Jun. 3rd, 2008

[identity profile] gluesticks6.livejournal.com

Hello beautiful people!

Can I use a divacup if i've never had sex/inserted anything in my vagina before (1 tampon a year ago, a finger a few months ago)? I tried and failed a few days ago while on the rag. I checked out my vag in the mirror while doing so and it seemed SO SMALL in comparison to the divacup (i followed the directions on the box and bent the cup into a U and all that, it's a model 1). I'm traveling over the summer, does anyone have any advice for good menstrual products? I hear that getting your period can really suck when you're traveling.

Thanks in advance for the advice. You are all superstars!

[identity profile] elle-heart.livejournal.com
Hello lovelies,

I've been on Crysel birth control for about four months now, and I've found that every month, around the third week of pills my sex drive goes completely flat. And if by some miracle I can get natural lubrication to have intercourse, there's no way I can achieve climax. It's very frustrating and it seems like every month I have to teach myself how to climax again. So, I want to change pills.
However, my concern, being a working college student, is to get my pills at low cost. I understand that all bodies are different and therefore react differently do various pills, but could anyone recommend me a cheap brand of birth control, or even perhaps a generic brand that you had no problems with your ability to climax?

Tightness

Jun. 3rd, 2008 01:32 am
[identity profile] shhake-shakkkee.livejournal.com
Hello ladies,
I don't know if this is so much an issue or if it's really all just inside my head. Ok well I'm still a virgin but I don't know if I am as "tight" as I used to be. I think it's mostly from a prolonged use of tampons that may be a bit big for me. I got into the habit because it's all that my mom used to have around the house and it would be the ultra tampons when regularly I would use the regular/medium ones. My hymen has been broken but I've noticed that I am not as "tight" for lack of better words, as I used to be and it kind of concerns me because when I do have sex I don't want the person to not believe that I'm a virgin or something.

What can I do and can my vaginal canal shrink back into a smaller fit?
[identity profile] saltshakerheart.livejournal.com
ugh.

so. i had a fairly major surgery a few weeks ago, and because of that, i took a break from my birth control for a month.

i've started on it again, and dang if i'm not getting the sick to my stomachy vibes again.

anything i can do to get rid of the nausea? or am i just going to have to wait it out?

thanks :)

abortion

Jun. 3rd, 2008 02:15 am
[identity profile] wannabetheone.livejournal.com
hello ladies , my name is kelsey . i'm 19 . i'm new here and i read the recent entries about abortions/miscarriages and found myself crying while reading them . i had an abortion almost a year ago (august 31, 2007) so i thought i would share my story . it's REALLY long so it's behind here
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[identity profile] burnedxoutxstar.livejournal.com
I've been a NuvaRing user since I started using any kind of HBC. This was when I was 18, and I'll be 22 this summer so it's been a while! While I really really love the convenience factor of the NuvaRing, I'm thinking of switching to something that will help my skin. I have *mostly* good skin but I get painful cysts on my chin every 2-3 weeks. Switching BC would be my last resort, because I already know I like this one...but I'm just wondering if any of you have switched birth control for this reason, what your experience has been, etc.

Also how hard is it to train yourself to take a pill every day? That's my primary reason for liking nuva ring so much is that so little thought is involved in the process. If I switched BC it would be vital that I learn to do this since I would also be relying on it for pregnancy prevention.
[identity profile] infallible-sin.livejournal.com
so my ex and i had a night lastnight to remember. he is recovering from drugs and alcohol and in a moment of weaknes, him and i had sex. granted, it was for 2 seconds and then he told me he was about to cum. when he pulled out, he came right on my stomach. uh, i havent been on BC for a while and im fearful of pregnancy. I dont get my period til the beginning of every month, and its going to be like hell waiting. Should I look into ec? Any input is greatly appreciated. Also, where can I find it?

New Here

Jun. 3rd, 2008 10:32 am
[identity profile] knightswifee.livejournal.com
It all started Sunday night..

