Mar. 8th, 2013

[identity profile] emmakitty.livejournal.com
Hello all you lovely VagPag-ers! I'm a 25-year-old cis-woman and I have some questions about HBC. I've never been on it before because I've never really needed to be on it (I've never had PIV sex), but I almost had PIV sex a few days ago and will (hopefully) have the opportunity again soon (which I would like to take advantage of). I really want to be on some form of hormonal birth control because even though we would be using condoms, I would just be way more comfortable with a more reliable method of not getting pregnant (which would be a disaster right now).

After much research, I think Implanon would work best for me because it is incredibly reliable birth control and I wouldn't have to take a pill every day, which I am terrible at. I can barely remember to take my antidepressants; throwing another pill into the mix would not be very nice. My question is, is it all right to use Implanon as my first ever type of HBC or would it be better to be on some other form of hormonal birth control and then graduate to the Implanon in a year or two? I really don't want to do that, but if I have to I will. I have a doctor's appointment next week and will talk with her about it, but I was hoping you folks would have some good advice or maybe experience with this. Thanks very much!
[identity profile] happymediocrity.livejournal.com
I've been suffering from a lot of pain and itchiness in my vulva and vagina these past three or so weeks. I went to my school's clinic to get tested for a bladder infection because I was afraid it was my urethra, but that wasn't it. The doctor/nurse (not sure, but she was great!) said it may be an allergic reaction to some pantyliners I had used that week. Well, I haven't used them since, and it's still there. Worse, even. I have masturbated a couple times since (and had sex once before it got really bad), since it's not as bad when it's all lubricated, but that obviously didn't help. These past couple days, I've been treating it like a yeast infection, which may have been a bad call. I tried diluted vinegar rinses, a clove of garlic, and tea tree oil... which has only made things worse because I'm, pretty sure, allergic to it. So now it's burning and swollen and soooo painful. :(

It's not likely to be an STI, but that is of course a possibility. Is there any other ailment it could possibly be? More importantly, is there something that can give me a little relief for just five minutes?

Mirena

Mar. 8th, 2013 05:50 pm
[identity profile] ununpentium.livejournal.com
I'm due to have the Mirena coil fitted with my next period and I'm wondering how badly it's going to hurt? I've not had a smear test yet (being 23 I'm too young according to the NHS) so I don't have any sort of reference.

I get bad cramps with my period, but I tend to get them in my thigh muscles. Would the pain be comparable to that? I've been told to take some Ibuprofen prior to my fitting to ease the pain, and according to the nurse, fitting the coil with a period means that the cervix is already a little open.

I'm quite scared about the whole thing to be honest!

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