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Yesterday was a busy day. Despite a bad start (including a debit card reader refusing to work, and a tube/TfL ticket/Oyster machine turning itself off when I got to the head of the queue!), it turned good. It was my first day of training at LLGS, and we were made to feel very welcome. This is going to be taking up most of my Saturdays from now to mid-December. On the way home, I took the train back to Stevenage. This is where C picked me up in the car, and we drove to Pizza Express in the Old Town, before returning home.

Now, a build-up of stuff to do, but up next, off to try to work out what’s happened to this order…

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hey guys, I have the opportunity to write an article for "This Magazine," a Canadian national magazine.

I want to write a feature on transfolk in the Canadian forces and this means I need a character. If anyone is in Toronto or the surrounding area and is interested in making their story known, please message me!

Thanks so much!

I am getting ready to move to a new state and town in the next year or so. When I go I am hoping to introduce myself from the get go as female. I understand that this will probably scare some people away but then again those are not the people I would want to get to know anyway right? I guess my question is, is it a good idea to be upfront with new people right away about being trans or is it likely to isolate me from the community before they have a chance to accept me?

I'm really nervous about this, so I knew this was the place to come before I beat myself up with stress in the home-pregnancy test aisle at the pharmacy..

OK, at the beginning of my birth control pack, Monday (tomorrow is my last day of sugar pills- for reference) I was unable to renew my pack so I couldn't take my first pill until Tuesday at like 5ish? (I usually take them at 9pm), also later that same week (it could even have been Saturday) I forgot to take my pill until several hours later.

That Saturday (the first week of my pack) my boyfriend and I had sex with a condom, he then took off the condom- but didn't really make an effort to wipe off his penis after removal. About 15 minutes later we had sex again, for the first little bit we didn't use a condom, and then when we were really going to "get into it" he put a condom on.

Do you think any of this is grounds for pregnancy?

For the rest of the month I've had more than usual discharge, my period did come this Thursday (a day or two earlier) but it was pretty light (only a bit lighter than usual) and finished last night/this morning. Usually my period runs into the Monday (just the gross after-stuff).

Am I stressing myself over nothing? I took a basic quiz on about.com and they said because of the discharge& stuff I should take a test.. The idea of getting a test really scares me- plus I really dont have a spare $20 to throw down on a test if you all will say its not necessary.

I'm so mad at myself because before and after that week I have been RIDICULOUSLY GOOD at taking my pill within half an hour.. Which I usually can never do.

Thanks in advance!

Hey VagPagers!

My fiancee has recently become very interested in herbal pharmaceuticals (using herbal concoctions to treat everyday ailments and generally get buzzed legally) and he's been pestering me to try some. What we're mainly interested in (at least, me) is an Damania, which is used to regulate the menstrual cycle and has a reputation as an aphrodisiac. I'm on HBC (Lutera/generic Alesse, if that matters) to regulate my very irregular periods and to keep me baby-free, but it's also had the somewhat annoying side-effect of decreasing my libido noticeably. It's like I want to have sex, I just can't make my body catch up with my dirty mind. ;) Anyway, if this Damania tea can make a difference there, that'd be super coolio. But I would hate to screw up my HBC's effectiveness in the process!

Has anyone here used herbal supplements or know if they can interact with HBC? I know not to use St.John's Wort, for instance, but I'm not having much luck finding anything on other herbs.

TIA!

I'm going to keep this really short and really sweet.

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Thank you, I will now step down from my soapbox and let you all go back to your regularly scheduled rages.

( So here's the long story )

So anyway, I took a week off of school to get this resolved, and I am not any better than when I left. No one knows what is wrong and though everyone agrees that I don't have a bacterial infection in my throat, I'm still on antibiotics. When I finish this course on Wednesday, I'll have taken antibiotics for 27 out of the last 31 days.

Is it safe to continue treating my resulting YIs with tea tree oil? What about Monistat? Is it even wise to try to treat when I'm still on antibiotics?

