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First Ever Pap Test?

October 27, 2012 · 24 Comments

Hi VPers, I just thought I'd mention first that I joined this community a long time ago and it's been tremendously helpful–I've learned a lot, and I've never felt uncomfortable with myself when reading others' posts. But this is the first post I'm making myself. I checked the memories archive first, but they didn't quite answer my question. So I'm 21 (just yesterday!) and I've been sexually active since I was 17. Through a silly sequence of events, I ended up not actually going to my doctor since he first prescribed me birth control pills when I first became sexually active. (I've been on the pill since then, however.) So I went in to get my prescription renewed today after 3 years, and he told me that I would need to come in agin soon for my first Pap smear. And this is where my concerns come in… I have [...]

Fibroids from Hell

October 4, 2012 · 10 Comments

Long story short: I'm just shy of my 54th birthday and haven't hit mental pause yet. I have developed some fibroids, the largest of which is about the size of a small egg. As a result, my uterus is enlarged. EDIT: My NP sounded "very concerned" when she said my endrometrial lining (my"stripe") was 1.5cm (15mm) at my last ultrasound a month ago. Normal is 8 to 22mm. Did she accidentally move the decimal over too far like I did when I originally wrote this? No wonder my periods have gone from 50-60ml over 5 days to 300ml over several weeks. My last one (thanks to a 3-week course of Provera that seems to have done more harm than good) was over a liter over 32 days. Yes, I already use a menstrual cup. That's how and why I know my quantities. I "kiss my cup" on a regular basis [...]

Blood in urine?

September 25, 2012 · 7 Comments

Lack of sex affecting relationship.

September 8, 2012 · 20 Comments

Confused…

August 6, 2012 · 18 Comments

I just started my third month of Jolessa, the generic version of Seasonale. At the end of this pack is when I’m supposed to take my first set of inactive pills. However, yesterday I started bleeding. It’s happened before, but just spotting. Today I started a full-on period with cramps and all that fun stuff. Then this evening, I went through a super tampon in less than two hours. I was GOING to ask if I should just skip to the inactive pills since I’m bleeding anyway… However, about five minutes ago when I took out that super tampon I mentioned, after I stood up to flush, I saw something in the bowl that wasn’t blood or toilet paper. I didn’t want to, but I put on a rubber glove and picked it up and it appears to be TISSUE of some sort. and I took a picture because I’m [...]

unprotected sex

July 23, 2012 · 20 Comments

Having some serious issues with SO in bed

July 12, 2012 · 25 Comments

miscarriage options update / rant

July 12, 2012 · 8 Comments

miscarriage options

July 10, 2012 · 21 Comments

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