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Bagleworm posted:I can't recall anyone complaining about constant bleeding while on the paragard; are you sure you're not confusing it with the hormonal IUD, the mirena? I think I have heard it too, though. Maybe it's confusion with the heavy periods? Mirena is definitely not known for constant bleeding. More the opposite!
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Thanks in part to this thread, I've got an appointment for a mirena insertion in about two weeks! I'm stoked--not having to worry about my birth control for five years is going to be so awesome. (MOreover, my boyfriend got spurred on to look into a vasectomy at the same time.) Even better, I got the device covered by the ARCH Foundation and my local family planning center will do the insertion (well technically one of the local gyns will do it, but the planning center is paying for it) for only a $30 copay! I did have a question. The director for the family planning center said that in their experience, 15% (!!) of nulliparous women expell the IUD--now that I think about it, she never mentioned in what time frame--hence why they aren't doing the insertion but the gyn will. That number seems awfully high to me, is that accurate?
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Gutless Wonder posted:I had some blood tests run on me and every doctor I've been to agrees I cannot be put on hormonal birth control at all. I have factor V Leiden, which is pretty common and basically the (mild) opposite of hemophilia. All the older male blood doctors told me omg, no hormones. When I did my own research, or talked to doctors who were younger, female, and/or reproductive health specialists, they agreed estrogen was the problem and progesterone was fine. I also got a nice printout from a WHO study that specifically said Implanon was fine for me. I suspect you have the same deal, and while combination BC may be off the table, there are plenty of progesterone-only options that should be fine. Also, goddamn at all of you who shrug off a colposcopy like no big thing. When I had one, it was pretty much the worst thing ever, the procedure and the aftermath. I'm amazed by y'all's cervical fortitude. Also also, PSA: get the HPV vaccine if you can! Even if you already have one type of HPV, it's still worthwhile. If you're a guy itt, you too can and should get it. College health centers and local clinics can sometimes give you good price breaks, and insurance can sometimes be surprisingly good about covering it since it's a preventative thing. Vaccines for everyone 
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I got my Mirena about two months ago, and so far I love it. Unfortunately, my boyfriend doesn't. The strings poke him-- and not in a "Oh, hey, I can kinda feel something in there" way, but a "OW OW OW" boner-killing way. It's pretty much destroyed our sex life. I've tried tucking the strings behind my cervix beforehand, but they just come loose during sex. We had about three days where they stayed in place consistently, but clearly that didn't last. I mentioned this to the health worker at my follow-up visit-- I'd read about women who had the same problem and solved it by getting the strings cut flush to the cervix. She immediately dismissed the idea due to the risk that removing it might involve surgery-- which I can understand-- but kind of just shrugged at me in terms of what else to do. I really, really don't want to get rid of my Mirena, but I'm not sure what options I have, other than maybe finding a doctor that would be okay with cutting the strings flush. Edit for additional info: They strings feel like they're maybe an inch or an inch and a half long. They have curled up against my cervix (according to the worker at the follow-up visit, anyway), but the ends just kind of float around and do their poke-y thing. Sadsy Kitten fucked around with this message at 08:29 on Aug 6, 2011 |
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I've heard that getting the strings cut shorter sometimes end up making it pokyer because it can't move around as much and just sticks out besides making removal of the Mirena way harder. The strings do soften up and some people do notice a different after some time, but my guy could still at least feel them whenever we had sex even over a year later. It wasn't too uncomfortable to him since I didn't hear him complain, it was more of a slight mood-killer.
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Anne Whateley posted:Also, goddamn at all of you who shrug off a colposcopy like no big thing. When I had one, it was pretty much the worst thing ever, the procedure and the aftermath. I'm amazed by y'all's cervical fortitude. I don't really remember my colposopy either. I just know I took a couple tylenol before and drove myself home. I probably just sucked it all up because I didn't mention anything to my parents until the C word was brought up so I was scared and on my own for a while. For my conization I was under general anesthesia and the after care didn't seem too bad. Had some gross pads after both though. Inserting my IUD hurt the most I think or at least had the most effect on me since I was queasy and lightheaded for a few hours afterward. I've been told I have a pretty high pain tolerance though too.
