waxer would trim the hair first. I went to a professional spa and she ripped most of it except for right on the edges of my lips, you know, towards the opening because she said it was too long and thick. Confusing. 

And I was doing so well, I didn't scream once! It really wasn't so bad. But when I checked it out in the mirror, I realized that I'd like that part off, even though she wouldn't do it. I don't know why.

SO...I don't exactly want to trim it and go back because it's a waste of my time and ridiculous. I was about to tell her to throw me a pair of scissors and I'd trim it right there, but I didn't...

Am I able to use Veet removal cream to get the rest off? I don't want that part to look or feel different than the waxed part...and I'd really enjoy no pricklies. I don't really know what to do to get the rest off...

Any opinions?

Thanks again!

skipping a period and spotting

[hmmm-indeed.livejournal.com]

Okay, so here comes another "long time lurker, first time poster" posts...

I've been using Alesse for about 8 months now as my only form of birth control. So far, seems like things are pretty good other than the fact that it might be encouraging yeast infections. This past month, it looked like i was due to start my period either on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day which i decided would NOT be a good present and so i thought i would try to stack pills and skip it altogether. Sunday (the 23rd) should've been my first placebo but i started a new pack instead and had no bleeding at all for Christmas. Hooray! Then i had sex with my boyfriend on Boxing Day (a quickie in between family visits) and it seemed like there was a bit of spotting afterwards. I didn't really think too much of it until we had sex again at night and i woke up the next morning with full blown period. Could having sex really have been the cause of my period appearing amidst hormonal pills?

Kept having my period for the next couple of days but nothing too major, then it faded away again Saturday. Saturday night, i had sex again and Sunday morning i had my period again. Seemed light enough until we had sex once more and i was back into period mode. Once again, it faded away but then the spotting has returned since we had sex on New Years Eve. It hasn't come back as heavy but i've been spotting ever since (or what i assume is spotting) and now i'm worried that when i see my boyfriend again tomorrow (we live about an hour away from each other and don't see each other a ton, mostly just weekends) that i'll either be still spotting or start having my period again if we have sex.

I know that skipping placebos won't necessarily skip your period and that spotting can happen but it seems like having sex is what's causing the spotting and what's making it heavier and more regular-period-like. Does this make any sense? Is there any other explanation for it? (i think someone mentioned before that orgasms can encourage blood flow and quicker periods but for the record, i've never had an orgasm)

I figure that if the same thing happens again tomorrow night that i might take a week break from my pills (as if i was on my placebo week) and hope that it causes a period and puts an end to the spotting but the idea just bums me out because my intention was to SKIP a period and not have all this hassle with having almost a period and tons of spotting.  Why can't things just work like you want them to?!

Thanks! (sorry this was so long-winded!)

cup etiquette?

[manicfrog.livejournal.com]

i was at a friend's house the other day & we were discussing my diva cup. i mentioned that you typically empty it out into the toilet & rinse in the sink, which he thought was sort of gross (the whole "period residue in the sink" thing). he thought that it would be better to rinse off in the shower.

so my question is: when the time comes to empty your cup & you happen to be at someone else's house, do you go ahead & rinse it in the sink, or would you just clean with toilet paper (as though you were in a public restroom) or rinse in the shower?

UTI antibiotics over the phone - but not for women under 25!

[verypetitepup.livejournal.com]

I called up my doctor this week because I suspected I had another bladder infection. I got my first one about 5 weeks ago, and the symptoms were EXACTLY the same so I knew what it had to be. I had also correctly predicted my first one by diagnosing myself based on reading tons of information online. My last infection was uncomplicated and treated with 3 days of Cipro.

I did some research to see if I would be able to get the antibiotics over the phone for the new UTI without having to come in for an appointment. Apparently, it's done pretty frequently for people that have had UTIs in the past.

