Really good, low cost resource

[lovethatlovage.livejournal.com]

I made a post here about a week ago, essentially I had very little money and had to deal with an EXTREMELY painful UTI. Someone here recommended the minute clinic to me.

http://www.minuteclinic.com/en/USA/

I could not be more happy with how it turned out. The staff was considerate and friendly, it only cost me like $80 (including prescriptions) and they gave me referrals for more low cost clinics and doctors in the area.

They seem to have a ton of locations, so, if cost is an issue for anyone else out there i wanted to recommend the Minute Clinic. I was pretty much sobbing because I was in a ton of pain and didn't have a lot of money to deal with the situation, this was a great help to me.

squirting or just really wet?

[inktip.livejournal.com]

Last night we had amazing sex, and afterward he laughed and said I squirted. I didn't feel anything, but I always get extremely wet. I asked him how he knew, and he said that there was a wet spot that didn't get there by itself. I think I was just really wet and was it was leaking out while in the act/during his orgasm. Or maybe I did squirt.

If I had squirted, would I have felt it?
I'm almost positive it was just leaking, though...

Too sensative for sex

[theloveofvegan.livejournal.com]

Ok, so I have a problem, and its a crummy problem. Every time I get physical with my main partner I am just so sensative to the touch and so arroused that I orgasm way tooo quickly. My partner takes a while longer, and I like to try to hold back so we can enjoy each other more. When I do that, I keep trying and trying to avoid orgasming, that I like get off, but dont orgasm...like I cant go farther, but I didnt have a good orgasmic feeling with it either...and sometimes I wait too long and then my partner tries to get me off and cant....does anyone have any advice hahahha
Oh and i am female bodied

For those struggling with the Parental Units...

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

Hey VPers,

This is more of a relationship tale than one directly relating to my vagina, but it does involve my vagina, so stay tuned. ;-)

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[Anonymous Post]: Low & High Risk HPV

[jocelina.livejournal.com]

Hello, VPers! As you probably know, from time to time the VP Team makes posts on behalf of people who wish to remain anonymous or who do not have LJ accounts. This is one such post. Thanks in advance for your helpful comments!

For the VP Team
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P.S. For more info on anonymous posts, see this link.

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Alright, I'll just jump right into it. In January, I got my pap results back and was informed that I had high risk HPV. I went through the colposcopy, a biopsy was taken, & after that I was scheduled to come back every 6 months to follow up. In June when I went back and had my pap done, the results came back negative, so I'm assuming my body has already cleared itself of the virus? But anyway, around that same time I noticed a my first genital wart, and at that appointment I was diagnosed with also having low risk HPV, given a prescription of Aldara, & the warts have disappeared.

I have been with my boyfriend for about a year and four months, throughout all of this. He is only my third sexual partner. He is extremely understanding & does not blame me for any of these things - even though I assume that I was the one that brought the "disease" (that's the way I feel about it) into the relationship because the person I was seeing before him was promiscuous & we frequently had unprotected sex. That was three years ago, & a totally different story involving being head over heels in love with someone who was no good for me.

But anyway, the point of this post is, that after both diagnoses, my sex drive has decreased to absolutely nothing. My boyfriend & I have only had sex once or twice a month since then, & not at all within the past two months. Before all of this, we couldn't keep our hands off each other. & he hasn't changed in that respect, but I have. I want nothing to do with sexual activity. I feel ugly, & dirty, & guilty, & like I'm no longer attractive or desirable. I love my boyfriend to death but I just can't be sexual. I feel terrible about it. He doesn't pressure me, & I just keep hoping that tomorrow I'll wake up & feel alright with everything, but it just never happens. Being touched at all sends me anxiety attacks & tears, & we can never go any further than that. I just don't know what to do any more.

I know all of this is pscyhological issues that I need to work through, but I'm 21 & I'll be kicked off health insurance soon so I can't start going to a therapist. I just really need an outlet because I'm just hiding this "deep dark secret" from my family, my friends, & everyone besides my mom & my boyfriend, & the weight is just getting too hard to bear.

Thanks for your support.

planned parenthood, ethics, opinion

[jennys-script.livejournal.com]

hey vpers,

i went to my local planned parenthood a week ago to discuss birth control options. on the brief medical history form, they ask if you have any concerns or problems that you had not discussed in the check box. i wrote down "i used to get yeast infections after each period until switching to diva cup" because i wanted to find out how common this is and maybe get extra support to try to convert all my friends to the diva cup. in response to this my nurse practitioner said "you probably have herpes, you  should get that checked out." i feel like this was inappropriate but i wasn't really sure how to respond. is it normal that i'm weirded out  by her response? i definitely believe everyone should get tested and if you're having sex you may be exposed to herpes but yeast infection definitely does not equal herpes, especially if a changed behavior eliminates that problem.

thanks for your opinions [:

An extra month of birth control?

[kk1028.livejournal.com]

So I have an appointment with the gyno on the 24th. for my yearly checkup.
But i think im going to be on my period that day so i need to make a new appointment.
Problem being im on birth control and im on my last month because it was only prescribed for a year. So can she just call the pharmacy and tell them to give me another month until im actually off my period and can get in there or should i just go off of it til i get a new prescription??

Phobias

[ohaikthxbye.livejournal.com]

Hi.

I’m having some issues. Mods, if this is an inappropriate place to post this, please feel free to delete, but if anyone can direct my attention to another resource, it’d be appreciated.

I previously posted on this topic in sextips, though not verbatim. I just thought I’d post here as well and get more opinions.

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mothers' attitudes to sex

[confused90.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone!

One of the things I love about VP is the open minded, safe space environment that encompasses everything that's discussed. Sadly, I find that these attitude often aren't reflected in real life.

I'm a 17 year old girl with a long-term boyfriend and, yea, we have sex (the legal age of consent her is 16, so that's not an issue). Now, there is sort of a "stock answer" for alot of scenarios that arise around here, such as, your PARTNER should be accepting of your personal limits and boundaries and be patient with any progress or a GOOD FRIEND should be willing to listen in a non judgemental way, or even, your GYNO should be sympathetic and understanding and professional. I was just wondering, is there a template of how a MOTHER should be in regards to her daughter's sex life?

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Any other thoughts/responses are welcome also! Thanks in advance :)

Question about start of period.

[cellar-closet.livejournal.com]

I apologize is this is a stupid question, just not too sure about it. My periods have always been pretty regular and consistent. They start off with a day, maybe two of light spotting (light pinkish blood) and then on day two (or three) it turns into full blown moderate to heavy bleeding with bad cramps. I cramp a bit before the spotting starts, and during my period, and I also have sore breasts before and during the first couple of days. So my question is, technically, when is the start of my period? When the spotting starts? Or when the full blown bleeding starts? I'm never quite sure what to put/say when asked on a form or by a doctor when the first day of my last period was, and I'd like to know for the future when I'm fertile, etc. Even if a few days off don't really matter, I'd still like to know out of curiosity. Thanks so much advance!