I am not due for my period for another 4-5 days.. but last night, at work.. I noticed some brown spotting.. and I really didn't think much about it. I had some cramps when I got home and usually my period isn't early at all. I woke up in the middle of the night due to really bad cramping.. and I noticed more brown/dark red spotting. My period always comes on time, maybe a few times it was a day early or a day late, but never had any spotting.

Usually the heavier my period is, the worse my cramps are (of course).. It's really heavy on my pad, but when I wipe, theres hardly anything there. I do have a heating pad on right now, and that works 100% for me, and today for some reason, the heat feels nice, but its not helping at all

Now, my question is.. could this be a sign of pregnancy?? I really don't have any other signs (that I can think of), been having a lot of migraines (but I have had those before, and it hasn't affected my period before).

I have yet to go to my Doc yet.. I was awaiting to see if my actual period would come first, and than if this continues and it doesn't come.. than definitely going to check it out.

My Husband and I always use condoms or he'll pull out. For the first time last week, we had sex without pulling out or no condom. We've been talking about starting a family soon, and we weren't really trying that day, but it was what we both wanted.

Could the spotting be from that??

Now today (Tuesday) when I woke up.. my stomach is still feeling a bit cramp-y, but not like yesterday. I do have the usual headache that I get before my period comes.. I know thats the sign that it'll be here soon. Its still a mixture of brown and dark red.. but not as much as yesterday.

Question

Jun. 3rd, 2008 10:56 am
[identity profile] cherrybabe21.livejournal.com
Ok so I am on my period and have been using the pads, with the little scent thing in the middle of them, last night as I was changing I noticed little welps on the lips is it possible that I could have had an allergic reaction, or maybe its a bug bite, which would be a weird place to have one tho it was icthing last night this was around 12 the welps are still faintly there. Any comments? 
[identity profile] serabelle.livejournal.com
I came down with something awful a couple of weeks ago, and foolishly went to the doctor's office in hopes that he could give me something that would clear up my symptoms. (I had a gig that weekend, and was hoping to be able to sing..) Of course, that didn't work out. I hadn't taken antibiotics in years, and against my better judgement - I took the prescription given to me: Augmentin.

I swear to god, it's evil in a bottle. Pure evil. Now I remember why I hadn't taken antibiotics in ages. Unless I am knocking on death's door, I will never, ever touch antibiotics again.

I've managed to clear my yeast infection by using yogurt and garlic, but now I'm left with horrible cuts all over my vag and other, not so great areas. I tried using a little bit of vitamin E oil on them, but honestly I'd have to use it *everywhere* to get relief, and it just ends up irritating things even more. (Too sticky, I suppose.) Yesterday I started feeling the onset of a UTI - so I immediately started taking vitamin C, cranberry pills and drinking water like a crazy woman. Normally this works well for me - and my symptoms disappear in a day or so.

.. but here's my real rant:

I teach private music lessons, in half hour increments. I have 10 of them to teach this afternoon, which means I'll have to sit for five hours. I have to pee about every half hour, so each time a student comes in, I'll have to excuse myself to the restroom. I've been wearing long, loose skirts, so at least I don't have to sit *too* lady like, but still! This afternoon is going to be torturous, but there's nothing I can do about it.

Antibiotics are the devil. I just want my vag to be normal again!!!
[identity profile] campfire-light.livejournal.com
Sorry about posting so much...

Okay, so I posted a little while back here about my serious lack of orgasm. Well, I ordered a toy, this one, to be exact. It came in yesterday and I used it for the first time this morning. I must say, I'm very happy with my purchase.  My question now is...was that an orgasm? After a few minutes of low power on my clit, my body went almost completely numb and I felt this weird sensation, almost tingly, in the back of my throat. This is something completely new to me. I've never had any part of me go numb from stimulation, let alone my whole body. This lasted only a few seconds, then returned to normal. After it subsided, I continued as I had been, only now the sensations were much more intense. I turned it up a little bit, but it wasn't much different as far as sensations are concerned. After a little while longer, I stopped.