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Anne Whateley posted:Also, goddamn at all of you who shrug off a colposcopy like no big thing. When I had one, it was pretty much the worst thing ever, the procedure and the aftermath. I'm amazed by y'all's cervical fortitude. I just had my first colposcopy and the actual procedure wasn't too terrible. it helped that my doc had me cough deeply when she went to take the biopsies so I couldn't even feel them. That said, the aftermath WAS awful... I felt like I was getting a UTI for a couple days, had coffee grounds lookin-stuff coming out of my vag, and then I had to remove my Nuvaring a few days later and OMG that thing was a horrifying mess. Anyone else dealt with a Nuvaring post-colposcopy? Because what the gently caress, man. What the gently caress.
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My colposcopy was awful. Before, during, and after. It all hurt so badly. My bf was nice enough to take me, since I was in my hometown at the time. He bought me ice cream afterwards, even though I just wanted to shove it into my vag. I went home and went to bed with bleeding and cramps for more than a day. But, subsequent paps have revealed no more displaysia.
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I had my first colposcopy in 2007, and I think I had another a year later. I had HPV, it went away, and this is June I had an abnormal pap and HPV again. I had my colposcopy last month and dreaded it from before I even made the appointment, because I knew how I would react to it. I knew it'd be like a trailing end of a period and that it'd hurt the next day. My issue isn't so much pain as much as I feel sickened/distraught? at someone navigating around inside a private and fragile part of me, especially when they're going to remove part of my flesh. It's nearly the same anxiety I feel when having my blood drawn (I can't look at it, or my own blood in vials) but for different reasons. It just feels like someone shouldn't be doing such a thing to me, even though I know it's a standard medical procedure and not that big of deal/not dangerous. I got my biopsy results about a week ago and everything is normal. Not entirely sure how I go from a LSIL/CIN 1/mild dysplasia with HPV pap smear to "okay I'm going to get this abnormal spot" to "Your biopsy results were normal! See you in 6 months for a pap smear!"
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Tulip Candy posted:I've heard that getting the strings cut shorter sometimes end up making it pokyer because it can't move around as much and just sticks out besides making removal of the Mirena way harder. My doctor cut the strings very short initially (on accident), so that it takes me a lot of effort to feel them, if I even can. That being said, depending on the angle and intensity of sex, my boyfriend can occasionally feel the strings. He says that when it happens, it's a little uncomfortable, but not a mood killer. I assume that even though my strings have softened up over the course of a year, they're just nowhere for them to go since they can't curl up and around. I'm a little nervous about this for the removal in 4 years, but nothing to be done about that now. 
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I'm sure this has been asked before, but it should be a simple enough question. My girlfriend just got the shot because she finally realized that she's horrible at taking the pill at regular times. The OP lists the "typical use" failure rate at 3% and the "perfect" use failure rate at 0.3%. How are "typical use" and "perfect use" different for the shot? Don't you either get it or you don't?
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Stump Truck posted:I'm sure this has been asked before, but it should be a simple enough question. My girlfriend just got the shot because she finally realized that she's horrible at taking the pill at regular times. The OP lists the "typical use" failure rate at 3% and the "perfect" use failure rate at 0.3%. How are "typical use" and "perfect use" different for the shot? Don't you either get it or you don't? There's also 3) not getting the shot at the appropriate interval (i.e. getting the shot late). vvv 3% failure rate right there! DRP Solved! fucked around with this message at 00:19 on Aug 10, 2011 |
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I think that would have to do with not getting the shot later than when you were scheduled to. e: Haha, so close but beaten.
