I talked to him and he's gonna put me on another round of antibiotics, and then I'm going to go in in around a week or so to give another sample and we'll talk about it.

Thank you so much for the help!!! And I'll read the article right away

Awesome! Thank you so much, I'll order some right away. And I was actually just about to call my doctor! He said to let him know if the symptoms didn't stop. I've heard of the low dose of antibiotics, and I might give it a try, although if possible I'd like to avoid it just to avoid the risk of my b...

update: I did bring it up with my OBGYN, and turns out it was vaginismus, so I was totally wrong. Whoops! But I did find out what the problem was because I went to see my doctor, so thank you so much for encouraging me to talk to her!!

Thank you so much!! So the soap I use pretty much consistently is dove body wash that's either the "original" kind or the "sensitive skin" kind. I've always thought it was fine, but I'm very prone to UTIs and lately I've been getting them for seemingly no reason? Like I just had ...

...or vulva, rather here's the problem: I can't not use it. I legitimately can't. I feel really gross if I don't, even though I KNOW the vagina is self-cleaning and all your vulva needs is to be washed with warm water. I know it isn't rational - it's some combination of anxiety, or OCD, or whatever,...

I haven't, I've only seen my OBGYN once and it was a year ago. But I'm hoping to get another appointment soon. Would this be a reasonable thing to bring up??

Okay, this question sounds really dumb, but bear with me: I've been having intercourse sex for over a year. The first time I had it wasn't painful at all (which was surprising to me, even though I know that first time sex shouldn't/doesn't need to be painful) and usually it's not uncomfortable/painf...

Awesome, thanks so much! I'll definitely look into the options, both at my campus clinic and at the closest planned parenthood. Thanks again!

Thanks so much for the quick response! I'm not up to date, no. I really want to go in for both a regular OBGYN appt and one because I'm now sexually active. Although I know both my sexual history and my partner's and there shouldn't be anything to worry about, I'd still much rather make sure. Right ...

Hi! So, recently after any kind of penetrative sex I've experienced some light spotting. There isn't a large amount of blood (just a tiny bit) but it has a tendency to result in brownish as well as yellowish discharge for at least a day/couple days afterwards. I'm not really sure if this is somethin...

Thanks so much for the response! Yeah, it seems like people are really unsure. Some people who've used binders long-term think it reduces the elasticity and makes them more "malleable" basically by breaking down the breast tissue, but others say it just happens overtime anyway? Regardless,...

Hi! So I recently acquired a binder, today being the first time I've worn it for an extended period, and was wondering if there were any negative affects it could have on my body? I'm not a trans guy, so I wouldn't want to wear it every day, but I am a little confused about gender right now and I en...

Okay, I'll ask my OB/GYN about it. Thank you so much!

Thank you so much! I'll definitely ask again, then.

Oh sorry! I didn't mean I wouldn't be getting an OBGYN appointment. I meant that if there was any separate appointment for STI testing it'd be near impossible for me to get to it without my parents' knowledge.

I also don't really have any way of getting to an appointment without the knowledge of my parents, I'm sorry

Sorry, I technically actually live just outside of DC, in Virginia. Last time I asked about STI testing, my doctor said it was impossible to have it done without my parents knowing. (Plus, I'm on my parent's healthcare plan, so I'm not sure what I should do)

Okay, I'll do my best to get one soon then. No, I'm not sexually active. I guess technically I was on the receiving end of oral sex once, but that was back in early August. As far as I'm aware, the person I was with had at the time only been with one person prior and it was only once, over two years...

I'd thought about going to one earlier because of bad period cramps and my mom had set something up for me, so yes I know where to go. Thank you! Is this something I should be super concerned about? I'll definitely make sure to get an appointment as soon as possible, but is it urgent enough that I s...

Hi! I've actually been a member for over a year now but just remade my account on the new boards--by the way, the site looks great! So for the past month-ish (about a week after I got my period, I think) I've been having a bit of blood in my discharge. It's not a lot, just enough that it's sometimes...

Hi, I was emily1997, now dinosaur.girl7