Jul. 4th, 2008

[identity profile] stfnihippo.livejournal.com
Okay, this might be a stupid question, but eh.

Never in my life have I had a light period,
its always been normal or heavy.

Last months period was normal.
This month, however, I had barely any blood,
and it ended quickly. [one-three days]
and a couple days before my period started I
had EXTREME light colored stuff coming out,
I'm not sure if it was blood, or what.

I am sexually active, but I haven't had
sex for the last...likeeee....month or so?
My partner and I are always very safe, but who knows.

Painful sex

Jul. 4th, 2008 12:33 am
[identity profile] absolute-three.livejournal.com
First post here. Hello everybody.

I'm 17 and I've had sex with my boyfriend six times over the past two months, and it still hurts me. I know that it's supposed to hurt a few times, and during my one and only pelvic exam the doctor told me I was incredibly tight (we actually had to stop the exam because I was in so much pain - that was a few years ago, though).

I do get aroused enough, and we use lots of lube (we've used both warming and regular). I'm generally really relaxed, as well. It doesn't hurt nearly as bad as it did the first time, but it still does hurt a lot, and I feel like after six times it should at least... Almost not feel bad.

The pain is just a burning or stinging feeling, mostly. We were both virgins before having sex, so I'm not sure there's an STD chance (we use condoms anyway).

I guess I'm just trying to find out how normal this is, or if I should be worried that I've got something going on down there.

Also, when I use warming lube it seems to irritate me a lot. Is this a common thing?

EDIT: Also, are you more easily irritated during your period? I had mine when we had sex today... But it was also the first time in two weeks.
[identity profile] on-my-heart.livejournal.com

So I was on the nuvaring for 4 weeks, and then I took it out, it just wasn't working out. I had my period for 7 days (Normally 4) and it stopped for 2 days. Then out of nowwhere, I get a huge gush of blood and clots and it stops like 3 hours later. This might be TMI but my husband and I normally have really rough sex (for the past 5 years) and now I'm bleeding after sex as well. Just a bit for an hour or two but I'm really like wtf? Any ideas/suggestions here?

[identity profile] save3tearsforme.livejournal.com
Last resort. If Boric Acid doesn't get rid of my 8-month bout of Gardenella, I officially give up.

I went to Ride-Aid and all they had was the powder form of Boric Acid. HOWEVER, I didn't get any of the empty capsules (the pharmacy was closed). Can I dilute it with water? If so, how much water should I mix with how much Boric Acid?
Also, is it just a one-time douche or should I do it every day for a week or what?
Finally, the bottle says that it is not intended for internal use and to call poison control if you get it in your mouth. Don't these risks apply to vaginas too?

Thanks so much in advance. Wish me luck!

Info on STI

Jul. 4th, 2008 09:25 am
[identity profile] agirlsomewhere.livejournal.com
Hi everyone,

For the sake of my anonymity I have created a journal specifically to make this post, so please don't think I'm trolling or anything like that, I'm really not. This is just kind of personal.

I have recently been diagnosed with an STI, chlamydia to be precise. I have a fair idea where it came from, my boyfriend knows, as does everyone else who needs to know. I was given zithromax (single dose - 2 pills) two weeks ago and took it. I went back to the doctors a week later for a follow up check and to have my IUD removed. She gave me the zithromax again, saying that because I had a foreign object at my cervix, the antibiotics may not have been 100% effective the first time. I took the second dose exactly a week ago. I'm working under the assumption that I am now cleared of the infection.

My boyfriend went to the doctors a week ago. He had a test but has not gotten the results yet. He is assuming that because I tested positive, he would too, and there's no point in getting the results because of this assumption. He was given the other medication for the STI, doxy something (I can't remember the name but it's the one that comes with all the weird stuff - you have to stay out of the sun, you can't lay down for 30 minutes after taking it, have to drink an entire glass of water with it, etc). His doctor said that some strains are becoming resistant to zithromax and the doxy one would be more effective. He has taken the pills for their full course of one week.

Our problem is, when can we start having sex again? I've been reading up on the internet about it and the general rule is to not have sex until a week after being treated. I guess then that I'm okay, seeing as I was first treated 2 weeks ago, and it has been a week since I took the second dose of zithromax, but my boyfriend has only just 2 days ago finished taking his course of antibiotics. Does that mean he was treated 2 days ago, or does the "one week after treatment" refer to one week after he first started taking the medication?

We don't plan to have sex without a condom until we both go for follow up checks to make sure we are both clear, but this leads to another problem. We've never had an STI before, ever, so we don't know much about this kind of thing. If there is a chance that he isn't completely clear yet, will condoms be effective? I asked my doctor if we could have sex with a condom, and she said that yes, it should be okay. But when my boyfriend and I actually started discussing it, we realised we really had no idea.. What if he touches his penis before putting the condom on and then touches the outside of the condom? Can that spread the infection? If I touch his penis and then touch myself, can that spread it? I read that in women the infection is around the cervix, but we both have absolutely no idea where the infection is in men.