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Stump Truck posted:I'm sure this has been asked before, but it should be a simple enough question. My girlfriend just got the shot because she finally realized that she's horrible at taking the pill at regular times. The OP lists the "typical use" failure rate at 3% and the "perfect" use failure rate at 0.3%. How are "typical use" and "perfect use" different for the shot? Don't you either get it or you don't? Since you have to get a shot of Depo every 3 months, my guess is the main "user error" would be not going and getting your shots on time. Apparently the perfect use and typical use for the shot were actually the same (.3%) until 2004 when they started using some other standard to measure it. I couldn't access any of the sources on that, so I'm not really all that clear on what changed it.
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I'm really getting tired of all the problems with my vagina and switching birth controls did not help. My doctor stopped me on the NuvaRing and Jolivette and gave me Kariva, which changed absolutely nothing. I'm still having the bleeding/brown discharge/annoying vagina stuff and the pain is still there. I guess the only change, really, is the occurrence of pain, since now it's happening more often. I couldn't remember to take the Kariva every day at the same time anyway so I just called my NuvaRing back in and started back on that myself. My gyno has no further suggestions as far as halting the bleeding/discharge nor the pain. OTC pain relievers are not working and I'm not about to have surgery again. This is frustrating. 
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silversiren posted:I'm really getting tired of all the problems with my vagina and switching birth controls did not help. My doctor stopped me on the NuvaRing and Jolivette and gave me Kariva, which changed absolutely nothing. I'm still having the bleeding/brown discharge/annoying vagina stuff and the pain is still there. I guess the only change, really, is the occurrence of pain, since now it's happening more often. I couldn't remember to take the Kariva every day at the same time anyway so I just called my NuvaRing back in and started back on that myself. You sound like a perfect candidate for the Mirena IUD. Is this something you would consider? If so, have you talked to your gyno about it?
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DRP Solved! posted:You sound like a perfect candidate for the Mirena IUD. Is this something you would consider? If so, have you talked to your gyno about it? This x2000, you've had those issues for unfairly long silversiren. If your gynecologist doesn't want to give you one for stupid reasons (your age, marital status, etc), find another gynecologist.
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So I'm having some new issues and I don't know if my bc is to blame or not. I've been sick for almost 2 weeks and last Saturday I gave up and went to the ER to get checked out (no insurance, yeah ) and they diagnosed me with strep throat and a couple of other maladies and prescribed Amoxacillin. Well yesterday I realized that the increasing acne I have been getting is REALLY bad. After using a regular acne product I've never had trouble with before (those clearasil face pads) it got significantly worse, which lead me to believe that it might actually be a rash. I went back to the dr. today and they prescribed a different antibiotic because we all pretty much figured I must suddenly be allergic to penicillin, despite having taken it dozens of times before. Anyway I wasn't able to afford any of the alternative drugs she tried to prescribe. It occured to me a little while ago that this could actually be from my nuvaring. When I used it a few years ago, I did have problems with acne. The thing is, I was going off of the depo (hell)shot and I waited exactly 12 weeks to start the nuvaring. My gyno gave me some rings 7 or so weeks ago. I have read online that you normally get your next depo shot after 13 weeks. I don't know if that's true or not, and I never could get a straight answer about when I should start using a ring. So is there a possibility that this horrible acne/rash on my face (that itches and burns, but looks like acne too) is from the ring and possible last bits of depo? I guess i will call the gyno tomorrow and see if i can get in. I'm thinking for now that I will take the ring out, and keep taking the amoxicillan and see if it gets better. I am afraid to stop the amox without another antibiotic because I dont want the strep infection to come back worse, I've already missed a ton of work. I will post a picture of my face if need be.
