Welcome to the boards! We wouldn't recommend changing or stopping your pill as one of the first things you do to investigate your low mood, no. There are many things that can cause or contribute to mood issues. As you've been taking your pill for over two years and you felt okay, it's less likely th...

Welcome to the boards! Sex itself doesn't and can't change your menstrual cycle or your periods, no. Having sex or not having sex won't make any difference to your periods in the future, either. (Probably obviously, becoming pregnant as a result of sex would make periods stop, but you've ruled out p...

I think some of what you're having difficulty with is very much age-related, as Mo and Karyn have said; and some of it is honestly an all-humans common difficulty of finding people who want similar things to us without bothering or offending those who have no interest. I also think that the longer-t...

I'm glad we were helpful, and you're welcome! For what it's worth, I think you absolutely hit the nail on the head there. Yep yep, disabled teens or adults are definitely not children or like children. There's a fair few non-disabled people around who put out that opinion pretty forcefully, but they...

That pill will be fine: a bit of air exposure for just one day will have no effect. Can I bring us back to Karyn's question a few posts ago about whether you've ever seen a counsellor or therapist about your worries, and whether it's something you might consider? You said yourself that you think you...

You're welcome! And you're definitely not wasting anyone's time. One of the reasons we exist as an organisation, and why we personally as individuals spend time working here, is to talk with people about identity and help unravel questions and wonderings about it :) How about we and you try to strik...

I'm really sorry to hear that he did that, dogscats. He shouldn't have done that. No matter who we are, whether we've previously experienced assault or not, a person shouldn't start being sexual on us while we're asleep, and shouldn't just continue being sexual to us if we're crying or shaking. I un...

The topic of sexuality as a whole can definitely feel very overwhelming sometimes. Do you need to take this slower, or take a break from thinking about it? I understand the need to figure yourself out - it can feel so un-mooring to feel big uncertainty about our own self - but still, there's a lot o...

Per changing your pill: so long as you're always taking the right number of pills in total in each cycle, in the right order and at the right time, you'll have your pill's proper contraceptive protection. Switching from one brand to another won't matter. When you take other medication, always ask th...

Hi dogscats123, I'm glad you'll be able to have some space from him, because like Heather above, I think his behaviour to you was wrong and unsafe. Until you go away, do you feel able to take space from him? Honestly, we'd ideally suggest not seeing him at all; if that doesn't seem possible or isn't...

Hi fpcs00, welcome to the boards! I'm glad you asked us about this. Your question ""but does that mean she (P) never can have sex just because she's intellectually disabled?" I don't think that's right, it can't be" - you're spot on that that's not right at all. Intellectually di...

Yes, condom size is about how thick the penis is (when it's erect). Condoms have a ring around the open end, and the size difference is about how large or small that ring is. There isn't a super-big difference between the different sizes of condom, and most people will find that an average size work...

Like rubyted suggested, it's never a bad idea to check in with a healthcare provider when we're unsure about some part of our body. With what you're describing though, Ann, you're probably happy to hear that it's much much more likely to be your body behaving as it's designed to behave, and not any ...

Oof, that sounds painful and lousy, I'm not surprised you're tired of it! One yeast infection in two years isn't necessarily out of the ordinary, but no-one would want multiple UTIs. Some people do wind up with recurrent UTIs - it's one of those things that can be pesky and difficult to figure out a...

Welcome to the boards! If you aren't using a regular method of contraception (like the pill, patch, IUD, or implant), what you and your boyfriend did does pose some risk of pregnancy. It sounds like he didn't ejaculate on or in your genitals, do I have that right? If that's correct, the two of you u...

Thanks for your understanding! I've made those small edits you asked for, no trouble. (We have a small time-window for users to edit your own posts and we usually don't edit things ourselves, because with the kinds of sensitive discussions we have in this space sometimes, it's important that records...

I would suggest the same thing as Sam did: to try a few different brands and sizes, to see what fits you and feels right on you. A condom should fit around the erect penis snugly and firmly, without feeling uncomfortable. (Extra room in the length is fine; width is what should be snug.) If it stays ...

I'm glad you're able to think about some things in a more helpful way, and that you're feeling some compassion and understanding for yourself. Good for you! I understand feeling angry and sad about incompetent adults who either hurt you or didn't help when they really, really should have. It sucks, ...

(AradiaGrace27, I moved your post to its own, new thread, so we can talk with you without it getting lost in this more general thread, as your topic is a little different to the other posts here. You can find your new thread at http://www.scarleteen.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=6298 )

Let's see if I grasp what you're asking: are you asking

"Can a connection that's built on "we'd like to have sex with each other sometimes" be as healthy as a connection that's built on "we have some things in common and we like hanging out together"?"
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It definitely doesn't feel good if it seems like the other person isn't taking on what we're saying at all! I'm sorry you had that experience with your brother, DarkLady, and I'm glad you're figuring out what seems right to you about mystery vs. plain-speaking :) I'd like to add that you never tell ...

Extra to what's already been said, I'd like to back up to a couple of more basic things. When you say you can't "bust", do you mean you can't ejaculate? Just checking, because there's lots and lots of different ways of talking about sexual things, and sometimes the same words mean differen...

Welcome to the boards! Although I'm sorry that it's being in such a tough place that's brought you here. First, I don't think you did anything wrong by connecting with another guy while you and your boyfriend were broken up. It's not wrong to flirt with, date, or be sexual with someone else when you...

Hi Avery, Dr Google is notoriously a terrible doctor! It usually suggests all kinds of alarming things for any symptoms anyone can think of. It's usually much much better not to put any health concerns into a general search engine, and instead look only on a reputable health site. It's fairly common...

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