Week-free break on Nuvaring

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I've had my Nuvaring out for three days now, after having it in for 21 days. I've been on the Nuvaring for 4 months, and the last month I kept it in a little longer than I usually would, and had a very minimal 'break through bleed'/'period'. Now, after three days, I have very minimal pink/brown discharge, but I really only notice it on toilet paper, it's barely hit pad. i had sex about a week ago, and have several times throughout this last month, however I've used the Nuvaring correctly give or take a few hours for removal/insertion, and the right about of weeks, there's been no condom breakage or spillage (I have never seen such a neurotic male in my life), and I'm not experiencing any pregnancy symptoms so I'm 99.99999% sure I'm not pregnant.

Is it possible for someone who's on the Nuvaring to lose their period, or effectively minimize it to the point it's nothing more than some incredibly diluted spotting?

I am a student who's been experiencing a lot of stressful situations right now, from midterms to issues with my personal relationships, so I was wondering if perhaps stress would contribute. I've also lost some weight, I'm 5'7'' and 120lbs, which has not been purposeful at all, and while I am a vegetarian I do always eat as much as I feel I need, and as nutritionally balanced as I can.

Anyone else experienced this previously? I'd really appreciate some help :)

baby sex

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hey VP!

first and foremost, i want to thank everyone who commented with their experience and/or advice on my last post about anal sex. i read and appreciate each and every comment, but there were so many, and i currently have a terrible phone that i use for the internet, so replying to each and every comment just seemed unrealistic, lol. so... thank you!

now, to my question. i remember seeing a comment, or maybe it was a post months ago about pregnancy and determining the sex of a baby based on ovulation? i think... not 100%.

i am not planning on becoming pregnant anytime soon, but if it were to happen one day, i guess it would be cool to know the answer to the age old question*

my current boyfriend who i love very much and could definitely see a good future with, has a 5 year old son. so, should we happen to become pregnant one day, since i (sadly) cannot give him the joy of having his first born, i would love to give him his first daughter. i hate the terminology i just used, as though i am giving him a present that isn't mine... but i'm working on zero sleep and am running on auto pilot! so forgive me.

SO, is there any way to determine, or greaten your chances of having either a girl or boy at conception? i really hope this question makes sense.

thank you!


*i of course would love my baby, whatever the sex!

Anonymous Post - Herpes Questions

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So, I'm in the middle of herpes scare and am not sure what to do.

It all started two nights ago when my vagina felt a bit more warm and uncomfortable than its usual, so I looked down there with a mirror and prodded around a bit to see if there was anything weird going on. I thought I saw two small, pretty symmetrical dots / indents on each side of the area of my hymen right below my vagina that I wasn't sure I'd seen before. Neither were raised or inflamed-looking. I pressed at one and nothing came out, I pressed at the other and milky white-fluid came out, after which I flipped out and assumed I had herpes. (I've had oral sex with one guy without protection, but have no experience with penetrative sex. The one guy I've been with started rubbing his penis around my general genital area without protection, but when I noticed he wasn't wearing a condom, I asked him to put one on.)

I went to the university health services and asked the doctor if I could get tested and if she could take a look to see if I had anything unusual going on down there. She looked and said everything was completely normal; I asked again if there were any abscesses and she said no. I got tested for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea, both of which came back negative, but when I asked about the herpes test, the nurse said that they needed an open sore and that blood tests often gave back false positives.

This was kind of a relief, but I still didn't know what had happened the night before with the white fluid and was too scared to ask about it (which I now feel incredibly stupid and guilty about), especially since she'd said that everything looked completely fine. Since then, I've inspecting my vaginal area a few times a day, trying to figure out if I should believe my doctor or not. I did some googling and found out the Bartholin duct gland openings would actually be in the exact same general spots I'm worried about, but even then, why does more white liquid come out of one than the other, and is it even supposed to be white? I'm also currently feeling tender again, along with a barely noticeable bit of itchness now, although I don't know how much I can contribute that to a) the high volume of anxious and panicked prodding I've done over the past 48 hours and b) pyschosomatic symptoms, cause I've really been obsessing over this. The actual spots themselves are not painful, nor does pressing the area so that the white fluid come out hurt.

So--long story over--do I just ignore this, or go back to the doctor? Is it possible she just didn't look well enough? How would I know if this was really herpes? Wouldn't I have noticed having a breakout in the first week after contacting it? It's been months since I've been sexually active. Is it possible that my Bartholin glands are just irritated?

Anonymous Post - Pregnancy Risk

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Yesterday evening I was having sex with my boyfriend. I have regular periods and am NOT on birth control (that will change soon). He had on a condom. It slipped off inside of me. There were probably 4 or 5 condomless thrusts before we realized what had happened. Then it took about 5 or so minutes for him to help me by reaching the condom and pulling it out. He did not cum inside of me, but I'm not sure about any possible precum. We absolutely do not want to be pregnant right now (grad school, long distance relationship, etc). What is the risk here? Should I take the plan B pill? My concern mostly deals with pregnancy since we have both been tested for STIs.

Thanks for any help or insight!