Now usually, when I'm done doing whatever I was doing without an orgasm, that whole area gets very swollen, and usually takes about 15 minutes (or more, I don't time it) to go down. This time, there is no swelling. And I was (and still sort of am, this all happened about half an hour ago) mildly lightheaded.

All of the above makes me about 80% positive that that was it. But I find that if it was an orgasm, it was a bit of a let down. That's why I'm only 80% sure. Is it possible that I just had this amazing idea of what an orgasm should feel like and in all actuality, it's not that amazing? Don't get me wrong, it was amazing, but I expected more.

So, wonderful ladies of VP, was it an orgasm? Was your first orgasm that much of a let down? Do your orgasms fluctuate, like amazing one time, not so amazing the next?

Thank you so much. I don't know how women ever got along without this community : )
[identity profile] sakit-kepala.livejournal.com
Hi there. I've been posting on and off for the last few months about my irregular cycles (been off the pill for around a year now and my cycles are anywhere between 37 and 56 days, averaging 45; pre-pill normal was about 32).

I can't believe this hasn't occurred to me until now, but it hit me yesterday. Before I went on the pill 8 years ago, I remember having copious eggwhite-type mucus reasonably often (I wasn't charting it as I was 15 and a virgin). I haven't had that once since coming off.

Does this mean I'm not actually ovulating? Is it possible to ovulate without having that mucus? Could it be that my body has just changed since I was a teenager and is less obvious about ovulation now?

I am not keen to go to the doctor as she laughed at me for being concerned about my irregularity. I don't want to go back unless I have really good evidence of a problem.


(I do get cramping through my cycle, but there's no pattern; it can be absent for a cycle or go on for three weeks. I don't seem to get PMS, but I have unstable moods anyway, so that may be masking PMS. I have no symptoms of anything else such as PCOS, my weight is normal - fluctuated within healthy limits last year but has been stable since December - and my general health is good.)
[identity profile] bromiecdb.livejournal.com
Hello everyone!

I just need a suggestion here. I am taking prenatal vitamins and my prescription label tells me to take them with a full glass of water. That's all fine and dandy, but every time I take them, I get a bit nauseous. I took them once on an empty stomach and that was a disaster. Other times I have taken them with food, in the middle of eating, and right after eating and still get the nauseous feeling. Anybody have any suggestions of when to take them to help cut down on the nausea?

Thanks,
Cassandra
[identity profile] spinsterkitten.livejournal.com
I have painful intercourse, and have been working on other issues involving hormones, etc.

Penetration is painful, like my vagina guarding from penetration. After a moment I seem to relax but the initial penetration makes me so sore it's hard to enjoy sex.

I am curious if anyone has used vaginal dilators to help painful sexual intercourse? I'd love to hear some personal experiences. If you are curious, this is what I'm talking about Dilators.

To answer some questions ahead of time: I have seen a few gynos about this issue and haven't seemed to receive a good reason for the pain. I have been checked for STDs, and I'm in a great relationship with my fiance. I have been given a cream that has helped only slightly with the problem.  I have been sexually active for more than 10 years.

I also cannot see anymore doctors because I have no insurance.
[identity profile] vanilla-manilla.livejournal.com
This has been driving me crazy for the past 1 1/2 weeks, which I guess isn't help my case either. I am scared that I may be pregnant. My last period was on April 23. I should have gotten my next period on May 25-26, but still no sign of it. :[ I suffered from a food poisoning episode about 2 weeks ago--I had a fever, was sensitive to touching liquids, nauseated, bloated, diarrhea, etc. I also had some strange brown/red discharge. I that normal for food poisoning? My boyfriend also suffered from this, minus the weird discharge. It took me about 3 days to recover. A week after this, I should've gotten my  period, but it has been a week or so since I was supposed to start. I have also been paranoid every day for about 2 weeks on whether or not I am pregnant. To help ease my worries, I bought the ClearBlue Easy Digital pregnancy tests yesterday and took one of the tests, but it came out as Not Pregnant--this was also after I ate some spicy soup with a cup of water, so I don't know how accurate the test is, although I am about 7 days late now. I will take the other home pregnancy test again tomorrow morning using my morning pee.

