Is this a yeastie or BV or something else entirely?

[cattylina.livejournal.com]

Ok so I'm 19 years old, in a monogamous relationship and I've got a bit of a problem. For the past like...week or so, I've noticed that my vag has been itchy. I thought it was razorburn, but then I had trouble feeling like I'd emptied my bladder. So then I thought, hmmm is this a UTI? Literally the next day, my boyfriend pulled out and there was what looked like greek yogurt on his dick. It was thick and just...weird. Now, my vag and ass are totally itching and there's that white discharge. There's no bread-like smell but my mom says that YI's don't always smell like bread? Anyways I'm super uncomfortable and I'd like some advice. What the hell is going on?

Loss of sensation?

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

My vagina and I are not getting along right now, and I'm trying to get to the bottom of our problem.

After a BV flare and subsequent round of MetroGel, I've realized that I can't feel vaginal penetration. The really weird thing is that this was normal for me until I became involved with my girlfriend (she's magic or SOMETHING, I don't know; penetration never did a thing for me until we got together). Everything in that general area gets sore and irritated really easily lately, but I can work around that; it's the interior numbness that's baffling me. Could it be related, or is the timing with the BV and metro just a coincidence? And if it's unrelated, what can cause this?

Gotta say, now that I know what I'm missing, this is really freaking bothersome!

colpo

[lilith-gypsy.livejournal.com]

So about in the end of febuary i had my annual paps, it had been about two years, but as i'm 27, and in a long term relationship, it was routine. I came back with an abnormal result, and positive for high risk hpv, so they scheduled a colposcopy, which was done this last friday. i won't get the results for another two weeks but i thought i'd get some feed back here in the mean time. So tried to tell the doctor who has been very nice how worried I was about all of it during the preliminary appointment where its all explained, mainly because A) i've been in a long term relationship for the last five years. which means obviously, that i've had hpv for the last five years at least and it has not cleared in the 1-2 year window that they like. and B) i'm conscious of a change in the surface of my cervix, which could indicate a CIN, or could be nothing. so i had my medical records sent over from my last paps to see if maybe they dropped the ball on my last appointment two years ago. and have been telling myself everything is going to be just fine and everything no matter what the result is very treatable. During the colpo, which was short, the doctor did not find anything overtly abnormal, nothing turned white. however it needs to be stated that my cervical os and the outer surface of my cervix that she was was attempting to biopsy was apparently in her words 'rolled in on itself' and my cervical canal 'completely closed'. she had to perform the biospy blind, and pushed the instrument through my closed cervical canal until it 'popped' out the otherside into my uterus. and then she exclaimed 'oh my god she didn't even bleed' which i take to mean that my cervical canal is so tightly closed that the blood remained in my uterus, based on the pressure i felt later and the next day. this is actually a problem i have during my periods, and its as awful as it sounds.

the doctor and the nurse both questioned me about whether or not i have had prior procedures, and if i've had an abortion that i'm not telling them about, both of which i have not. i asked the doctor whether or not it was normal how closed my cervix is, and she blamed it on me not being on birth control, and that it is more common in menopausal women, and in those who have scarring from procedures such as an abortion.

so i went home and looked it up online, and other than those two reasons, cervical cancer is the only other cause of cervical stenosis, that i could find as a reason for my non existent os.

trying to stay calm over here, i know its very treatable, and still, very unlikely, but yeah. i'm dealing. I just want to know if anyone else has had a similar experience, or has any other knowledge about cervical stenosis, other than its a fanastic cause of infertility, which is just great since i've been using zero birth control for the last five years cause hey maybe i'd like babies.

Foods to reduce period cramps?

[fayellen.livejournal.com]

Since starting my periods in my pre-teens I've always had really bad cramps.

I always forget that dairy products make cramps worse until I have a glass of milk and the pain gets a lot worse.

So I was wondering if there's a list of foods to avoid while it's TOM.

Thrush after sex

[ammalouithe.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone,
I apologise if this has already been discussed at length but I couldn't find what I was looking for ...

SO I have had this particular male sexual partner for a bit over a year and every time we have unprotected sex, without fail, a day or two later I have thrush symptoms. We have both had all the STI tests and they have come back negative.
I am 24 years old and had NEVER had thrush until having sex with this partner.
Obviously I can try and avoid this by just using condoms every time, however I am still interested to know if anyone else has had this experience. Could a person's particular pH just disrupt that of my vagina? I have spoken to doctors and naturopaths and they haven't been able to offer any sort of knowing advice. (One doctor said that semen can disrupt the pH and cause bacterial vaginosis, but he pulls out before ejaculation, and this is absolutely not BV, it's definitely thrush {intense itch, discharge, yeast-smell, not unpleasant, just yeasty}.)

Thanks in advance ...