Has anyone seen this?

http://www.sphere.com/2009/11/06/woman-reveals-health-horror-my-vagina-fell-out/?icid=main|hp-laptop|dl1|link6|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sphere.com%2F2009%2F11%2F06%2Fwoman-reveals-health-horror-my-vagina-fell-out%2F

It makes my whole body hurt, from my knees to my neck just thinking about it!

Okay, so this doesn't really have anything to do with my vagina (sans the fact that this goes into mine), but actually about something my poor, sweet boyfriend is experiencing.  My boyfriend and I are in a long-distance relationship. We only see one another every 4-8 weeks, so when we do see each other, we are very, very physical. We often have sex 2-4 times per day. After having sex several times (I'd say anything after 4 ... over the course of 3 days), however, it sometimes becomes painful for him even to have an erection. Is this normal?

I'm going to start this by saying that I'm well aware that the only way of knowing what's going on for sure is to take a pregnancy test, and I have one all ready to go for when the time comes. Regardless, I need some insight or at least a place to vent, and vaginapagina has always been a great one for me.

How do I even begin this? *sighs*

Okay, so. My husband and I are currently TTA (trying to avoid pregnancy) and our main source of birth control is FAM (fertility awareness method) coupled with withdrawal/condoms. I'm usually pretty meticulous in checking my signs and temperature and I've been startlingly regular for the past 8 months that I've been charting. This cycle, though, there have been a number of changes and here they are:

1. I'm exercising 6 days a week and have been since the start of my last period (early October). This could be a factor so I'm throwing it out there first.

2. My ovulation seems to have been considerably earlier in my cycle than usual. I typically ovulate around CD 21-23, and this time I ovulated on CD 18, although I'm not entirely sure if that's the exact date because I didn't use OPKs this cycle, just cervical mucus and temperatures. As a result I'm not sure if our "careful" was careful enough because we did have intercourse pretty much the whole week I was ovulating, just with withdrawal.

3. Since about 5-7 days past ovulation, I've been feeling weird. My head is stuffy, my back and lower abdomen are crampy and achy, I'm having a significant amount of heartburn eating the same foods I've been eating for months and my breasts are extremely tender. None of these are typical PMS symptoms although I have had my typical PMS symptoms as well (particularly hunger, fatigue and bloating).

ETA: I am currently 10 days past ovulation and my typical luteal phase is 11 days, so that means I'm expecting menses either tomorrow or Monday. At least I don't have to wait much longer to find out!

*sighs* So, what does vaginapagina think? Pregnancy yay or nay? Am I overreacting or does this sound at all like early pregnancy?

Hello Girls! For the past few months before my period I have been noticing something weird. It's hard to explain...my vagina just feels "off" like it feels uncomfy down there, and not to be gross but smells really funky /strong..... When i get my period, and after I don't notice it anymore...... Does this happen to anyone else?? Thanks!

There. I think that covers pretty much everything.

After seeing a specialist earlier this week, yesterday, we got the go-ahead from my insurance company to do a laparoscopy to diagnose and treat potential endometriosis that is hanging out in my pelvic region. Now I have to decide if I want it.

1) So first, anyone have experiences with laparoscopic surgery to diagnose and/or treat endometriosis? I had one lap about... 12?... years ago, but they didn't find anything. Now that I know more about this type of thing, though, I'm not sure if that was a limitation of the lap or of the person performing it. Particularly if you had surgery to remove endometrial tissue (this is assuming they find it in me this time) a while ago, how's its success long-term? (I'm not so concerned with what to expect from the procedure itself or with short-term recovery.)

2) My next factor to consider is cost. I hate that it's a make-or-break factor for a procedure that has the potential to majorly impact my quality of life, but the truth is, cost is a Big Deal issue on this. Anyone know a ball park estimate for the total cost of a laparoscopy? (Fortunately, I won't be paying the full cost, but since insurance policies are so different from one another, knowing the full cost is what would best help me estimate my own cost.) I'm going to contact both my doctor's office any my insurance company on Monday to try and get more specific-to-me numbers, but in the meantime, a general idea would be helpful to letting my brain try to compute things.

