- My gyno ignored my migraines for years until my physician assistant caught it
I’ve had migraines with aura since I was in kindergarten. During high school my mom finally took me to the doctor about it. I’ve seen neurology and my GPs billons of times since then. It’s very...
212 points27 comments3 d ago
- Am I supposed to be able to feel it when a penis is inside me?
Sorry for the rather straightforward post. Content wanting for sex discussions and descriptions of genitalia. For years I’ve questioned if I am on the asexual spectrum or have something ‘wrong’...
193 points85 comments3 d ago
- How to bleed on demand
For context I think its really annoying when I soend half an hour in the shower and not a single drop of blood leaves me but the millisecond I start putting on a new pad I IMMEDIATELY feel the...
52 points43 comments6 d ago
- They should make pad wings stick to each other instead of to the underwear gusset part
Its pretty annoying when the wings "fly out" and flick against my legs, or worse, stick to my legs so I feel it rip off and re-stick to my legs when I walk or stand. I do a lot of walking, which...
40 points15 comments2 d ago
- I have ringworm EVERYWHERE!
I’m currently deployed and someone has spread their ringworm to everyone in my company. I’m freaking out because we all go home in a week and me especially to my boyfriend and I told him we won’t...
35 points18 comments3 d ago
- I got diagnosed with High Risk HPV
Like the title says. I am devastated. I try to be positive, some days are better than others. I hate how everyone is thrown in the same "you'll clear it in a year" boat when ive read horror...
32 points69 comments5 d ago
- Chronic Pinworm infection for years
Hi i’m an 18yo female from the UK I’ve been getting pin worms on and off since i was at least 7 years old It started when i was a child and my mum used to treat them for me and they’d go away for...
25 points19 comments4 d ago
- Where do I dispose my period products?
I'm 28. I've had periods since I was 9. I've never been told how to dispose my tampons/pads in a way that doesn't disrupt something. All I know is to wrap them in a little bit of toilet paper and...
22 points66 comments3 d ago
- Self-harm thoughts during luteal phase
TW: self-harm In the days prior to my period I noticed I get increased thoughts about hurting myself/selfharming besides just being all over the place emotionally. Does anyone else struggle with...
18 points5 comments5 d ago
- Internal Ultrasound Experience (as a virgin)
I'm 21F in the UK, I recently went for my first ever transvaginal ultrasound a couple of weeks ago, and it was an awful experience to say the least. To start off, I was a little nervous since I'd...
15 points6 comments4 d ago