the waiting is the hardest part

[tinydancer7.livejournal.com]

i went to the gynocologist a week and a half ago and got a some birth control (LevLite to be exact). i obviously can't start it until i get my period. and i'm just DYING for it to come. it was 28 days on sunday, and it hasn't come yet. i'm in the BC for a multitude of reasons; my irregular period being one of them. what really sucks is that i feel bloated and gross like i have my period; it even SMELLS like i should have my period. i'm just not BLEEDING. gaah.

funny... i've never WANTED my period before.

First day or Sunday Start?

[bubblegumgrl17.livejournal.com]

Which would you say is the better of the two to start the pill...on the first day of your period or a sunday start. I only ask because i am supposed to start my ortho tri cyclen lo this month and i was wondering which is better. I started my period today, and if i started today when would i start my period on the pill, like which day of the week? What about if i started sunday start? Thanks a bunch!


x-posted to birthcontrol

Tri-Nessa vs. Tri-Cyclen

[soakedinstars.livejournal.com]

This is my first post, so.. hello everybody!!

Anyways, I went to the gynocologist to get some birth control pills. I had tried Tri-Cyclen Ortho Lo for a while before by going to Planned Parenthood. I really liked it and didn't get any (noticeable) side affects. However, when I went to "cash-in" my perscription at my local pharmacy, they gave me something called "Tri-Nessa" which is the generic version of Tri-Cyclen.

I've been on this generic version for about three months now, and it's hard to tell if it's because of the pills or not but I've been feeling a little strange lately. I've been very dizzy, get headaches often, and feel as if I'm on my period throughout most of the month...(cramps in my stomache & legs, bloated, bitchyness..)

Does anybody know the differences between the two? I thought that the generic version was exactly the same.. but I could be wrong. I'm thinking about asking the doctor to give me the real thing, but I'm quite worried that it will be a lot more expensive and it might not even be because it's organic.. if that makes any sense.

I would just like to know if anybody has experienced similar symptoms by using either Tri-Nessa (Or another organic version) or Tri-Cyclen or even if they noted a difference between the two (or another organic perscription vs. the real thing). Sorry if that seems kind of a lot.. basically, any information would be useful.

Thanks!

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[babybloodheart.livejournal.com]

I ordered a Mooncup for my flatmate and it turned up today, she is really excited because at the moment she uses commercial pads that give her rashes all the time, the only issue is that she suffers from vaginismus.
She tried her new cup straight away and got it some of the way up, which she was very proud of, but it's still going to be a chore for her to get used to using a menstrual cup. She has had sex before, but was painful and other issues does cause the problem, she doesn't masturbate and usually cannot get her fingers into her vagina.
I have never had any problem getting something into my vagina so I really don’t know what to tell her other than the usual things of advising she relaxes and tries to use lubrication – is there any real practical advise I can give to her so that she can use her Mooncup?

I have used a Mooncup myself for about 1 ½ years now, but the past couple of cycles I've been getting a stabbing pain every now and then from my cup – could this be because I am getting lazy about putting it in so it's not in correctly, or could it have something to do with the fact that when I trimmed the stem off my old one it rolled all the way to the side (perhaps suggesting my vagina is lopsided somehow)? It's only rarely that this happens, but it's painful enough to make me reinsert, has anyone else experienced this with a menstrual cup?

Cross posted to anti_tampon, the_keeper, vaginapagina and menstrualhut - apologies to all the cuntlovin' women [and men] out there who have their friends pages full up with this post but I'm desperate for some help for my flatmate.

Why?

[jynxgirl.livejournal.com]

Why would anyone wish menopause on themselves? My friend is currently late for her period, and she's hoping it's really super early menopause (she's 29) instead of a pregnancy. Not that she doesn't want a baby, just that she doesn't want to be pregnant... She tells me this as I find out I can never have another baby and I may lose my uterus. :(