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sore vulva help

December 2, 2012 · 2 Comments

hi lovelies i'm here to bother you again. my vulva, particularly around the opening of my vagina, is so sore. yes, still sore after all these months (december time it started). i've been tested for everything my dr could think of twice with a swabs and urine tests and i still don't have any infections. the pain is a burning/aching sensation that gets worse if i sit or wear the wrong underwear or touch the area, you get the idea. its made me realise i've been like this before a few times and thought it was a yeast infection and tried to treat it like that very unsuccessfully, but it usually went away on its own within a few months and then popped up again. anyone got any thoughts of what could be causing this pain and how i could treat it/stop it myself? i'm scared of drs so i like to avoid them as [...]

Should I get a test?

November 21, 2012 · 10 Comments

Sorry for the sock. I feel stupid asking this. Personal info: late-20's, female-to-male trans presenting/living as female (no hormones), married to a cis male. Male pronouns. In short, money is super tight and I want someone else's opinion on whether or not I need a pregnancy test. Situation is under the cut. The only birth control we're using right now is pulling out (and please, no remarks about this. Our reasons are our own). We've been together for 6 years, married 3, and it's never presented a problem. I've had a number of pregnancy scares, due to my period just not showing up. Late last year, it was determined that I had PCOS and was started on Metformin. I haven't missed a period since. This is including last month. However, since about 2 weeks prior to my period in April, I've started getting obnoxiously nauseous. (To illustrate, I've gone through [...]

Blood pressure and B/C

November 13, 2012 · 4 Comments

I’ve posted here a couple times before, but I got to thinking last night about this (and over the last few days actually)…has anyone here been on some sort of medication for high blood pressure and a hormonal b/c pill at the same time? Is that possible and safe? I’m asking because a couple years ago I ended up seeing my doctor for a rash and he ended up harping me on my weight (which was the last thing I wanted at the time) and prescribing me some pills for high blood pressure. I don’t remember what it was, I don’t have the bottles anymore obviously…but this all comes because I know my blood pressure is still high, I’m pretty damn sure I have PCOS and hypoglycemia on top of all of it. I’ve been paranoid about going back because of the way he harps on about certain things and [...]

Difficult mental symptoms of PMS

November 7, 2012 · 17 Comments

I'm a 26 year-old cis woman. I have PCOS, and after years of completely unpredictable periods (preceded by years of HBC usage), my period has finally regulated itself. My cycle is usually about 31 days, and the only prescription I take is Metformin (500 mg/day). For the last year or so, I've noticed that the mental symptoms of my PMS have been really intense, and I wonder if anyone else deals with this. The ten days before my period are usually marked by an awful bout of anxiety, or, during some months, a very strong desire to have an affair (I'm in a monogamous marriage). These thoughts are all-consuming and border on obsession. It's not even that my sex drive is higher–it is, marginally–but I have these incredible urges to connect romantically with other men and women. I also wonder about (or pine for?) my imaginary life as a single [...]

Update about chronic Yeast Infections and BV

October 31, 2012 · 4 Comments

Two consecutive abnormal paps

October 26, 2012 · 4 Comments

Anxiety, PCOS, anxiety.

October 21, 2012 · 4 Comments

I've been dealing with my PCOS diagnosis for a few months now. I'm treating it, but nothing is helping so far. I'm really not looking for medical advice right now…I'm looking for emotional guidance. Maybe a little bit of reassurance that I'm okay.Let me say, before I really get going, I KNOW I am not handling this diagnosis well. I don't know what to do. I feel like my entire life just hit a wall, I feel like I'm not myself anymore. Before getting this, I was skinny. Like, size 0 jeans skinny. I hated it. I used to gorge myself eating (to an unhealthy extent) TRYING to gain weight. When my PCOS weight gain started (before I know it was PCOS), I thought, FINALLY, SOMETHING is helping me. After I gained 20lbs I was extremely happy with myself, so I changed my diet, started eating healthier, and just worked on [...]

PCOS.

October 21, 2012 · 10 Comments

So, I was diagnosed with PCOS in September. They did bloodwork and ultrasounds, and turns out, I'm NOT insulin resistant and my testosterone is not too high.But, I gained a bunch of weight in my stomach, and I have a whole bunch of cysts. Fun times.I've been on Metformin, ER 500mg once a day, for I wanna say…5 months? I don't want to be on birth control (because it makes me sick), but I'm also not actively trying to get pregnant. I just want to be healthy.I was told that Metformin would help bring back my natural period. I haven't had a period since LAST June. I'm scared. I've been reading into early menopause, and that's terrifying but is a possibility. I have some of the symptoms…but those are also pretty much symptoms of PCOS. I just want my period back. I want to know I'm physically capable of ovulating and being [...]

