Pain and cream

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Hello all. Ive been posting on here for a while about sex pain. My gyno ruled out all infections and she said it wouldn't be from my hemorrhoids. She gave me this little tube of cream that they use before vaginal surgeries that thickens muscle walls and allows the vagina to be much more elastic. I don't notice a difference yet but it's only been a few days. I just didn't know if anyone here had used it. The name is Estrace. Any help or advice would be appreciated! Thanks!!!

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Bump on labia minora

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Plan B used in first month of BCP, Withdrawal Bleed

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It's time for me to utilize the incredible, supportive resources of this community. Yes, this is another one of those "despite logic to the contrary, I'm scared I could be pregnant" posts.

I started my first ever pill pack of hormonal birth control on February 10 (Loestrin 24 FE). When the gyno. prescribed it, I asked how soon it would become effective, and her response was that it was effective after one week on the "Sunday start" plan, but that because some women struggle with taking the pill at the same time each day/ skip pills because of nausea, etc., she would recommend as a blanket statement that I use another form of contraceptive for the first month.

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I took Plan B at about 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, about 10 hours after intercourse. Now I'm due to start my Loestrin iron pills tomorrow, and am scared I won't get my withdrawal bleed and will thus have a reason to freak out about possible pregnancy. Is the pill withdrawal bleed even a signifier that you're not pregnant? I'm well aware that Loestrin is notorious for making periods super light or even eliminating them. If my withdrawal bleed doesn't come, I'll be tempted to take a pregnancy test. Will it be accurate if I take it sometime early next week, or do I need to wait until 19 days after the intercourse in question?

Thank you so much, VPers!

yaz to nuvaring

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I will end my placebo pills on monday, and would normally start a new pack that tuesday.  Instead, I plan on inserting my nuvaring (first time using it!) that day.  Will I be protected right away, or should I wait a week to have intercourse just in case?

success treating endo w/ progesterone?

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do any members of this comm have success stories to tell in treating endometriosis with bio-identical progesterone or other "alternative" therapies?

Sudden period w/ Mirena?

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Hello everyone!

I have a Mirena and I absolutely love it! I haven't had a period since I had it inserted last July. I do spot sometimes after sex (which I'm not having enough of to really document the occurrences of spotting).
However, this morning, I woke up with discharge that had a faint red tint to it and it's been progressively turning into a legitimate bleed - or at least heavy spotting - since. I had sex on Tuesday and Wednesday (condom was used both times).

Is it common to randomly start having a "period" after 9 months of non-period Mirena wear or could this just be really heavy delayed post-sex spotting?

Thanks!

Doxycycline and the pill?

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Okay, here's the deal. I just got back from India and I'm on Doxycycline for the next month as an antimalarial. Doxycycline can make the pill less effective because it contains an antibiotic and I'm not having sex right now anyhow, but do use a second form of protection when I do. I'm on my period right now so the month that I'm on Doxycycline covers an entire cycle of birth control pills.

Does it make sense for me to just go off the pill for a month? Are there any negative implications to doing so? I've been on the pill for six years without a break in taking it. What would you do?