Note From Scarleteen: Thanks, ButterflyBaby16, for telling your story and wanting to help. Like it says on the message board main page, this part of the boards is for users who are wanting to talk only with Scarleteen staff and volunteers. I have vulvadynia and clitodynia, my symptoms started off th...

Not to scare you but I was on the depo shot for 3 years and then got pregnant with my daughter (7 years ago). About 2 years ago my best friend got pregnant with twins on the depo shot. Neither of us missed a shot (we actually got the shot a few days before the 3 months was up just to make sure we di...

to be honest you would think after talking about this for years I would be more comfortable than I am. I still get a little embarrassed sometimes, but I can't get help with this if I can't explain what the issue is. Sometimes I just show the Dr my journal of what's going on and I also keep records o...

As a victim of a brutal sexual assault ( my cousin raped me with a boxcutter and a screwdriver) when I was 11. I'm currently 28 and I don't know how I would have made it thru that horrific experience without telling my parents. The police told me I was lying with over 300 stitches inside my vagina. ...

My wife is very supportive, she tries her best to help me in anyway she can. I haven't actually masterbated in a long time as either I don't do it right or it's just not for me as it does nothing for me. To be honest I have no clue what to do to myself. I've only masterbated a hand full of times in ...

My OB-GYN did not specify who would be performing the therapy on me, I just kinda assumed it would be my Dr. I didn't ask even think to ask to be honest. Also I am looking into some provider who is more knowledgeable but for now my current provider as suggested oral clitoral stimulation, which don't...

I have Vulvadynia, Clitodynia, and PGAD (Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder). My gyno, suggested Masturbation Therapy, but I am not sure how I feel about a random person Fingering me or using toys on me. Is there maybe a way that the therapist can teach my wife what to do to help me? I have constan...