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Good evening, VPers!

I have a question for any readers who have used Monistat 7 for a yeast infection. I have the pack with the long plastic applicators that you fill with cream then inject like a tampon-like syringe. I just used it and could not get it far inside of me AT ALL. The edge of the applicator hurt very badly, in fact. It felt like it was scraping the walls of my vagina, so I just relaxed as much as I could, made sure my NuvaRing was as far as I could get it, and still just got the applicator in only a little bit. Most of the cream even ended up just pushing out right away :(

Do any of you have any tips or similar stories?

Thanks so much =)

I have a prescription for Loette, & i've been taking it for about 5 months now. I got my prescription while I was living in Italy, given to me by a doctor that worked in the embassy there. I'm now back in the states & am wondering what to do about it. Will I have to do more tests & get a new prescription, or is it likely that they can just transfer it to the American equivalent of Loestrin?

Thank you to anyone that can help.
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ETA: i am going to ask a doctor as well, but i just wanted to hear other experiences =]

First off, being the genius that I am, I threw away the information that came with my diaphragm after glancing through it only briefly. So today, after I'd already forgotten about it hanging out in my vagina, I also realized I did not know how to clean it.

Since it's silicone, I'm guessing I can clean it the same way I would my menstrual cup: soap, water, and letting it air dry. Yes? The reputable sites I'm Googling suggest this is the case, but I just wanted to double check here.

Also, does anyone know about the suitability of cotton corduroy for the top fabric in cloth menstrual pads? Apparently, with my post-Mirena flow, I still do not have enough pads unless I want to do laundry twice a day during my period. And appropriately themed cloth pads are key to keeping me amused by rather than frightened of the amount of fluid I lose during them. (Read: I currently have a hate-hate-fear-hate relationship with my period. Getting to bleed on cool-looking pads does a little to mitigate that fear and hate; therefore, this is kind of a big deal to me.)

Because I'm incredibly picky, I've had problems finding a cotton print or flannel that I like well enough. I found some cotton corduroys that I did like, but I wasn't sure if they'd work sufficiently well. They're 100% cotton, so I think they'd still be fairly breathable and absorbent; the ones I saw also felt as soft as cotton flannel, so I think they'd still be comfortable.

Has anyone ever actually used cotton corduroy for cloth pads, or would I be embarking on another Fun Vagina Experiment if I tried this?

I have a question a friend wanted me to ask here.

She has been having UTI's for the past 3 years (since she's been sexually active) She gets them everytime she has sex. She pees before and after sex but still manages to get one. She gets them whether or not they use condoms.Her gyno gave her medication which helps but she goes through a lot of pain still.

I had heard about this pill that your doctor can prescribe to you when they know you get UTIs a lot, and you take it before having sex in order to prevent getting one. Does this really exist? What else can she do in order to prevent one?

I'm getting sick of being in my apartment, much as I like my apartment.

I've been here since Wednesday evening, with the single exception of Friday evening, when pierceheart and I drove to the grocery store to get stuff for dinner. You all know me. I DO NOT LIKE sitting around all the time. The crappy thing is that I had plans to go to a baby blessing and a potluck this weekend, and because I haven't wanted to get anyone else sick, I couldn't go. Blah. I've tried to do useful stuff around the apartment as I've felt better, though. I did laundry, including a much-needed load of linens. I even washed my sneakers. They needed it because something awfully icky got on them on Wednesday. Now, before I washed them, they had attained a uniform shade of grey, thanks to being dunked in muddy water and the like. After washing them and soaking them in OxyClean, they're mostly white again, but with grungy patches. I'm not sure if this looks better or worse.

I've also kept on top of the dishes, paid some bills, and swept the kitchen floor. I may clean the bathroom today, too. I've also gotten quite a bit of knitting done. I've finished my first mitten, and about 1/4-1/3 of the second one. THAT is making me happy. Maybe I'll have them done by the time I get my Addi Lace needle in. That would be good. Then I can just jump right into knitting my shawl.

I really am feeling a hell of a lot better now. I am going to dance tomorrow night as well as going to work. I can use the exercise!

My landlord is currently in the basement, working on the heater. Finally. I hope he'll be able to fix it without too much time or trouble. It'll be good to have that working properly before it starts getting REALLY cold.

Hi all,

I really, really need some advice/help on this issue. I don't know how to work with my partner on this issue and I don't know how to tell him how I feel, because I DON'T know how to articulate it. Occasionally, I bleed profusely during sex. We usually don't notice until we are done. But, it is always a lot, bright red. Tonight I got all dolled up, ready for action, but he was worried about "down there" and feeling uncomfortable. I get it - but I don't know how to solve it. We have been together a long time, and he said he's never had this happen with any partners prior to me (and neither have I). I just don't know what to do or say - it makes me sad and embarrassed. Of course, we both want to have sex - but I think he is worried that he is hurting me or something. I told him he is not, but he has a "thing" about blood (which I respect - I probably would too!). I just feel so helpless. I have seen my doctor and we have done EVERYTHING to "diagnose" what is causing this ("nothing"). I don't know what to do or how to fix this. We both have a strong attraction to each other and I wish I could just fix this. But, I don't want to discount his discomfort. This is so hard and so sad for me. I feel like something is wrong with me, but I can't figure out what it is, and it is impacting my sexual relationship with my partner.