Also a couple of random-ish other questions:

3) Anyone know how large a wetbag I'd need in order to store 10-20 (and regularly on the high end of that range) cloth menstrual pads? (Regular length pads, not postpartum or overnight.) Even with my menstrual cup, I go through that many in a regular work day, and I'm trying to figure out a discreet way to store them. I have limited personal (or private) storage space in my classroom. And stuffing them in Ziploc bags in a tote bag in the corner is not as private as I'd like to be. I've been browsing Etsy for wetbags designed for cloth diapers, but I'm not sure what constitutes an accurate cloth-diaper-to-cloth-pad ratio.

4) Last one. Waiting for me at the pharmacy right now is my new diaphragm. I'd like to test it out (*coughcoughhavepivsexcough*) before my fertile days. However, given the gloriously long periods and short cycles I've been running, I will have an estimated 1-2 days after my period but before my EWCM shows up. Assuming the pain in my uterus/back/hips stops sending shards of stabbity doom throughout my pelvis, will I be able to do this? I know I can use a diaphragm when I'm bleeding, but can I do it while I'm basically gushing blood? Or is it likely to slip out of place and whack me in the cervix? Anyone have experience with this one?

Thanks!

http://ping.fm/p/bYXsX - is off to bed. Frustratingly, I am close, but not close enough, to finishing the bag of fibre:

Hey guys, I need a bit of help!

After my period, I often have a bit of pain externally near my vagina. The pain is very localized, and I only notice it if urine touches the area, or hot water in the shower touches it. Usually it's on the right side - that labia is a little longer, so I figured maybe it was getting pulled into my vagina by the tampon applicator. I recently switched to Diva Cup, and I'm noticing the same pain but on the other side - my period ended a week ago, so this is a while to have the issue.

I checked it out in a hand mirror just now and there is a thin red line that is irritated. Could this be a tiny tear? If so, will it just go away on its own? I put a tiny dab of Neosporin on it with the hopes that would help it heal. 

does anyone have any experience or knowledge about this? At what point should I make a doctor's appointment?? It's not majorly painful, but I want to have sex with my husband and I feel like it might irritate it! 

Thanks, ladies!

xoxo

Okay so I have my period again. But I had it just two weeks ago and just two weeks before that.
I am already anemic and this is causing me further problems.
Does anyone have any idea? I am heading to the doctor sometime this week but I would like some advice before I go to him.

"Help....help...help"  (imagine the voice trailing off for dramatic affect)...

Please tell me if anyone has had any personal experience regarding what can be done with way too much body hair (*frowns*).

I am trapped in here! This body I have is so hairy (almost I swear like a guerilla). What has worked for any of my sisters out there?? I am trying laser now...but I heard it isn't permanent and will be starting hormones soon, I heard they help.   

So please help me. If any of you can share what helped as you were starting MTF transition I would be forever grateful.
 

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Love DeeDee

I just went to the pharmacy to purchase some boric acid powder and empty capsules to treat a minor yeast infection. When the pharmacist handed me the bottle, I looked for a concentration on it, because I read somewhere in the archives to use 2% concentration. When I asked the pharmacist, he said it was pure boric acid. I immediately explained to him what I wanted to use it for and he said that it was fine, that's what this could be used for. I was surprised and asked, "So I can use this as a vaginal suppository??" and he said absolutely. One capsule per night in a 00-sized capsule.

I mean, I believed him, but that sounds really scary to me. Pure boric acid in my vagina? Are there like different kinds? On the bottle it has a huge skull and crossbones that said "POISON - for technical use only, not for internal use." Is this normal?

Thanks!

Hey VPers,

I am curious if anyone has heard of/knows that they have a sensitivity (allergy?) to semen. I have been doing some research on the possibility that I have one as I always experience a painful stinging in my vagina after condomless sex. However, there is not pain until ~1-2 minutes after withdrawl. I have toyed with the idea of a latent yeast infection but assuming its that and treating it doesn't appear to have any effect. If it gets anywhere else on my body I get little red spots all over the area that sting/itch a bit. I am a NuvaRing user, if this may be a factor? Has anyone heard of this before?