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evelynevvie posted:acne Is the rash/acne only on your face, or did it spread to other parts of your body? quote:So is there a possibility that this horrible acne/rash on my face (that itches and burns, but looks like acne too) is from the ring and possible last bits of depo? I guess i will call the gyno tomorrow and see if i can get in. If it itches and burns I think it's more likely to be an allergic reaction rather than acne caused by a hormonal shift. quote:I'm thinking for now that I will take the ring out, and keep taking the amoxicillan and see if it gets better. I am afraid to stop the amox without another antibiotic because I dont want the strep infection to come back worse, I've already missed a ton of work. I will post a picture of my face if need be. Antibiotic treatment for strep throat is really just to reduce your risk of (exceptionally rare in Western society) serious side-effects. Strep throat itself is self-limiting and goes away on its own in a week or so. I wouldn't continue to take a medication (the amoxicillin) that is potentially causing an allergic reaction. A picture wouldn't be a bad idea if you don't mind.
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DRP Solved! posted:Is the rash/acne only on your face, or did it spread to other parts of your body? As far as I can tell, it's mostly my face. I have one smallish area on my chest, and I've been itching a fwe other places with no breakouts. Please pardon my lovely self-photography. It actually looks a tad better than yesterday but the burning sensation is worse. http://tinypic.com/m/ete251/1 http://tinypic.com/m/ete260/1 I did manage to get a prescription for predisone so hopefully that will help as well. Also, gently caress Wal*mart and Kroger for taking Erithromyacin off of their $4 lists.
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evelynevvie posted:As far as I can tell, it's mostly my face. I have one smallish area on my chest, and I've been itching a fwe other places with no breakouts. And this came about suddenly, did it? When was your last dose of amoxicillin?
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Last dose was roughly 24 hours ago. Yesterday was day 2 of the rash-thing. Those pics were definitely not the worst of it. Good news is I got up just now, looked in the mirror and it is probably 90% gone. There is definitly some drive-by acne, which doesn't suprise me as I have pretty sensitive skin, but it doesn't look bad. So I guess my ring is not to blame. Glad you talked me out of my original plan! I love my Nuvaring, I don't want to lose it Thanks for your help!
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evelynevvie posted:Last dose was roughly 24 hours ago. Yesterday was day 2 of the rash-thing. Those pics were definitely not the worst of it. I'm glad to hear that it's clearing up.  Don't forget to tell your pharmacist to put the penicillin allergy on your file!
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So, I've been on the implanon for a little more than a month now and it's going great so far. Last week I had a "period." I put that in quotes because it sure was a sorry excuse for a period if I ever saw one. ~3 days in total of extremely light bleeding (stretched over about 5 days, with bleeding every other day). I put a tampon in because I still have loads of them lying around, but it was hardly necessary. Really, it was just a trickle. I'm feeling fine so far, and my sex drive is normal, so it looks like this thing will work out just fine. Thanks all of you for this thread and for the extremely helpful advice you continue to provide.
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I'm sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but I'm really worried, though that's entirely my fault. I went to a walk-in clinic last Wednesday to get a referral for a gynocologist. Two hour waiting time  . Getting the referral was easy, though the doc tried to argue with me about choosing Mirena (you're young, single, if you catch something while you have it could be  , etc.)I also asked him about getting tested for STDs, both for my upcoming IUD and for my peace of mind given my last "relationship". Basically, we started having unprotected sex way too quickly and the relationship imploded in the span of 2 weeks. He gave me one of those lab requisition forms with HIV, gonorrhea and chlamydia ticked off. I aslo wanted to get tested for herpes 1/2 and HPV, but he wouldn't. He argued that getting tested for herpes wasn't necessary if I never had symptoms (the point is knowing beforehand, IMO. No symptoms =/= uninfected  ). For HPV, since I have cervical lesions, I'm infected according to him; testing is not necessary, even if the infection may have resolved, something I'd like to know before having unprotected sex in an eventual LTR.So I did something I'm not proud of in a bout of frustration. Just before I went to the lab, I ticked off the other tests I wanted done on the requisition form myself. I added syphilis for good measure as well as testosterone levels (something I wanted to bring up with the doctor before I was shot down for the STD testing, but that I ended up not doing since I didn't feel comfortable or listened to). At the laboratory (which happens to be at my uni), they ended up not