I've also been experiencing my normal premenstrual symptoms like cravings, mood-swings, and I just had my one huge painful pimple pop up 2 days ago, which appears once a month before/during my period. But still no sign of my period. If I was pregnant, would I still experience these PMS symptoms? Today I have been weak and slightly nauseous. It might be just me making myself sick, but I am scared that I may be pregnant. I am not experiencing any other pregnancy symptoms though. I don't know what to think! Basically, I am driving myself crazy with all this. I am not on HBC, but my boyfriend and I use condoms, he always pulls out, and we are always safe about it, plus we had sex just two times since my last period. Of course there is still a risk, but we've been much more active before with no problems. I am probably overthinking it. I don't know...any words, advice, anything, would be appreciated. Thanks.

concerns.

Jun. 3rd, 2008 04:51 pm
[identity profile] staying-strong.livejournal.com
Alright so I have a couple things going on with me that I'm starting to get fairly concerned about.

[one] First let me say that I've been on birth control for over a year, but I just switched from OTCLo to Yaz two months ago. I don't know if that has anything to do with it, but I went to my obgyn and he said that's the only thing on his mind [that Yaz doesn't have enough estrogen for me or something]. Okay, so anyway. I had my period like normal on my first week of my second pack of Yaz. I stopped bleeding completely for a day or two, but then spotting started happening. It has been going on for a just under month now [I'm starting my placebos tomorrow] and I made an appointment with my obgyn about it because it hasn't stopped. That appointment was today, and like I mentioned already, he said its probably just that Yaz isn't enough estrogen for me. But he didn't ask me any questions and didn't even give any other possibilities, and I just don't feel right. The spotting isn't really blood - but it's the brownish blood like the last day or two of my period, but it's been ongoing for a month.

[two] My boyfriend picked me up from my appointment, and we went home and eventually had sex, and showered after. Before we got in the shower, I noticed he had blood on his penis. And I checked myself and I was bleeding. I still am a few hours later, and it's not really period-like bleeding although maybe I'm just freaking myself out. But I felt no unusual pain during intercourse, and it hurt a little to pee afterward but is fine now.

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[identity profile] individuality86.livejournal.com
Since my last post, I ended up telling my b/f about the possibiliy of the both of us passing some kind of infection back and forth, since something always goes wrong with me "down there" every time we have sex. Can you BELIEVE that he doesn't wanna go to the doctor with me? Something about him not wanting to hear any bad news. Ugh! THEN he had the nerve to compare me to his ex, saying "How come my ex never had all of these problems?" Um, MAYBE BECAUSE WE'RE TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE, YOU IDIOT!!! I'm going to the doctor soon [for what I think is B.V...AGAIN...], but I just felt the need to rant about that. Wasn't he being a tad bit insensitive for saying that to me?! :-
[identity profile] fluorescenta.livejournal.com
i easily have orgasms during missionary position and girl on top, but i don't get anything out of doggie style. :\ it did take a while for me to be able to orgasm during missionary and girl on top, so is there any hope of "learning" how to orgasm during doggie style?

not sure if it matters, but i do have a tilted uterus (though i *usually* don't experience pain during doggie style).

Help !

Jun. 3rd, 2008 05:59 pm
[identity profile] inatraunce.livejournal.com
I'm not sure what to catagorize this under, since I dont know what I have going on with my body!

Ok I'm on yazmin and a religous taker of it, never missed a pill. Been on it almost a year. Also just finished up my period (or non ovulation bleeding I should say). me and my boyfriend were rubbing on each other(without penetration) during the week of my placebo pills and I know I should TRUST the pill about this and have no real risk of pregnancy right? Anyways, that was last thurs and on sun. night me and him had penetrated sex with a condom. It was pretty rough and was litterrally an hour after I realized I had really bad lower back pain.

