Losing my virginity....

[auroras-dreamer.livejournal.com]

Okay so other than it might hurt and I might bleed, anything else I need to worry about when giving up my virginity. I have the birth control covered, Ortho Cyclen and Condoms... and we are both STI free... This is a huge step for me, and I've out weighed the pros and cons of waiting verses not waiting.. and I feel that I'm ready and hopefully in less than 10 hours I will no longer be a virgin but I am terrified... Any pointers?

What time should I take my BC

[chicago-doll.livejournal.com]

I'm traveling abroad in Europe and it is 8 hours ahead of my regular time. Should I take my BC at the time that I usually do, or take it 8 hours later? I take it at 10 and am not sure if I can be trusted to take it at 6 am.

Thanks for any advice!

"endometriosis" pain/laparoscopy/pain/kidney issues

[riccisue.livejournal.com]

Hello! ( Endometriosis & Kidney Issues )

Cramping 11 days after D&C

[merridiel.livejournal.com]

I had a D&C last Tuesday (June 18th). The reason was a thickened uterine lining, and he found and removed a polyp while he was there. My post-op appointment is scheduled for this upcoming Friday, July 5th.

I don't remember much about what they told me to expect. I was terrified before the procedure and drugged up after the procedure, so anything they told me then went in one ear and out the other. I do remember telling my doctor that the D&C coincided with my placebo week - the D&C was Tuesday morning and my first placebo pill was due Tuesday night. (I didn't take my pill Monday night either, because I wasn't sure if I was supposed to.) I vaguely remember being told that my cramps might be a bit worse than normal, but the rest I forget.

Anyway, Tuesday was cramp-filled but after that, the cramps pretty much stopped. I had very light bleeding and brown discharge for a few days, and that was the end of that.

Today (11 days after the D&C), period-like cramping started a few hours ago and hasn't stopped. It's not bad. I'm not bleeding, no discharge, etc. It's just... there.

I googled around a bit but a lot of the information I can find about D&Cs involve miscarriage, which isn't the case for me. The general responses that I saw involved a) the possibility of infection, but I don't have a fever, and wouldn't that have shown up sooner? b) the possibility that some retained tissue was missed, but I don't know if that pertains to me c) it's normal during the first 10 days to feel better and then feel worse, but I'm beyond 10 days now or d) if you physically exert yourself or experience high stress, that could trigger this - and I had both yesterday. (The doctor said no housework or physical exertion for 2 weeks. I behaved for 10 days and then I got restless.)

My mom also added in that I'm new to birth control pills (microgestin FE 1/20). During my first pack, my body was wonky the whole month. The second pack, my body behaved. I just started my third pack on Tuesday (the 25th). So I know I'm still in that stage where my body may not be in the groove yet. Since I didn't get a period last week during my placebo, my mom suggested that perhaps my body's ramping up to do it now.

Anyway. I thought I'd ask for your opinions. I can't call my doctor til Monday, so... there's not much that I can do besides wait and see anyway. Thank you for reading. <3

Periods while on the pill

[kate201.livejournal.com]

I have one pill left in my pack which I will take tonight, but I am wondering when will my period come? Last month I started spotting when I had one pill left, I'm freaking out that I havent seen any blood yet ? Should I be worried or is it normal that it wont come for a day or two ?
Thanks for the help

emotional and early period on bc - stress related? possible pregnancy

[spin.livejournal.com]

I've been on Alesse28 for 4 months now. When I started taking it I bled for the first two weeks, and I didn't get a period during the placebos. After that I adapted to the cycle and had my period about two days after starting the placebos.

This month I haven't even finished the actives - I still have two actives to go - and I started bleeding this morning. At first it was brown-ish and had (sorry! tmi) some clumps of tissue, and now it's bright red. Sometimes after rough sex (I also have chronic bv issues) I bleed, which wouldn't scare me, however it was about 15 hours after last having sex that I started bleeding.

I've never been more upset this week than I have my entire life. I've been a little *overly* emotional with my boyfriend leaving for two months, and was wondering if all my crying (literally on the verge of crying for three days straight and still going!) was actually due to my hormonal level... I know that stress can cause your periods to come late/early, however is that true while on bc? Because you aren't really experiencing menstruation. Could my emotions and this bleeding be a pregnancy? Or a miscarriage, due to my cramping and tissue discharge? I can safely rule out STDs as the cause.