Metformin and vaginal discharge

October 2, 2012 · 11 Comments

Hi vulva-lovers! I'm on my third Metformin refill for PCOS. I'm about a week away from starting my period (my second one on Met), and I've noticed a larger-than-usual amount of discharge. It looks, smells, and tastes normal (my husband confirms this). We had a quickie this afternoon and we both noticed that I needed very little foreplay to become lubricated enough for penetration, whereas I usually need a good bit of it. I have severe anxiety over health-related issues (I'm working with a psychologist for this), so it's possible that I'm reading too much into a symptom that most people don't give a second thought. Anyway, do any Metformin users notice this? I would ask the PCOS board that I usually visit, but everyone here is so much more knowledgeable about these types of things.

ok, my dr has admitted defeat or is simply tired of me

September 30, 2012 · 25 Comments

hi lovelies my dr has finally admitted defeat (or is sick of seeing my face). i'm still suffering from sore vulva, burning vagina, painful cervix, tummy pain and bleeding which the dr has said is spotting not discharge (i've never had spotting before, its new to me). i have been refered to the gynaecology department at the hospital and i'm very scared of that place, i don't want to go unless i really have to. i last saw the dr on wednesday. after having terrible tummy pain over the weekend i found a bit of… well it looked like raw chicken just hanging out of my vagina on tuesday afternoon. that was freaky, i could feel something travelling downwards inside. i had no pain on tuesday evening and night which meant i got to sleep. beautiful , lovely sleep. the pain was back when i woke up on wednesday morning. the dr prodded my [...]

Update on PCOS/Ultrasound scan post!

September 25, 2012 · 6 Comments

Help?

September 24, 2012 · 15 Comments

Does anyone know where I can go online to get some free medical advice? I’m having a problem that I’m pretty worried about, but at the present time I have no insurance (between coverage; I’ll probably have insurance again in a month or two). I can’t really afford to pay anything. When I was six years old, I was diagnosed with germ cell cancer of the ovaries. At 15, I was diagnosed with PCOS. My cycles have never been regular. This time, I’m very worried. I’ve been on my period (bleeding) for nearly 60 days, and for the last three weeks it has been excruitiatingly painful (much more than usual- I’ve always had bad cramps, but never this intense). The pain is almost entirely constant, often hovering around a 3-4 on the pain scale of 1-10 (10 being highest). For the last fourteen hours, the pain has been steady at [...]

PCOS?

September 21, 2012 · 11 Comments

Weird spotting…could it be PCOS related?

September 17, 2012 · 1 Comment

Hi all! I’m twenty years old, have never been sexually active, and have PCOS, for which I take metformin and spironolactone, but with midterms and other general school stressors I have been really bad lately about remembering to take my pills all the time. Anyway, I did not have a period in January, and then had a six-day-long, rather heavy period which ended on Saturday February the 25th. Yesterday morning I woke up and had bright red spotting, which I still have today. I can’t figure out if it’s just spotting or a full-fledged period; it doesn’t feel heavy enough to me to be a period, and I have no pain or cramping. I read that spotting is not uncommon among people with PCOS as uterine lining can build up after you skip a period. Is this true? Has anyone else with PCOS experienced this? I tend to be dire [...]

First visit to gynecologist

September 13, 2012 · 5 Comments

Well.. my first visit with a gynocologist is tomorrow, and I am nervous. I am 19, and honestly no one has seen me "down there." I made the appointment because I am having a lot of issues with irregularity (last year I had only four periods), and I suspect I have PCOS, as I have nearly all the symptoms. I'm also in my first serious relationship, and although I plan to wait until marriage, I understand that things happen and would like to be on birth control just in case, and also because I've read that it helps manage PCOS symptoms. I'm worried I look or smell odd, and a little worried about what the doctor is going to think of me. I'd appreciate any advice or suggestions about what to expect. Are their any special tests because of the possibility of PCOS? What exactly happens at the doctor, in [...]

sore vulva (still)

September 13, 2012 · 6 Comments

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