Now I'm having symptoms of lower back pain and pain in my legs after ive been sitting for a while and then I stand up, or roll over on my bed or anything like that. I also feel like I have to pee more than usual but thats it. No sore breasts, no nausua, and my usual stress which every now and then gives me headaches so a headache is nothing new. Does anyone happen to know what this could be? Just symptoms of hard sex or maybe a UTI or something like that? me and my bf lost our virginity to each other so STD's arent a question.! and I'm one shot away from completing my HPV shots to fight against it.

Maybe i'm just being paranoid again... but pregnancy is scary to me! theres no way I can be pregnant right? :-/  Do u think i should see a gyno or a chiropractor?
[identity profile] mmargot.livejournal.com
I have been having the strangest rumbles/vibrations coming from my right ovary. At least, I believe it's my right ovary, it's right there where it should be. For the past five days, I swear, it has been making the weirdest noises and sensations. It feels like a hunger rumble, only without the hunger pain, and not in my stomach. If that makes sense. Almost like I have a vibrator living in my ovary. I've also experienced very mild crampy pains. I'm on microgestin and on the second week in the pack. I've never had any cysts on my ovaries. I've never had this particular sensation either. I'm not quite sure if it's normal or what, so that's where you ladies come in.

Do your ovaries "rumble" from time to time? Could it be a cyst?

I'm not too worried about it, I'm just really weirded out by the feeling and wanted to know if it's a regular thing that ovaries do. And it's only on my right side, if that matters. It happens randomly throughout the day, sitting, standing, walking, whatever... it's weird.

Thanks!

OWWW!!!

Jun. 3rd, 2008 07:08 pm
[identity profile] opaloctober.livejournal.com
I just got poken and prodded at gyno this afternoon, she did a vag exam and there was blood everywhere, and then she stuck her finger in my BUTT (for examination)!!!
...And after all of this she tells me I have an upside down uterus.
[identity profile] sculptedonverse.livejournal.com
Hey everyone,

I'm a 20 year old female, and for the past week or so I've been experiencing some mild cramping. I've felt some heaviness in my lower abdomen, and basically felt like I'm on my period for this length of time, but my period ended about a week and a half ago. I havn't noticed any extra discharge, it just feels like I'm bleeding, but I'm not. I feel a bit bloated, but don't have any other PMS symptoms like soar breasts. In the past day it's become a bit more uncomfortable, and the pain seems to be localized on what feels like might be my left ovary. I'm on birth control, the pill(Lutera), and take it pretty much perfectly, at the same time every day. I'm planning on going to the doctor soon, but I was wondering if any of you might have an idea of what's going on before I can get an appointment.

Some background info about my birth control: I used to be on Levora, but about 4 months ago my Walgreens said they didn't carry it anymore, and started giving me Lutera, which they claimed was another generic and is the same thing. When I started taking the Lutera I experienced a little nausia, which I assumed was a side effect from switching pill brands. Before they switched my birth control, my period started on my 4th placebo pill pretty much every month, and stopped as soon as I started an active pill. However, last month, my period continued for a few days past the start of my new pill pack. The month before that, my period started a few days before I started the placebos (this is very strange for me). I assumed that these differences were new side effects because I switched pills (even though the pills are supposedly the same thing). I'm wondering if the cramping I'm experiencing now could also be a delayed side effect from switching brands?

I am sexually active. My boyfriend uses condoms or pulls out every time in addition to me being on the pill. We don't have any STDs or STIs. I haven't had sex since I had my last period. I don't have any concern about being pregnant.

Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this pain?

Thanks for your help!
[identity profile] carli410.livejournal.com
 Has anyones (male) partner gone to Planned Parenthood for STI testing? Or seen any men in there for that matter? 

