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--Popples
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So, what have you been reading (or writing!) this week?

A few days ago I went to the store for softcups and they were in a redesigned package. On the back they had comparisons between pads, tampons, and softcups. They also listed quite a few reasons why softcups are better. One of the things they listed was that a softcup can be worn during sex.
Is that really true? It seems like it would come out or be really uncomfortable. Has anyone here ever tried it?

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Hello!

My method of birth control is the pill. Combined, 24 active + 4 placebo (Mirelle, by Bayer. It's brazilian). I was about to take the 12th pill yesterday, but it jumped off my hand and rolled down the rocks and fell into a hole (yes, I was outside, hehe). I didn't want to not take anything, so I took the 13th pill instead. And today, I took the 14th (which should have been the 13th). Should I keep on taking them as if nothing happened or should I do something else?

There's a lot of info online about MISSED PILLS, but I didn't miss one, I SKIPPED one... What should I do?

Thanks! :)

I've been on three different brands of higher dose estrogen contraceptive pills (Loestrin 30, Femodene and Microgynon 30) and all three gave me breakthrough bleeding at some point. I did start out on Loestrin 20, which made me bleed more heavily than I do on my normal periods, so my doctor increased the estrogen in hopes to stop the breakthrough bleeding. I'm presently on Microgynon and everything was fine until the third month then I got bleeding 10 days into my pack. I have a feeling it's going to happen again this month as well.

I'm 28, got my period when I was 10. I've never been on contraception until this past year. Is it possible that it's just taking my body longer to adjust to hormones or does hormonal birth control simply not work for me? Will a higher dose estrogen contraceptive pill fix this breakthrough bleeding issue or will it clear it up on its own?

I know the benefit of preventing pregnancy right now in my life outweighs the bleeding but it's a major bummer to be experiencing this, seemingly, time after time regardless of switching pills.

I appreciate any help you can give. :-)

so I have to see a gynecolegist because my doctor gave me the finger test. she couldn't get it up my vagina without me being in pain and she barely touched me. she said she didn't see anything wrong on the outside... what could be wrong with me? :( is it because I'm a virgin..? I was originally getting a birth control prescription but I've noticed I can't insert a tampon or finger myself. If I touch the area it hurts like a sting. I'm extremely scared and feel like crying... especially since I want to be physically connected with my so...

Hi, all!

also_warriors is in the middle of doing something maptacular with the reviews from our Gynecologist Directory. Only problem? The directory is pretty limited in terms of its recent entries. Since provider information can change, we'd love to get some newer contributions.

What you can do: If you have a good gynecologist (or other health care provider you see for sexual and reproductive health care), head over to VP's Gynecologist Directory and leave your recommendation -- along with why you recommend that provider -- in the comments. Please be sure to post the provider's region in the subject line.

Thanks,
Tori
For the VP Team
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PS -- Yes, we will be showing you the Maptasticness just as soon as we're sure it's fit for public consumption. ;)

EDIT: The map is here!

As most of you know I posted a while back(I can't provide a link because I'm using my cell)and was having issues that most of you thought was BV. Turns out it was, and my family doctor told me that I've had it 3 times before. I don't even remember but I have a horrible memory. I have quite an issue with yeast infections too. My family doctor is also a gynecologist, and he said there really isn't a whole bunch I can do to prevent those types of problems besides eating healthy, wearing cotton underwear, and not wearing tight clothes. He did say some women get vaginal infections on certain types of birth control and he asked me if I wanted to switch types. I take Trinessa and I've never taken anything else.
Does anyone else have problems with yeast infections and BV? Are there any ways besides the forementioned methods to prevent them? Any suggestions on a different type of birth control that might not cause infections?

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I have a severe reaction to hormonal birth control. It makes me suicidally depressed; I also lose my sense of identity. (That last is tough to describe; the closest description I've been able to come up with is that it feels like all my memories and skills and so on are intact but my soul is gone. Horrible horrible feeling.) The same thing has happened to me when I've taken supplements that are supposed to balance estrogen levels. (I didn't find out until after I stopped taking them that they were supposed to affect hormones.) I'm normally not at all prone to depression, and don't have any hormonal issues; I don't even get bad PMS (unless I eat too much soy, which gives me the PMS From Hell). But the pill wreaked havoc on my system.

Now, my question is this. I want to have a baby at some point in the future, but I'm terrified of pregnancy. I know birth control pills are designed to fool the body into thinking it's pregnant, and so I'm afraid I'll have the same reaction to pregnancy that I did to the pill. I'm planning to ask my doctor about it when I see her next, but I'm not sure she understands just how severe my side effects were. Does anyone here know anything about hormonal effects of birth control and pregnancy and how they're the same/different? I'd also really like to hear from anyone who has a bad reaction to hormonal birth control and has been pregnant. Any help/advice you can offer would be very much appreciated.

Not sure if anyone remembers my recent post (maybe a week ago?) about discussing birth control options. At any rate, I went and met with my new doctor (and she's wonderful) and we discussed IUDs at length, and finally decided that I should try a much lower dose hormonal birth control pill to see if that helps with any of the side effects I'd been having on my other pills, and then try for an IUD in three months if they don't work the way I want them to.

My questions are as follows: I'm planning on starting the pills tonight, even though my period hasn't returned since being off my last pack of pills (I never refilled my prescription after my last withdrawal bleed). What should my expectations be as far as break-through bleeding or cramping be? I'm assuming the same as starting any other type of pill in the middle of my cycle, but I thought I'd ask. I'm also curious if the fact that the pill doses are different throughout the pack will make a difference since I'm switching over from a monophasic pill (Lo Loestrin FE is ... biphasic? What do you call that?). Finally, since this brand only has two inactive pills, does the theoretically mean I'll only have a two-day withdrawal bleed, if any at all? I know when I was using the 28 day pills that had seven inactive pills, my withdrawal bleed started on the third inactive day and usually ended by the time I took my first active pill of the new pack. It would be awesome to have much shorter periods. 8) Thanks, everyone!