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This morning I wokeup and moved and felt a sharp stinging pinching pain. I went to goto the bathroom, peed and wiped and felt nothing. I then thoroughly examined down there with a little light and mirror even near the opening and nothings there!!! Then i put my pants on it I still feel it if I move a certain way. Sometimes my pubic hair gets caught on my pants so I don't know if thats it but its scaring me. Has this happened to anyone else?
10:59 am - 12/07/2014

Pubic lice?

Over the last few days I've noticed some black things on my vagina when I go to the toilet. They look like pieces of fluff from my knickers, but they've been lingering for days even when I remove them. I have health anxiety and now worried it's pubic lice. I have eczema in that area so it does itch sometimes but that only happens a few times a day, if that. I shaved yesterday but only the few stray hairs left, I can't see anything. I never saw any actual lice or eggs. Can you see lice to the natural eye? Would the itching be intense?
1:31 am - 11/14/2014

Cut on Labia Majora

Hello VPers! I started my period about a week and a half ago. A day or so afterward I started to get extremely itchy. I had been using scented pads because I accidentally bought the wrong ones. At first the pads felt like they gave me a rash and discomfort. And then the itching feeling, like my normal yeast infections. I get itchy, I get discharge, I go to the doctor for a swab, and its always yeast. Well, this time the doctor told me it looks like I have herpes and that she was pretty sure. I was in shock; I remember thinking that my husband cheated on me and it circled through my head over and over again. We have been in a relationship for three years and neither of us has had an outbreak. Well, after speaking with my husband, I am not convinced I have herpes. Ive had no bumps or blisters. And she didnt order a culture or a blood test. I was in too much shock and hurt to have demanded one. She did take a urine test which was inconclusive since there was too much blood and Im going to assume the swab was the same. She prescribed a medicine to lessen the symptoms that Ive been taking for five days now but it has done absolutely nothing. In fact, Im more itchy. My period stopped and Ive noticed a white discharge. My questions are, does this look like herpes or yeast? If I get the herpes tests now, how accurate will they be? Is it possible for the first outbreak to take more than three years to show up? Wouldnt this have shown up during my recent pregnancy since the immune system doesnt work as well? Can you have herpes with no blisters? And I dont mean to offend anyone with my reaction to this news. I was and still am, very uneducated about herpes, this is why I am asking for help and looking for answers.
For years I wanted to have this form of birth control but I could never afford it. I finally found an obgyn that easily and quickly was able to help me get it. I've only had it in for about 4 days but I don't feel anything. After my period (doctor said it had to be inserted during period) I noticed a day of light spotting but that's it. The doctor however never mentioned anything about having to check for the strings. After googling a lot, I did attempt to but I haven't felt anything. Tonight I let my boyfriend ejaculate in me for the first time. I had to reassure him it would be ok, he joked saying "what if I have super sperm?" Lol. It was a very enjoyable experience, although I did make sure the first time we did this it was not during my fertile time. I do have a question though, are the strings important to feel? What can I expect (besides the possible spotting) to anyone who also has or had the mirena? I made my 6 week follow up already but I figured Id come here and ask in the mean time, thanks!
9:17 pm - 12/05/2014

Toilet Paper?

I've never noticed this happening before but I think I may have paper cut myself with toilet paper?!

Has this ever happened to anyone else?

I use the cheapest brand but I don't think I've ever done this before. And weirdly - it's happened twice in the last week. First on one side, and then on the other.

I've had great fun trying to capture it on my phone camera but I can't see anything. I feel like it is either a tiny, tiny tear or a tiny blister.

At the back of my head I'm worried what if it is a herpes sore or something similar? I can't feel it tingling like a cold sore - but I don't know if that happens with genital herpes.

I do plan on getting a routine check after I finish my exams, but until then, is my toilet paper explanation actually plausible?
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This is really embarrassing but every time I have to have any sort of pelvic exam my heart races and I get REALLY wet. 2 doctors have mentioned how wet I get. It is sooo humiliating. Also one doctor sent me for blood work because she was worried about my pulse being so high (112 bpm). I think I need to go to the dr. but I am having extreme anxiety about it. I am having mid-cycle cramps and abdominal pain and stools that are really long and thin and bloating. I know I have a super-retroverted uterus. It's been going on a couple days, though it has happened in the past. I am worried about some obstruction either from my uterus or in my colon. My mom had aggressive uterine and colon cancer (she is ok now after 3 surgeries and chemo/radiation). When I was younger I had a really traumatic experience at the doctors and I think it is the cause of my nervousness/excitedness. I hesitate to call it excitement but I can't control it. I think it is because of my traumatic experience (Read more...Collapse )). I feel like this experience has messed with my head and my ability to have normal doctors interactions. I am really stressed out right now and i think it is making my stomach hurt more. any advice? any similar experiences? I am so humiliated by this.
I was hoping to get some advice on this. I know the sensible and advised thing to do before having any sexual contact with someone is to ask about their sexual history, but how do people actually implement this in real life? It's also often advised NOT to ask about things like number of partners and not to judge regarding past experiences, so how do people ever find the right balance?

