Links Round Up: Week Ending 22 November 2013

[frolicnaked.livejournal.com]

Hi and welcome to the latest edition of our 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 vpteam@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: changes in China's family planning policies; the benefits and drawbacks of the birth control pill; speaking about miscarriage; unpacking cultural distrust of women; setting the "first Thanksgiving" record straight; "mom" as a label and identity; Skyla v. Mirena IUDs; and nude bodies in various poses.

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Also, in case you missed it, VP is looking for new SSM candidates.

Thoughts on any of these stories (minus the SSM candidate announcement; questions and such about that are best directed to that post)? Also, please don't hesitate to share anything I -- among other VP readers -- may have missed! What have you been reading or writing this week?

Am i pregnant?

[elliemayye.livejournal.com]

I had sex with my boyfriend alot in October. We were using the pull out method until he came inside me. we took a plan B pill just to be safe. maybe a week or so later, we were using a condom and IT SPLIT. He came directly inside me. I had a lot of bleeding at random times during the month. Then, towards the end of the month i bled for 3 days. Its now late november and a LOT of stuff has gone down. First off, i have these bright veins in my boobs that lead down to my nipples. sometimes they are very noticeable, sometimes they arent as notifiable but i can still see them. My boobs are VERY sore, But only on the sides, near my armpits. My aerolas are VERY puffy, but they dont hurt. They have little red/white bumps on them. I have also been very nauseas in the morning, but i dont puke. I just feel sick. And, my ankles and legs hurt if i stand too long.  I can also be really hungry at times, but when i think of food my stomach like...recoils and im not hungry anymore. my period is Due in five days, but i dont have the signs i usually have. are these early symptoms of pregnancy? Please, please help me.