Im considering a new partner, and as I just had an appt with a full round of testing (including HIV) and started on birth control, Im insisting he be tested before we do anything sexual. He is balking at the idea and we are at a crossroads. I was going to suggest maybe going to a PP would be more convenient for him, but then after thinking about it, Ive NEVER seen a man in PP and thought that might be very awkward for him. 

On this same note, just thinking out loud here. If you were in a situation of knowing you were free of all STI's, what would you be willing to do with someone whos status is unknown? I would assume anything other than penetration and preforming oral on him would be considered very safe. Im just trying to decide what Im comfortable with until we get those test results. 

::edit:::

Really? Am I the only one who feels comfortable making out w. someone whos not had an STI test done in a while? I guess I didnt feel it was odd to be comfortable w. kissing, breast play, etc with out him having his test results back. Im not talking about any genital contact or exchange of fluids, but fooling around.
[identity profile] saltlesstears.livejournal.com
I read about using acidophilus to naturally treat/ prevent BV. Does this make sense? I thought you used that to prevent yeast infections, thus wouldn't it make BV worse?
[identity profile] preciouslilme.livejournal.com
I'm on HBC and two days ago my period started exactly on time as it always does. The problem for the first 36 hours I lost a lot of blood. I have a Diva cup so I can measure it and I lost about twice the amount I usually do. Today though it's dropped down to hardly anything. It's almost like I lost the regular amount of blood at twice the rate. I'm wondering if the stress I'm under or the amount of caffiene I'm drinking at the moment can have that effect? Or is it just one of those weird changes that happens when you're on HBC. It would be awesome if it was the caffeine though and it makes my period end sooner!
[identity profile] verisimilitude2.livejournal.com
(With regards to my previous post, if anybody ever needs AVC cream, apparently, a lot of pharmacies don't just have it around. They've got to call it in. So be ready for that if you ever need it. Thanks to those who responded!)

It started around August, either slightly before or slightly after I lost my virginity. It feels like urethral & maybe bladder pain to me, but my doctors have been rather insistent that it is my vagina. The pain is similar to that of a UTI. Somedays are better than others. Today was a crying, can't move day. At first we thought UTI. Nope. Then they found strep in my vagina. Lots of it. They thought that was the cause, but the antibiotics wiped out all the strep and viola--still pain. Do I have trich? No. Chlamydia? No. Gonnorhea? No. Herpes? No. I do have HPV and abnormal cells as a result of that. She thought maybe the HPV was causing the pain, but I have never ever ever heard of HPV having a symptom like this. We did ultrasounds on my kidneys, uterus, and ovaries. Clean, clean, clean. The strep came back recently and she's claiming that's why I hurt. But even after we took care of the strep before, there was horrible pain. My pee smells pretty strong and is cloudy. The WBC count in my pee is elevated, but there are no signs of bacteria in it. So my obvious question:

WHAT IN THE !@#$ IS WRONG WITH ME? How can I make this horrible pain go away? I am open to any and all theories. If anyone has been through something like this, please, please, please share your insight with me. I'm so desperate for answers and pain relief.
[identity profile] hold-fast.livejournal.com
So, I had my Implanon inserted at PP on December 15th. I've had some irregular bleeding, but nothing too long term. I thought everything was straightened out and that I would only have to deal with that, but now I'm facing irregular bleeding that's lasting far too long and actually making me debate getting this taken out. I'd really really rather not, as I'm limited on what I can take due to migraines with aura, and my PP used a grant to get me my insert (as opposed to paying over $200) for that reason. Unfortunately, if this keeps up, I can't see any other option. I've been "spotting" since about April 30th, and it hasn't stopped. I've gone through 2 boxes of tampons and am currently on my third, and it's only been a month and a half. The longest I've gone with no bleeding is about a day and part of a night, then it starts up and I end up making an emergency change of clothes. I say spotting, but it is truly more like a light period. It lightens up likes it's going to stop, then it "restarts" all over again. This is so frustrating. I got this implant due to my fiance and I moving in together (and coming out of an LDR), so I wanted something I could trust and that I didn't have to take every single day. I suppose I always have Depo as an option, but from what I hear, you run the same risk. D: I hope someone can help me out here, although I highly doubt anything can be done but waiting it out at this point. 
[identity profile] rosiep468.livejournal.com
So ive been on 2 antibiotics for almost 3 weeks, bactrin(sinis infection) first then ciprofloxacin (severe bronchitis) to be exact, and i just finished my last cipro earlier this week(i believe it was sunday, or saturday, one of the 2)