It hasn't been much of an issue before, as my first partner was very young and had only been with a couple of girls, and the next one was a close friend first, so we'd already had conversations about our sex/dating history, but now I'm 29 and finding it very hard to be back on the dating game. There seems to be even more of a hookup/casual sex culture now than ever before, and most men I know have had quite a lot of partners and different experiences.

My question is, how do you broach the topic of sexual history and STIs without causing offence? I'm very stressed at the moment because I gave a guy I'd basically just met unprotected oral and it occurred to me later that I had absolutely no idea how many people he's been with (I know for sure he's had casual sex and obviously that's what we were doing!) his attitude towards protection, whether he's ever been with a sex worker...the right thing for me and my anxiety would been to have waited and had these conversations BEFORE sexual activity (lesson well and truly learned for next time). We're still in contact with plans to meet up and I think he wants to keep seeing me but now we've already done stuff, I think any revelations about past stuff might stress me out even more.

I am going for a sexual health check-up next week and have already been referred for counselling for what my doctor perceives to be over-anxiety relating to sex/sexual health but how can I deal with this in a practical way?
9:50 pm - 12/02/2014

implants and pregnancy tests

Hey! Quick question about pregancy tests, I currently on Levlen (the pill) and use condoms too, I also skip the white pills and usually only have a period once every 3 months - curious as to if skipping pills can effect the results of a pregnancy test? Rationally I know the chances of being pregnant are loooowww, but I'm horribly paranoid about being pregnant haha. Last few days my stomach has felt a bit "off" and paranoia is kicking in. I haven't caved and bought a test yet, I swear I get like this all the time :C


On birth control, was reading this web comic http://www.ohjoysextoy.com/implant/ and it honestly makes the implant sound quite good. I've been using pills since I've been sexually active because I love the ability to skip pills and not have a period, along with stopping skipping every few months to make sure I'm not pregnant, along with knowing exactly when I'm going to be bleeding and avoiding it happening at inconvenient times (skipping is amazing during overseas holidays, or going anywhere really, periods suck) which is why I like being on the pill - but the lower chance of pregnancy with the implant is appealing, inconsistent and not when I want periods not so much.


Plus, how can you keep track of if your pregnant or not? I know for some people their periods stop completely, but while that's amazing, holy crap id be so scared of getting pregnant and not knowing. I'd love to get sterilized, but I know its not going to happen. Id love to hear some input from people that have had it/use it still etc.

2:58 pm - 12/02/2014

Wintertime ITCHINESS

Hope you all can help. It's winter where I live, and it's drying out my skin. After my period and using tampons and pads interchangeably, the surrounding skin (labia, etc) is SO itchy. And I get into a vicious itch/ scratch cycle. I'm trying to drink more water and leave it alone, but what else can I do to prevent this monthly annoyance? And what can I treat it with? As soon as I'm better, my period comes again and I'm back where I started! (Definitely not an STI, I haven't been sexually active lately. Probably not yeast either. Just an irritation.)
I know, I know ... another pregnancy question.

But this is one I want a "YES" to ...

You see I was told I would never get pregnant ... I have PCOS and at the age of 35 just started to get regular periods. Last November 12 I got the phone call I never thought I would get ... "congrats, your pregnant" but then at 9 wks we discovered I had a stalled pregnancy and the fetus had not grown past 5.5 wks. My body was not rejecting the fetus so I had to go in for an emergency D&C on Dec 17th.

Needless to say myself and my SO and family were devastated.

We tried and tried and tried to get pregnant again, even using clomid but to no avail.

Well my SO and I split up, and he moved on ... except they had a fight two weeks ago today and he came running back to me. I was on my period, second to last day ... but we still had sex, twice.

Is there any chance, at all that I could get pregnant during this????

Even though my ex and I are no longer talking, I would still want this. I make enough money to do it on my own, and I would have a huge, huge family support from both his side and mine. Though I don't think he would be involved .... but he could prove me wrong there.

My stats are: cis female, single, 39 yrs of age, have lost 76lbs in the last 2 years (was 285 now 212 - 5' tall), been sexually active since 15, only one pregnancy, and only have had regular periods since 35 yrs of age.

So ... can anyone give me any advice?

Thank you in advance!
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