I nervously called up my doctor's office the day after my symptoms started and inquired about the over-the-phone thing. I first told her about my previous infection. Then, before I could even ask my question, the woman on the phone said that I would have to come in and that they couldn't just give me the prescription over the phone. I said, "Oh, really?" in a kind of disappointed way and she then asked me how old I was. I told her, "19". Then, she said that if I was 25 or older they would be able to do it over the phone, but she checked with a nurse to make sure. Yup. I'd have to come in.

Later that day, I went in and, oh, wouldn't you know it.... UTI! Now why is it that they think a 25 year old would be any better at diagnosing an infection that she had just a bit more than a month previous than someone slightly younger? Also, I was too "I wanna get out of here" to remember to ask the nurse practitioner that I saw about that.

What do you you gals think about this 25 or older rule? Have any of you had to deal with something like this?

Pausing your period.

[arianna-meli.livejournal.com]

I feel as though this has been answered many times before. Each situation is different I suppose. If it has, let me know and I will delete the post.

Okay, so I am on birth control. LoEstrin 24 to be exact. It just so happens that the days in which I am meant to have my period, I have to go to the hospital for an endoscopy/bone marrow biopsy. (I didn't have a choice on the day. It was the only time one of my doctors would be at the hospital.) As you know, when you go in for a procedure they typically make you get into a hospital gown and all nudie. (Any word as to why that is?) You can probably see why I am having an issue. I should probably mention that I do not use tampons. I simply just... do not like them.

So my question is.. Is there a way to "pause" my period, even if only for a few hours?

Any help you can offer would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!



P.S. Skipping that period (as in moving on to the next pack) isn't an option.

Silly Condom Question

[l2stepprogram.livejournal.com]

The paranoid hypochondriac is coming out in me right now and I was just wondering: Is it quite obvious when a condom breaks during sex? In most cases the guy would notice if it was broken when removing it after ejaculation right? I'm new to this whole sex thing and am enjoying it but the paranoia and fear of pregnancy that comes along with it totally ruins it for me! Ugh!!! I'm nervous only because, I've had sex with my SO three times, two of the times, after ejaculation I could clearly see that the tip of the condom was bulging full of cum when he pulled out. The other time however, it looked, not so full and of course my first reaction is "OMG IT LEAKED?!? I don't know. I have a serious worrying problem :(!!!!


Also, how long does it take for hormonal birth control to become effective after the first dose?
Thanks :)

Yogurt directly on vulva?

[sarahspock.livejournal.com]

I am having the yeast infection to top all yeast infections. I've realized that it's a definite result of taking an antibiotic for BV. I'm typically into a more natural approach to health, but yesterday, I couldn't bare it anymore, and went to get some Diflucan after Monistat One Day didn't work for me.

And the Diflucan has done nothing as well. I'm going nuts here. I know these aren't symptoms of the BV, because the BV symptoms (fishy odor, increased discharge etc.) never ever affected me like this, and I had definite YI symptoms pop up immediately after I started the antibiotic.

I think I'm going back to putting my faith in more natural approaches. I've heard a lot of stuff about yogurt. Not only am I in need of finding something to cure this infection, I also want something to soothe it as well. Would it work faster/do anything at all if I directly applied sugar-free plain yogurt on my vulva and inside my vagina? Is there anything wrong with doing that? (I have a 24 grocery store two miles away that I'm seriously considering making a trip to tonight for the yogurt.)

Also, I've read that douching with a hydrogen peroxide and water solution can also be beneficial.

I have blood sugar problems a lot...and a few years ago I used to take Diflucan every month before my period to knock chronic YIs. It always worked then. Go figure, it doesn't work anymore.

What has worked really well for you girls?  What is something that works really well to soothe my poor little irritated self? My vulva feels like it's on fire!

One other thing. I only got one Diflucan pill when I went to the clinic the other day...that's all they would give me. Is there a chance the infection can come back again throughout the ten days of treatment?

Sorry this was long. Thanks again girls.