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- Sat Jun 17, 2017 9:41 am
- Forum: Sexual Health
- Topic: safety of urine play?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4184
Re: safety of urine play?
The general risk is transmitting infection. Pee is fairly sterile, but not 100% sterile, and it can carry STIs like chlamydia, Gonorrhea, or Hep B (this risk of transmission from urine play seems to be fairly low, but it's still there).
- Sat Jun 17, 2017 7:41 am
- Forum: Sexual Health
- Topic: Dealing With Periods After Stopping OCP
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10686
Re: Dealing With Periods After Stopping OCP
I feel you on having trouble eating your greens. One way to get them in is to blend dark greens like Kale or Spinach into a smoothie (if you search for "green smoothie" online you can find a bunch of recipes). It's weird, but it can work to bypass the taste (I'm by no means a nutritionist,...
- Fri Jun 16, 2017 7:57 am
- Forum: Sexual Health
- Topic: STI risk for fellatio without condom without cum or pre-cum
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4376
Re: STI risk for fellatio without condom without cum or pre-cum
In theory, the lack of fluids would decrease the risks for somethings, although the risks for skin to skin STIs remains the same. As for your second question, beyond giving you STI rates for your age cohort, there's no way to answer that. If the status of a partner is unknown, then there is a risk o...
- Fri Jun 16, 2017 7:01 am
- Forum: Ask Us!
- Topic: Hello, some advice would be appreciated please
- Replies: 51
- Views: 15520
Re: Hello, some advice would be appreciated please
That sounds like a fairly standard process (the case manager deciding the length of treatment is a little odd to me , but that may be a difference between countries more than anything else). My advice would be to be as honest and open as you can (sometimes people will try and downplay the effects of...
- Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:15 am
- Forum: Got Questions? Get Answers.
- Topic: IMPORTANT !!!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3640
Re: IMPORTANT !!!
Hi Zoinkscoob, There can be a few reasons why sex is painful. You mention using lube, which is great. Are you also aroused and not tense when having sex? Or do any of the explanations here sound like they might apply? From OW! to WOW! Demystifying Painful Intercourse As for your discharge questions,...
- Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:31 am
- Forum: Ask Us!
- Topic: Pill worries
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3312
Re: Pill worries
It can occur, as sometimes ovulation isn't suppressed during a specific cycle. That's why the pill is designed to work in three ways, so that if ovulation does happen you still have the other two ways keeping you from getting pregnant.
- Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:12 am
- Forum: Ask Us!
- Topic: Pill worries
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3312
Re: Pill worries
Got it. In that case, I'd suggest planning on the focus of you next session being addressing this issue, since it's clearly causing you a lot of stress. In the mean time, doing some self-care might mitigate some of what you're feeling: Self-Care a La Carte If your tracker is only asking for dates, t...
- Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:59 am
- Forum: Ask Us!
- Topic: Pill worries
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3312
Re: Pill worries
Hi Angeldelight,
If you're still seeing your therapist, have the two of you made any progress on identifying and addressing the underlying causes of this anxiety? Also, does you period tracker have you measuring things like body temperature and cervical mucus?
If you're still seeing your therapist, have the two of you made any progress on identifying and addressing the underlying causes of this anxiety? Also, does you period tracker have you measuring things like body temperature and cervical mucus?
- Mon Jun 12, 2017 12:03 pm
- Forum: Et Cetera
- Topic: Help for a friend
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6741
Re: Help for a friend
I think that depends on what you'd hope to get out of bringing it up with her. For instance, if you want to let her know that you get where she's coming from, you could bring it up and preface it with that. That would give her some idea of where you're coming from, and could head off some of the rea...
- Mon Jun 12, 2017 8:28 am
- Forum: Supporting Each Other
- Topic: Pulse
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5322
Pulse
It's been a year since the Pulse shooting, and all the discussion around it in the next few days may bring up some tough feelings for people. This is a space to vent and support each other around those feelings.
- Mon Jun 12, 2017 7:59 am
- Forum: Ask Us!
- Topic: Late period after sex on bc
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1963
Re: Late period after sex on bc
Hi Mw2525, A little cycle variation is normal, and there are lots of reasons why a period could be a few days late (although if you're expecting it today and it hasn't come and instead comes tomorrow or the next day, it barely counts as late). You can read about those here: M.I.A or, Dude, Where's M...
- Mon Jun 12, 2017 7:29 am
- Forum: Ask Us!