Basically, I'm climbing the walls here and ready to jump him the moment his back is turned, but we just don't want to reinfect each other and ping pong this STI over and over. Any help or advice would be really really appreciated.

Thanks!
[identity profile] krisssa.livejournal.com
So I went to the doc a little over 2 weeks ago and had an exam. She ordered some blood work b/c I told her we were TTC. I finally did the bloodwork the other day b/c I've been bleeding/spotting ever since that exam randomly (I posted about that b/c I was a bit concerned about the bleeding for that long.) Anyway, they told me my luteinizing hormones were elevated (the other hormones they checked were normal) and they think I might have PCOS. So I have a couple questions:

I'm on meds for my hypothyroidism right now, but I know my thyroid is a little more hypo right now (not bad, TSH is 3.49 but we're trying to get me to a 2.0). Is it possible that my thyroid could be causing the symptoms of PCOS including the luteneizing hormone to be out of whack?

Also, anyone here with PCOS who was able to get pregnant without the help of fertility meds? We think we'd rather adopt than take any fertility meds (and adoption is in our plans regardless) but we'd really like to have one of our own. If you did get pregnant, how long did it take?

Any other suggestions for helping reduce the symptoms of PCOS without meds? For what it's worth, I'm not considered overweight (one issue with PCOS that I think is pretty common) though I do have trouble losing weight and work out A LOT to try to maintain and not gain.

Thanks!
[identity profile] starfish327.livejournal.com
i looked under the tags and didn't find what i was looking for, so if there's a post somewhere that's related please send me on my way!

i'm probably going to end up with endometriosis (spelling? where is spell check on this thing anyway lol?). i've already essentially come to terms with this-- it's a family thing, if it can go wrong with our reproductive system it probably will. i've come to terms with the fact that i am more than likely never going to have children easily if at all and that i'm probably going to need a full hystorectomy (again with the spelling today).

i know that they generally prescribe hormonal treatments for it. they had me on HBC as a teenage for awhile to prevent it (i'm 23 now) and every thing was hunky dory.

the problem being i'm also hypertensive-- meaning no hormones for me. i would love to be on them because my menstrual symptoms are going downhill (which is why i'm beginning to wonder if it's time for another ultrasound).

after this very long post-- does anyone know if there are any NON hormonal treatments for endo that i can start researching? i know that i'm putting the cart before the horse but since i'm the third generation starting to show symptoms (of something, there are multiple things that could go wrong at this point) and my mom already has it i'd like to at least start researching potential options so i'm prepared and not panicked if i do end up with a diagnosis.
[identity profile] faultystar.livejournal.com
I was on Tri-Sprintec (the generic version of Ortho Tri-cyclen) for about 2 years, and just recently went off of it 3 months ago. I've been getting a lot of really bad pimples lately, and just last night I started wondering whether going off of BC is what is causing them? Has anyone else had this problem? I know that BC is supposed to help with acne, but I never had a problem with pimples before or while I was on the pill. I'm hoping that maybe my skin is just adjusting to the lower level of hormones. Do you think my skin will calm down as my body gets used to not having the HBC or is it something else? I haven't changed my face wash or anything so I don't think anything else is causing it.

Thanks.
[identity profile] taysaurus.livejournal.com
Hello. I recently lost my virginity, and at the time I was breakthrough bleeding. About a week before we had sex I threw up one of my pills about 45 minutes after I took it, and never thought to just take the next one in the pack, and since then I was spotting. At the time we had sex, it was in the back of my mind but I felt comfortable with everything else. I'm now starting to regret having sex for the first time while I was spotting, I'm afraid that it was bloodier than it should have been. I just wanted it to be perfect and I feel like it wasn't. What are your thoughts? Do you think that it matters much? Have you experienced anything like that? Because other than that, everything was wonderful...but I'm dwelling on it, and it's bothering the heck out of me!
[identity profile] paisleyeyes.livejournal.com
I have looked in the memories but couldn't find an answer to my question.

I've had Yeast Infections various times in the past probably more than 10 times. Nevertheless, one of the first symptoms i get is what I can best describe as that eraser debree you get on a paper after you erase and the debree takes the  form of little cylinders from the friction of the eraser against the paper, but instead it happens after wiping myself in the bathroom with toilet paper after urinating.

What i want to know, is if any of you girls experience the same thing? What do you guys do to make it go away, when a doctor says you don't have a yeastie and you know you have one?  I have tried explaining this to doctors, friends, and family and no one has experienced this or understands what i mean.

