Links Round Up: Week Ending 2 June 2013

[frolicnaked.livejournal.com]

Hi and welcome to our latest edition of the Links Round Up!

For folks who don't know, the LRU is a compilation of items from the past week that may be of interest to VPers and is intended to broaden the kinds of conversations we have here.

To submit articles for next week's round-up, e-mail frolicnaked@vaginapagina.com. If you have additional articles you'd like folks to know about this week, feel free to comment directly to this post.

As a reminder, in lieu of trigger warnings, I use keywords describing the themes of the piece. Please skim these before deciding to read the excerpt or click through for the full article. Outside sources are not safe spaces, and mainstream source's comments should almost always be avoided. The links I highlight don't necessarily reflect VP's views, or even my own, for that matter.

This week's round-up includes: the concept of being a "burden on society," health and morality, the myth of the shared female experience, fat child abuse, Jockey's new bra system, and infant sex-assignment surgery.

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Thoughts on any of these stories? Also, what have you been reading (or writing!) this week?

Sexual partners & pleasure

[stonemesilly.livejournal.com]

How do you know, having only had one partner, if sex for me just feels okay or if it's that I'm not with the right person? Ideally I'd like to be with the person I'm with now forever but I have this nagging question in the back of my head... Could it be better? Are we incompatable? I'd say sex is mostly a 5 with occasionally being a 3 or 7. I'd say the biggest thing is that I'm just bored. I feel guilty because I find myself becoming commitment phobic always curious is there's someone better out there.

Breast tenderness

[thinktink16.livejournal.com]

Hello all!

I have a question to raise to the group. I've been on hormonal birth control for about 8 years and on my current brand (Lo-Estrin generic Junel) for about 2 years. Usually, during the week of my period, starting two days before it arrives, my breasts swell slightly and get more sensitive. Normal.

Starting about 5 months ago, I guess, I started to get breast swelling/tenderness in the middle of my cycle. I thought DEFINITELY PREGNANT, but got my withdrawal bleed perfectly on time. When my period wrapped up and the hormones dropped(or rose?), the swelling/tenderness went away. The next month, nothing abnormal happened. The month following, it happened again exactly the same way. Two months later, presently, we've started again. I've almost (...almost...) completely stopped freaking out about pregnancy because it keeps happening, but I'm just curious as to WHY it's happening. I was under the impression that my hormones were completely regulated throughout the month - it doesn't seem to me that there would be a reason that my breasts would be affected in the middle of a cycle if I'm not ovulating. I know sometimes breast swelling/tenderness is a side effect of the birth control, but it's not consistent and, relatively, it JUST started happening - a year and a half after I've been on this brand.

Any ideas about what could be going on in there? They look nice and big right now and all, but I'd rather do without the hurties. :-)

Slight discharge and smell??

[songforanurse.livejournal.com]

Hi.. i rarely post here, but i have an issue. D:
I am very prone to getting yeast infections and they are usually very painful.
But lately i have had a white discharge, similar to that of a yeast infection, but no pain or itchiness whatsoever.
Also, no matter what i use, or how many times i wash (i use summers eve) i have a slightly rotten or almost urine smell that doesnt seem normal to me, but im not sure what to do about it.
So if anyone here can maybe give me any insight as to what it may be, i would be so happy!
Thank you :)