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[antibob.livejournal.com]

so i wrote a while back that while on orthcycle that i use to get my period on wednesday, then i started getting it on thursday, then friday and how i was getting freaked out by that. well, i had a physical a few weeks back and my doctor said that was 'cause the pill i was on was such a small dose, so she put me on Triphasil, or the generic name, Trivoro. anyone else use it?
in other news, i also have a yeast infection. i never bothered to call my doctor and get it diagnosed as a yeast infection the first time i had one though... but since i've been on birth control, i've gotten one about once every other month. anyone else get them that frequent? the warning and direction pack of the medicine i got said something about if you get another one in two months to call your doctor. and also if it's...um...foul smelling. but i'm thinking...it doesn't smell great down there anyway so how bad does it have to smell to be considered foul smelling? mix sweat smell with vagina smell and i think its foul smelling. it's such a gross topic i don't know who else to ask besides my doctor and i don't have time to go to an appointment this week.

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[gigglinggorgon.livejournal.com]

I, too, get frequent infections... usually about a week before I bleed I get uncomfortable... I can stave it off with vinigar in my bath until my period sometimes, and others, well, welcome to Monostat. Anyway, if you can control them yourself, just ask your doc next time you see him/her... but if you have trouble or are worried? A phone call never hurts, and if you should be seen, your Dr can tell you.

Best of luck!!!

[tyrsalvia.livejournal.com]

Instead of using nasty slightly toxic and really expensive cream to cure your yeast infections, try acidophilous. Go to a health food store and buy acidophilous gel-caps (will be in the fridge - acidophilous is a living micro-organism, the same stuff that's in yogurt, and needs to be refridgerated or else it will die and be ineffective). To cure yourself, wash your hands well and insert one pill as far as you can into your vagina twice daily (once when you get up, once when you go to bed). Do this for three to four days, or at least one day after your symptoms have stopped. Don't worry, it's not nearly as messy or disgusting as the cream stuff. Plus, it smells better, is a million times better for you, and is a whole lot cheaper. One bottle of pills will maybe set you back $6, and you'll only need 6-10 pills out of a larger bottle, so if you're that frequent, you'll still have a bunch left over for next time.

Good luck! Curing your own stuff for cheap is a really awesome experience.