The reason why im asking this is cause, even after I think my vagina is "cured" from a YI, i still get this one symptom, that doesnt go away, unless I harass my doctor into giving me something else, because apparently I don't have a yeast infection. which is annoying cause doctors think im over-reacting about my vagina but in reality, im sure no one in their sane mind wants to be in the gyno's office all the time!

Another question i have for you girls is, every single time I know i have a YI and i try to use an OTC method it doesn't work. Then when I try using a home remedy, be it garlic, yogurt, tea tree oil, apple cider viniger, none of them work for me. In fact, I make myself get both BV and YI at the same time and i have to end up going to the doctor and getting one of those prescription medicines and next thing i know what could have been taken care of in a week, has been 2 and a half weeks of pain and suffering plus the most likelyhood of a "relapse" into another YI.

Does anyone feel the same way? Am i doing something wrong? I am a major proponent of DIY home remedies and I do not understand why I just make matters worse.
[identity profile] taterbug160.livejournal.com
I'm about to get scheduled for a lithotripsy surgery for my 9mm kidney stone.

I have an appointment next week to get scheduled for the removal of a 5cm dermoid cyst on my left ovary.

I'm just wondering, what are the chances of them doing both these surgeries at the same time? Has anyone gone through a surgery that involved gynecology, and something else?(like urology) I'd rather only get put under anesthesia once if I can possibly help it.

I suppose there is no harm in asking, I'm just curious as to if it's ever been done.
[identity profile] rhetoricians.livejournal.com
Hey ladies. :)

I'm 19 and have had a regular period ever since I started having mine ten years ago, always within 2 or 3 days of each other. However, my last period was in late May. I am not sexually active, and have not been on birth control since April.

I am really bothered.

My job has been an unbridled source of stress since late May, however. I have been in an insane amount of high blood pressure and angry sadness since I started working in this place ... is it likely that the stress my body has started to undertake is causing my period to be over a month late? Is this something I need to see a doctor about? I am really worried.
[identity profile] brightcrayon87.livejournal.com
Hey there superstars,

I need the opinion of a trustworthy friend who's not going to get squiked out by me talking about sex and my beautiful body--vagina included--so I'm posting here! All comments and suggestions and advice are VERY appreciated.

My background:

My man and I are in a happy, healthy, committed, long-term, (monogamous) relationship that, quite honestly, will lead to marriage in a few years, and children (in a few more). We also have a healthy, active sex life. I am 20. He will be 22 in August. So far our method of birth control has solely been condoms, but lately we've been beginning to see that probably we should switch methods.

I've done a lot of research about birth control and we narrowed it down to condoms originally because I'm not comfortable with inserting anything into my vagina (diaphrams, Nuvarings, etc, then, are out--I haven't ever used tampons even). It follows that I'm also not keen on the idea of getting an IUD.

For various reasons I won't bore you with unless you request it in a comment, I don't like the idea of getting Depo, or the patch, etc. Out of all hormonal methods, the one that makes sense for me (and my man) is the birth control pill. Realistically, it's the only other method of birth control (besides condoms) my man and I are comfortable with, though not without some grudges: I don't really like the idea of hormonal birth control because of the extra stress that is on your body. The fact it stops your natural cycle, that you just get withdrawl bleeding instead of real periods, etc etc.

Because of these misgivings, we've continued using condoms for a long time. However, the direction and exploration of our sex life has made it increasingly clear that condoms are no longer as convenient for us anymore, and we are responsible enough to recognize it's not worth risking our protection simply because we're hesistant to put the condom on. (It's also depressing to think that we will ALWAYS have to use condoms until we are TTC and only then). So we are seriously considering putting me on the pill (me, because the male birth control pill is not around yet!).

My questions:

1.) I was on the pill over a year ago for about eight months with no problems. I renewed my prescription when I went for my last pap in case him and I decided to go to the pill so that is already taken care of, but I still have a couple leftover packs. I could not find any place on them that said they have an expiry date. They were purchased in April 2007. Would it be safe to begin them on a day 1 start as soon as I get my next period, or do I have to go the pharmacy and get my perscription refilled before doing so?

2.) Will being on the pill during these years of my life make menopause worse for me later on? (This is a fear that my mom insists is a real fact.) I worry over all the effects these hormones are going to have on my body.

3.) My cycle has only just begun to even out back into its natural cycle. Is it mean to start feeding my body hormones like this again just as it's starting to relax into its own rhythm again?

4.) Can anyone refer me to some good sources on how the pill will affect my long-term fertility? (It's not supposed to at all, right.) Having children is something that my man and I really, really, really want to do one day--that day is just not now.

5.) To go on the pill or not to go on the pill?

In advance, THANK YOU SO MUCH for your replies.
[identity profile] b-wil.livejournal.com
Okay so my problem is this, I have never had a vaginal orgasm. I've had clitoral orgasm but that's it.
It's really disappointing to be almost there and just get knocked down to peg one, you know?
Is there something wrong? If not, what are some solutions?

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