- Topic: Bruised Cervix
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5196
Re: Bruised Cervix
Got it. The most succinct description I've found come from Our Bodies, Ourselves under the heading of benign cervical conditions. "Cervical eversion (also called ectropion) occurs when the kind of tissue that lines the cervical canal grows on the outer vaginal part of the cervix, making it red,...
Re: Doubt
It sounds like a next step is for you to talk to him about how you're feeling. That might feel daunting, but if you talk with him about what's going on you two may be able to address some of the things making you feel insecure. I'd add that, since he sounds like he cares about you, he likely wants t...
- Sun Jun 11, 2017 8:39 am
- Forum: Ask Us!
- Topic: Bruised Cervix
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5196
Re: Bruised Cervix
To start out with, how much information about it did your healthcare provider give you?
- Sun Jun 11, 2017 8:27 am
- Forum: Ask Us!
- Topic: anti-depressant and menstruation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2546
Re: anti-depressant and menstruation
That sounds like a tough time to have gone through. With your concerns, I'd suggest bringing them up when you visit the doctor. If it's more important to you to not have to go through another meds adjustment than to possibly reset your cycle, that's something your healthcare provider should know and...
- Sun Jun 11, 2017 8:20 am
- Forum: Ask Us!
- Topic: Should I tell my parents?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4278
Re: Should I tell my parents?
I can't tell you how glad I am that you'll be talking to a counselor. That kind of support can be really helpful when you're dealing with situations like this, and hopefully they'll be a space where you feel supported. It sounds like you've thought through a lot of your options (and that you're alre...
- Sat Jun 10, 2017 9:26 am
- Forum: Sex & Sexuality
- Topic: Heteronormativity?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7265
Re: Heteronormativity?
I totally get where you're coming from. I'm not sure it's so much a function of heteronormativity as it is a cultural tendency to assume there's one, specific set of traits that are the hottest and that physical attraction is the driving force of how people choose who to date and who to sleep with. ...
- Sat Jun 10, 2017 7:47 am
- Forum: Ask Us!
- Topic: Bruised Cervix
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5196
Re: Bruised Cervix
Hi gatesy,
We can't say for certain what caused it, but it was likely that either during sex or during masturbation that you inserted something that bumped into your cervix enough to cause this.
We can't say for certain what caused it, but it was likely that either during sex or during masturbation that you inserted something that bumped into your cervix enough to cause this.
Re: Doubt
Hi Chuchita, You're not actually doing anything wrong, and plenty of people have been in this situation before you. It sounds like you think your boyfriend is a great guy. It also sounds a little like you're dating him because you feel like you should, and not necessarily because you feel a lot of a...
- Sat Jun 10, 2017 7:36 am
- Forum: Ask Us!
- Topic: Should I tell my parents?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4278
Re: Should I tell my parents?
Hi Mountainhome, If you think there's a chance that your parents would hurt you or otherwise severely punish you if they found out, then the safest thing to do is to not tell. It's not immoral to keep yourself safe (I'd argue it's not immoral to not tell your parents everything either). Your parents...
- Fri Jun 09, 2017 8:36 am
- Forum: Ask Us!
- Topic: Can't Orgasm or Find Clitoris
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2071
Re: Can't Orgasm or Find Clitoris
Hi anonymousgir, My first piece of advice is, when you masturbate,to focus less on orgasm and more on figuring out what feels pleasurable to your body. When you put a lot of pressure on yourself to climax, it can actually make it harder to do so because you get stressed out about not orgasming, whic...
- Fri Jun 09, 2017 8:00 am
- Forum: Ask Us!
- Topic: I Need Some Clarification
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2435
Re: I Need Some Clarification
Hi TooWorry, We can't really predict when your period will arrive, because cycles can vary from month to month in ways you can't always predict. How long have you been tracking your period for? And would you like information on how to track it in the most accurate way possible? Even if you were ovul...
Re: Help!!!!!
We can't really pick a person for you to decide you want to pursue a relationship with. That sort of feeling arises organically from getting to know other people. Something we can help with is brainstorming ways for you to meet new people (since it doesn't sound like there's anyone you're interested...
- Thu Jun 08, 2017 10:15 am
- Forum: Scarleteen Updates
- Topic: Pulse: One Year After
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5395
Pulse: One Year After
A blog reflecting on grief, loss, and community for the one year anniversary of the pulse shooting: http://www.scarleteen.com/blog/sam_w/pu ... year_after
Re: Help!!!!!
That sounds like a difficult thing to discover. How are you doing?
As to your original question, what kind of help are you looking for from us?
As to your original question, what kind of help are you looking for from us?