Boobs

[djonma.livejournal.com]

I know it's not vag-related, but boobs are women-bits too, so I hope people don't mind me posting!

I have had large boobs since about a year after they started growing.
My weight was a little higher than it should be throughout my teens and early twenties, spiralling into my being very overweight when I had to go into a wheelchair, and my bipolar became totally uncontrolled and I binged, and couldn't do the exercise to work it off.

Anyway, my boobs are stupidly large, getting up to 44J (UK size - I think J is US N) last year. I know it's normal for one to be larger than the other, but I only knew that because I saw it on tv, mine were quite perfectly evenly sized and I'd had regular bra fittings.

So... I just went down four whole sizes in my waist - eight inches (which is fab!), so I went to get another bra fitting as my bra seemed a little spacious.
Well.. my left breast, it's pretty much perfect in 40J. Losing the weight meant I went down band size, which is why my bra seemed a little spacious.

My right breast...
Well now I'm having to wear nursing bras because they just don't make bras laege enough to fit me.
My right breast is cup L (UK size - I couldn't even find a UK - US converter that went that high).
It is 3 (there's JJ, K, L) cups larger than my left breast.
Now I have never had a size difference before, and although I've heard it's normal, is that kind of gap normal?

And... what on earth has made my breast grow so much? I just lost a TON of weight... I was really hoping my breasts would shrink a little too.

The lady who did the fitting said that this bra I have is pretty much the last stop on the bra line.
If I get any larger, there will be nothing I can wear.


I am hoping for a reduction anyway, for other medical issues (they are destroying my back, neck and shulders which are already in a severe condition due to my medical conditions), it's a matter of convincing the NHS to pay for it. I'm just so confused as to why they don't seem to stop growing, and rather upset about it.

I think I gave my boyfriend a yeast infection...

[unloveme.livejournal.com]

 My boyfriend and I have condomless sex - I am on the pill and we have both been tested for STDs, so that is not something I am concerned about.

On Thursday we had sex for the first time in 5 days because he had been out of town. The sex was painless initially, but toward the end I felt some irritation and later that night I was very sore and my vulva was burning. The next day we had sex and it was painful and itchy for me, and later on in the day he said that the head of his penis was inflamed and itchy. By the end of the day, I had full-blown yeast infection symptoms, and last night he came to me complaining that his penis was getting worse, felt extremely itchy, and very painful anytime he gets an erection.

Anyway... I looked it up and apparently uncircumcised men are a little more susceptible to getting them from sex, which makes sense because he is my first uncircumcised partner and I've never had an issue with it before.

I've always been able to clear up my infections using Monistat, and I saw online that men can use it too as a topical cream. My sister recommended Tinactin instead of Monistat, though. I suppose I was just wondering if anybody else has experience with this - what method did you use? I'm trying to decide if we should just head to the doctor together and get Diflucan, or if it can be cleared up with an OTC antifungal.

ingrown hair on labia?

[moshfloorkiller.livejournal.com]

i have a sore, almost pimple/ingrown like bump on my labia next to my clitoris. it doesn't itch, but it is sore to touch.
is it possible to have an ingrown hair in that area? i'm not particularly worried about it being a herpes blister. my fiance and i have been in a monogamous relationship for over 3 years now and he's been tested before we became active.
what should i do about this? i've (of course) tried squeezing it but it hurts too much/won't budge.
i won't be able to see my doctor for another month or so.

Red and sore inner labia

[capedsock.livejournal.com]

My labia have been itchy and sore for about a week now, and a few days ago the inside turned bright red. It's starting to hurt when I pee. I think I can see something that could be a very small bump or blister, too.

I know it's not a yeastie - I know those feel very different. I'm pretty sure it's herpes and I'm going to see my doctor about it in a few days. But is there anything else this could be?

colds during cycle?

[lyricsmom.livejournal.com]

Since I went off birth control almost two years ago (just use male condoms, dental dams), I get colds like, two weeks usually before my period.  It's really, really frustrating.  I get super exhausted and feel like I have a cold, sometimes not sleeping well.  I feel that if I went back on hormonal birth control, it might ease up.  But I don't want to go back on it.

Anyone else have this?  What do you do?  I was reading on other forums that other women experience this.  It's very frustrating.

Slang for female masturbation

[girlofavalon.livejournal.com]

Hello, VPers!

I've been trying to find the answer for this, but no success. So, I know there are quite a few slangs for male masturbation, such as wank, jerk off... but isn't there any for female masturbation? I'm not looking for euphemisms here, I'm not keen on them. Now, slangs... can be nice.

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EDIT:

In order to avoid the risk to pass over a helpful commenter out of distraction, I'd like to say thank you for all the comments to my query.

You were all very very helpful, ladies, or whatever pronoun you want to be addressed by :)

I'm going to stick to 'wank', since it's too awesome not to use, and a word I've always been comfortable with.

thyroid + period

[forthineis.livejournal.com]

I started a low dose of Levothyroxene about about a week ago for hypothyroidism. It feels like my hormones have gone into overdrive. My last period also ended a little over a week ago and it already seems like my body is doing all the things it normally does a week before I get my period, which would mean this is all happening a few weeks too early. I also have PCOS, but my periods have been regular (not to the day, but to the week) for the past 2-3 years, so this has never happened to me before. Would the thyroid junk or the medication do this?

Thanks!