Advice? Help? Anyone? I live in Denver - doctor recommendations?

Okay guys. For about a month now I've been dealing with an itchy, burning, sore vagina. I got treated for BV by my doctor, developed a yeast infection and took tons of diflucan and monistat (again, at the behest of my doctor) and the symptoms got better but never fully went away.

My doctor then did a cotton swab test and diagnosed me with vulvodynia, and perscribed me with anti-depressants (though she didn't freaking tell me they were anti-depressants. I just got home and opened the walgreens prescription bag and was like...what the hell?)

Anyway, I didn't take them. I went to a real gyno (the other doctor was a family practitioner) who ran tests for BV, yeast, and trich, which all came back negative. I've been tested for every STD under the sun now and all the tests were negative too.

So she gave me another antibiotic cream to fight a bacteria call mobiluncus that she said she might, possibly, barely even seen in my vagina. What she actually said was, "I looked for the mobiluncus, because that's really common when you've had so much medicine down there. I didn't really see it. It actually looks like everything just kinda dead down there. But I'm putting you on this antibiotic to make sure."

So...what the hell? Inside my vagina feels pretty much fine. My vulva is itchy (and sometimes this itching spreads beyond my vulva to my pubic hair and anal opening) and my vaginal opening is really sore to the touch. Really sore. Like, I could have sex, probably, but it freaking stings. (and I'm not having sex, trust me. haven't since this started... ::sad face).

Does anyone have a similar experience? I'm on my second day of anti-biotics and it seems like the itchy might MIGHT be going down and the right side of my vaginal opening might be ever so slightly less sore. But it's still sore and painful.

Does this sound like vulvodynia? Can yeast infection tests come back negative even if you've got a yeast infection?

HELP! :(

guys! hey guys! i found my cervix just now! how exciting is that? i've NEVER been able to find it before - i have short fingers and i'd end up making myself feel really claustrophobic trying to reach it. but i'm due to start my period tomorrow and my cervix is way lower and harder AND I FELT IT, GUYS. IT EXISTS. IT'S THERE. it really is like the tip of a nose, and then there's the little indent, and oh my gosh bodies are so cool! i really wanted to figure out what it felt like/where it was because i'm about to buy a menstrual cup and thought that getting more in touch with what's going on in there was probably a good plan ;)

anyway this is more of a celebration post than it is a question. but has anyone else had trouble finding their cervix?

So I have been shaving my pubic hair for a while now, but i still cant seem to get away from getting razor burn... Any tips?

So I've been on Alesse for about 6-7 months. In the beginning, I was pretty irritable for the first week or so but that's about it. Alesse has been great for me for the past half year except for the last month I would often forget to take the pill and have to take it the next day. So on October 23rd I switched to Nuvaring, which is probably the biggest mistake of my life. I went off of Nuvaring on November 1st because I began to feel depressed and such. I've been off of Nuvaring for 2 weeks and every single day I'm either extremely sad, or I feel horrible anxiety, and I've cried every single day since. Before I even began birth control, I was kind of emotional; I've always been an emotional person but I've never cried like this.

I've had a boyfriend for the past 2 years and few months. He's the most amazing person I've ever met and I honestly can't imagine my life without him. We're completely in love but since I went off of birth control, I've been feeling confused about our relationship. One minute I'm happy and I know I want to be with him, and the next I'm crying and upset and I don't understand this feeling. Before the Nuvaring, I knew what I wanted, and now I'm so lost. He's SO amazing through all of this; he comforts me any time I need him and tries to understand this but I can't keep putting him through all of this.

I know I love him, and he loves me but I don't know why I'm feeling this way. I know it's the hormones (which is kind of what my doctor said). Apparently Nuvaring has a higher dose of estrogen or something and Alesse is a lower dose. My doctor put me back on Alesse (I've been on it for the past 2 days). Last night, I was really happy all night long (from about 7pm-4am). But this morning and all day, I've just been feeling the usual sadness. I can't take anymore of this. I haven't been to school in 3 weeks (university, not high school). I'm forgetting what happiness feels like. When the sadness takes over, I can't think straight. I feel like no one knows what I'm going through. I feel like I'm going crazy.

Can anyone give me advice please, before I go crazy.

