Lunapads

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cross-posted to vaginapagina and menstrualhut

I'm so excited! I got my Lunapads today. I ordered the Deluxe Kit.

( Click here to see photos )

Mean Pap Smear Lady (x-posted to birthcontrol)

[bitpsych.livejournal.com]

Silly me for actually looking forward to my annual (don't ask me why I was, because I don't know!)!

The woman who did my pap smear yesterday was unbelievably rude. Not only did she completely shoot down my Mirena question in a very blunt and demeaning way, but the pap was downright painful. I've never had a painful pap in my life -- normally I'm in and out without a flinch. This woman, however, used a cold, unlubed metal speculum, didn't tell me what the heck she was doing, didn't show me the tools as she used them... afterwards, I felt as if my cervix had been sliced with a piece of thread. Ick.

She didn't even bat an eye about my libido complaints -- for those of you who remember my bitching, it's gotten slightly better on Ortho Cyclen, but nowhere near where I feel it should be. Now I'm merely indifferent towards sex, not actively avoiding it (although I have been known to do that, even recently). I asked if, in order to get off of the estrogen and get a much lower dose of hormones, if I could talk with her or someone about getting a Mirena.

"No. No, no no. I would never put an IUD in someone your age, ever. You're compromising your future fertility. It's a very bad idea. It's expensive, and you'll still get side effects."

I think that right here I should mention that the LAST nurse practicioner I saw at Planned Parenthood actually *recommended* Mirena to me, but I turned it down in favor of trying one more type of pill (which quickly turned into two).

Not only that, but she made slightly unsettling comments about feeling my 'stool' through my vagina, and that I ought to 'move my bowels' (and subsequently pressed on said stool to make her point).

Just had to bitch and moan. Sorry!

<3 jenn

[introduction]

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I've been a member of this community for a while..My name is Kate, I'm 20, and from Connecticut..I think this community is great. Nice to meet you all *waves*..

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[stephumn.livejournal.com]

I have a question for you ladies.

Say you're 20 years old, you've been on the pill for over a year, and you have sex rarely. In fact, the last time you had sex was in August. Except now you're spotting in the middle of your cycle, something that's never happened before, and you don't know what's going on. This is not something that has ever happened while you have been on the pill. You *did* get your period last month, as normal, but this spotting is freaking you out. What the hell is going on?

This is a question for my wonderful friend. This is not one of those, "this is for my friend" when it's really for you.

Thanks ladies :)

All in the name of Science... ;)

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Crossposted in Menstrualhut and Vaginapagina!

I'm a junior undergrad student at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. I'm majoring in bioanthropology, and I'm taking a course on Evolutionary Perspectives on Gender (taught by the most excellent Dr. Barbara King I might add). For a project I'm doing, I'm collecting data from women who have carried to term and delivered a baby within the past five years. The data relates to morning sickness triggers, cravings, and possibly will link to (to support or refute) the studies of Margie Profet in her article on "Pregnancy Sickness as Adaptation: A Deterrent to Maternal Ingestion of Teratogents." If you can fill out the questions for me, or if you're just interested in seeing what it's all about, ( click here! )