HPV and Guys

[shi-sha-hariken.livejournal.com]

So last February my PAP came back as HPV+, when I was still with my ex (who gave it to me; it was one of the ways I found out he had cheated on me). Back in...September, I think, I did another PAP and it came back HPV+ still, and it was upgraded to low-risk, so my gyno wants to do a colposcopy. I've been trying to do it for a few months now, but I'm having allergy problems down there so we have to treat that first.

ANYWAYS, for my question, I just got a new boyfriend, and I know the topic of sex will come up. I AM going to tell him I have HPV, but I was wondering, is it still okay to have sex with him (with condoms, of course) while my tests are still coming back positive? I don't have any visible warts (and none that I can feel) but I know that they aren't always visible, and the virus can still be spread. I'm pretty sure he's still a virgin, too, so he probably hasn't been exposed to the virus at all.

I guess I just think it's fair to tell him that I'm HPV+ (although I am worried what he'll think about it...). I would really, really like to have sex, but not if it would put him at risk (although I think the risks are different for males).

I'm going to discuss it with my doctor, too, but I'd like to hear what everyone here at VP thinks, and any personal stories about people in similar situations and how they handled it would be much appreciated. :)

Thank you!

body image and sexuality

[sillynosons.livejournal.com]

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I know it's all about respect and such, I know but I feel very afraid I won't "turn him on" or whatever.

thank you to anyone in advance.

Can you stop yourself from ejaculating?

[titivillus32.livejournal.com]

Hey Superstars,

I'm a 25 y/o lesbian cis-female and I've been sexually active with my current partner for the past 2 months. My partner dislikes going down on me or letting me penetrate her (topics I know I will eventually have to discuss with her, but they're not the subject of this post), and instead we've been having sex that focuses on penetrating me.

I've never been much of a penetration gal, but with such focus upon it recently - well, I've discovered that not only can I orgasm, I can ejaculate. The orgasms are not very deep or particularly better than clitoral orgasms, and ejaculation doesn't seem to intensify them. My partner and I don't use toys, so they're dependent upon her stimulating my g-spot and cervix.

The problem is this: I don't really like ejaculating. I'd say I'm doing it about 60% of the time now.  
While I have no problem with it for other women (or even my partners) I just wish that I could have sex without ejaculating. It makes me self-conscious and it's a bit of a mess. There's a LOT of fluid, enough to soak the entire area of the bed beneath my abdomen. My partner has nothing to do with my uncomfortableness, as she's very supportive of it and seems to like it. I just would rather it not happen all the time.

Do any of you have experience with controlling your ejaculation? At making vaginal orgasms more intense? 

Studies about the safety of HBC and its usage for dysmenorrhea

[putonthemask006.livejournal.com]

Hey there,
I posted this two years ago, saying how my periods were awful and I couldn't leave my house on the first day.

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I quote what he just emailed to me: "Isn't there any study that relates the risks of HBC - basically at a cardiovascular level and regarding breast cancer- with its results for dysmenorrhea? Is it justified to take such risks if the symptoms are not that serious?"

So, besides being pissed off at the "not that serious" part, I'm trying to find studies to show him.
Help me there superstars? Basically, any serious studies that mention the use of HBC for dysmenorrhea, HBC side effects, or the correlation between HBC usage and cancer, are golden.
(I don't link to the ones I have already showed him because they were in Spanish)

Thank you, and sorry for the wordy post,
L.

Mini Pill (Progestin-only) and ovulation?

[disturbedme.livejournal.com]

Hey VPers!

This is probably going to be one of the weirdest questions and I don't know if anyone will have an answer, but I'm hoping someone will.

I just started taking Camila (brand name: Micronor) four days ago. Today was my fifth day of taking it. SO far so good. No real side effects, except I either ovulated already... or the pill has given me breast tenderness (and I know that's a side effect), higher sex drive, and has raised my temperature to post-ovulation temps (for me, it's anything over 98.0.).

So my question is... does anyone know if taking a progestin-only pill actaully cause you to ovulate? Progestin is a man-made progesterone and progesterone (the real hormone) usually is what causes a woman to ovulate (as well as in turn causes your basal body temperature to rise in the morning), so I am wondering if the man-made version can do the same thing and make a woman ovulate and raise basal temperature? I know that it's supposed to supress ovulation in some women as well. So I don't know if I did really ovulate or the mini pill just made my temperature rise and make it 'seem' like I ovulated.

Is there anyone out there who take their basal body temperatures in the morning and have noticed while on BC if progestin-only pills cause your temp to rise just like regular progesterone does? I know it's a weird question.

If anyone else has any things to add about progestin-only pills, that would be good too. I really started taking this because I have endometriosis and could no longer stand the painful periods and periods in general (not to mention trying to stop further progession of the disease). I am hoping to stop having a period for a year or two, at least.

Thanks so much for any help you can give.

Dry, Flaky Blood During PIV Intercourse

[manimalogy.livejournal.com]

Hey, superstars! I posted a little while ago about strange spotting after a yeast infection, and I have a new question!

Last night, during sex, my partner noticed dry, flaky blood on his penis after I orgasmed. It was on me, too, and it was definitely blood, definitely dry and flaky, like old blood. I'm on a combined, monophasic HBC pill, in my fourth month of this particular pill, Lutera, which is new to me. My partner and I are fluid-bonded and monogamous.

Has anyone ever had something like this happen? Any thoughts? I'm thinking the culprit may be my pill since I've not gone a single month on it without spotting, though I have no noticeable spotting right now.