(x-posted on IUD_divas)

Hi VPers,

I've had my paragard for nearly a year with absolutely no problems until last night. My SO and I rarely have time for sexy time during our busy weeks, so last night we had quick, rough sex after a week without any sexual contact. I noticed that when he first entered me, there was a weird pressure-type feeling. Then, about 5 min afterwards, I got a HUGE piercing pain (to the right side of my uterus area) that spread to my guts and rectum. I was completely unable to move, had chills, and was light headed. The pain was so intense that I crawled into bed and fell asleep. I woke up two hours afterwards with the same stomach pains, but my cramps had subsided considerably to less-than-menstrual-cramp level. The only time that it really hurt in my uterine area was when I went to the bathroom. My past period was on time but "strange" in that it was just spotting, which is not normal for me (usually it's like opening the flood gates! Yikes!) so I took 2 pregnancy tests 1.5 and 2 weeks after the weird period, and both are negative. I think this sufficiently rules out ectopic.

Fast forward to today: I have tender breasts, the same urinary pain, pain with bowel movements... etc. These are ALL symptoms that match ovarian cyst rupture. However, I have not ruled out the possiblity of my IUD shifting. What do you think? Have any of you had to deal with [rupturing] ovarian cysts? If I were in more pain I would head over to the ER but at the moment I feel like that's sort of overkill. I'm taking pain meds which manages my cramps, and my stomach cramps are reduced to almost nothing. Thoughts? Advice? I'm so worried.

Hey y'all,

So, some friends of mine are super into the idea of having a Pure Romance (or similar) party. Which is cool...I'm down with that, but I don't know if I could handle a party by that particular brand.

I am so so so not interested in attending a party where there are things including:

* Numbing creams
* Vaginal tighteners
* Sex toys made of undisclosed material
* Sex toys made with phthalates and are not suggested to be used with a condom


Basically, I'd prefer a party where the consultant wasn't pushing materials that are unsafe, or somewhat patriarchal (e.g. vaginal tighteners. No thanks!)

So far, the only companies I have found are Pure Romance, and Passion Parties - both offer creams that I find offensive and unhealthy. Neither lists what material their toys are made of (that I can find). And neither has a section called "Dildos" on their website, which is obviously not an ethical issue, but does make navigating their site rather difficult! Its a sex toy shop, is it so hard to imagine that a person might be looking for a dildo? ;)

So, any ideas VPers? Is it unrealistic of me to expect that ANY company would exist that does not sell these things? I don't think babeland does, but I also don't think they do parties. :(

Edit: I'm located in Central NY State...which is not exactly promising, as far as finding a better party-giver, I know.

This may seem like a stupid question, but where do STI's come from, how did they originate?
I mean, I know they are transmitted by sex, but where did it start? Like, did every case of chlmydia start from one person and it spread from there and because not every single person that has it gets treated, so it continues to spread? Is it possible for it to just spontaneously occur without contact with an infected person? I'm talking specifically about about chlmydia in this case. For example, say I was tested 6 weeks/months ago with negative results and had no sexual activity at all since that test, would it be possible to suddenly have a positive test? What if two people were tested with negative results and only had sexual contact with each other, no one else, and six weeks later both tested positive. Would it be possible to have gotten it from each other?
I'm just curious, a friend and I got into a conversation about STI's and transmission and I realized I had no clear idea, other then STI's are transmitted through what is termed 'unsafe' sexual activity, and I wondered if it was possible for STI's to spread though 'safe' sexual activity as well.
Are there new STI's emerging?

Cross-posted to sexual_health

I literally just woke up with a potential answer in my head to a problem that I've been having for a while and I wanted to run it by you folks to see if there might be any legitimacy to it.

My boyfriend and I have been dating for almost three and a half years. We both live in the same home town (we met in high school) but are in a long distance relationship while at college. The good thing is we are together on vacations/over the summer.

We have noticed that, when we're home, I do not have the highest of sex drives. This is unfortunate because summer vacations are the longest consecutive time we get to spend together. I am a very sexual person, I feel, so when he first brought it up to me ("Hey... is there a reason we haven't had sex in like a week?") I was really surprised and embarrassed. "Oh God, why haven't we had sex in a week??" thought I. We have great, fantastic sex multiple times a day whenever we visit each other at school, and on vacations and such. I'm still very attracted to him and love him deeply. For some reason, though, when we're in my bed at home, all I want to do is snuggle or sleep. The thought of sex is...fine... but not on my priorities list at all. Usually, I feel more up to it at his house, but it's not usually an option as his mother is a bit of a night owl.

Could this have something to do with the fact that I am somehow deeply psychologically tied to the fact that this is the room/bed I grew up in? Thinking back to it, all other sexual encounters that I had before him were not in my room/house. They were in cars, his house, etc. Obviously, we do have sex in my room all the time because we kind of have to, but my desire for it is significantly less than when we are elsewhere. Again, I crave sex all the time when we're in either of our dorm rooms. Might it be that my room is kind of a symbol of innocence for my brain? Perhaps we need to get a little more creative when we're home!

Any thoughts, ideas or similar experiences?

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