now ive heard rumors and whatnot that antibiotics can affect my ring, and i wanted to know if anyone had any experience with antibiotics and bc? my SO comes home from dubai friday, and i would love to be able to have sex wtihout a condom.

i read that things like too much caffinee or dairy on those pills could make you worse, but i looked on the drug interactions but they didn't have bc on there. thanks!!
[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_crystalmyth/
This isn't usually what you read in VP, but we all need a giggle now and then, no? I know, what could be amusing about a pap smear? WELL LET ME TELL YOU! :D

I went to have my annual pap smear two weeks ago. This is never a fun thing to do as we all know, but...necessary.

So I'm spread-eagle on the table. I have to poop. I didn't have time to do this beforehand as the feeling hit me sort of suddenly. There's some good news! Doc starts to insert the speculum, and I'm clenching because the poop reflex is STRONG when she does so. She goes "You're clenching!" and I'm thinking "BEST FOR BOTH OF US, KAY?!" Then she's pointing out my various bits and pieces to the STUDENT DOCTOR (insert mortification here), and when she points out my "baby cervix" (her words exactly), I almost said "Please don't make me laugh. I'm liable to shoot this speculum across the room."

But I get my IUD put in when I have my next period! Wewt! *\o/* (that'd be a cheerleader, y'all.)

Lybrel...

Jun. 3rd, 2008 10:44 pm
[identity profile] opaloctober.livejournal.com
Has anyone tried or been on Lybrel? I'm on Quasesnse now, and have been for the past 3 years, and for the last two years, i've been skipping the placebos and not having a period at all. It's just too painful and my periods are too heavy and long. She told me that it was not a good idea to do that, as Quasense was not the type of pill to completely skip your period, and she informed me about a new(ish) pill called Lybrel, and i'm on the website right now looking into it and it sounds like something I would definitely be interested in.
My questions are, is anyone on it, or tried it? Did you like it? Anything I should know? Did your insurance approve it or no?
[identity profile] so-much-udder.livejournal.com
You know how sometimes you can tell when you're ovulating you can tell because you get this sort of twinge in your ovaries? Well I've had that before, and I thought that was happening again when I woke up this morning. Except as I got up, the pain increased a lot, almost to the point where I felt like I couldn't stand. It was a really sharp pain. The thought of ovarian cyst crossed my mind, but I wasn't sure? I mean, I was still able to technically walk around and all that, although it was painful. I'm not sure what to think, or how to find out what it was...is it worth going to the doctor's over, or should I just chalk it up to ovulation?
[identity profile] strikingyoudead.livejournal.com
Is there such a thing as a high dose progestin only pill?

After reading that some people may need a higher dose if you have a lot of break through bleeding I was wondering if there is a higher dose in a progestin only.

I'm having a lot of trouble with bleeding and what not. I keep forgetting to call my doctor to get an appointment but I'd like to be able to go in there with some information. Mainly because I know the day I get the appointment i'll be bleeding because the bleeding happens randomly.

Would a higher dose help? Or could that make the bleeding worse?
I can't go on a combination pill because of a blood disorder so thats out of the question. It has to be progestin only and while I have thought about an IUD its not a good idea for me. I just want to not bleed anymore.
And for other information, I am on blood thinners, I don't know if that affects it all too. Because I know my blood levels can go really high which causes my periods and the bleeding to be really really heavy. I am just now finishing up a period and I was filling up an overnight pad in like two hours. With clots big enough to feel coming out (sorry if thats TMI.)

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