doing the HPV test because you need a cervical smear for that (something I didn't know when I ticked off the test  ). I played dumb when they asked "didn't the doctor tell you?" and they just sent me upstairs to my uni's walk-in clinic where the very nice lady-doctor listened to me and happily wrote me a new lab requisition for HPV and sceduled an appointment with me to take the sample next week since I got my period right then (talk about timing  ). Makes me wish I had gone there to begin with.But now I'm worried, because what I did is, well, fraud, even if it was in a bout of hypochondriac frustration. The original doctor will get the results in 2 weeks. We often joke about doctors who don't give a poo poo around here, but I'm pretty sure he wrote down which tests he prescribed. I've been feeling like confessing ever since, but the dude is a prick. Maybe I should ask advice from the nice doctor from my uni's clinic 
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Bloody Mayhem posted:I'm sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but I'm really worried, though that's entirely my fault. Seems really unlikely that you'll get caught. And seriously, what a dick move on your doc's end, you really should be commended for being super proactive. I have an odd question: I have some ah... sexual trauma and as a result going to the gynecologist or any other doctor that requires me to take off my clothes is really difficult for me and usually results in me flipping out afterwards. I think it would be less disturbing for me if I could take someone close to me with me in the exam room (my partner for example) but I'm worried that it won't be allowed or that the doctor will grill me about why I'm bringing someone with me. Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? It's really stressing me out because I'm definitely going to have to go in the next month or so
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Call and ask, I honestly can't imagine them saying no. Guys go with their partners for a lot of pregnancy related exams, why not just a gynecological visit? My SO used go to my GP with me when I was getting HPV shots because I was deathly afraid of needles, all he asked was that I was ok with him hearing anything that was said. Bloody Mayhem: That doctor is an rear end in a top hat, and I don't think you're in any amount of actual legal trouble. Hopefully you actually get all the results and he doesn't just tell you the ones -he- ordered. :|
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Kerfuffle posted:Call and ask, I honestly can't imagine them saying no. Guys go with their partners for a lot of pregnancy related exams, why not just a gynecological visit? My SO used go to my GP with me when I was getting HPV shots because I was deathly afraid of needles, all he asked was that I was ok with him hearing anything that was said. I brought my mom with me when I got my Implanon inserted because I wanted moral support. The only time they even mentioned her was to ask if she wanted a chair. And when I was there a few couples went into rooms together, I think they're used to that.
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Triangulum posted:I have an odd question: I have some ah... sexual trauma and as a result going to the gynecologist or any other doctor that requires me to take off my clothes is really difficult for me and usually results in me flipping out afterwards. I think it would be less disturbing for me if I could take someone close to me with me in the exam room (my partner for example) but I'm worried that it won't be allowed or that the doctor will grill me about why I'm bringing someone with me. Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? It's really stressing me out because I'm definitely going to have to go in the next month or so I've never asked, but I don't see why not. At my ob/gyn, I've seen the husband go along for visits with his pregnant wife. I'm sure that as long as you explain to the intake nurse (don't have to go into detail or anything, just that you have a friend that you'd like to come in with you), and your friend sits out of the way, that it would be perfectly fine. Lixer fucked around with this message at 21:46 on Aug 12, 2011 |
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Triangulum posted:Seems really unlikely that you'll get caught. And seriously, what a dick move on your doc's end, you really should be commended for being super proactive. Also, I don't know if this would help you at all, but I know that many gynos will let you keep the top half of your outfit on if you aren't getting a breast exam. The last time I went I was wearing a dress, and all I had to do was remove my underwear and hike up the dress. You still have to remove some clothing, obviously, but you aren't shivering naked in a paper gown.
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sarah synonymous posted:Also, I don't know if this would help you at all, but I know that many gynos will let you keep the top half of your outfit on if you aren't getting a breast exam. The last time I went I was wearing a dress, and all I had to do was remove my underwear and hike up the dress. You still have to remove some clothing, obviously, but you aren't shivering naked in a paper gown. I've never had them let me keep anything at all on. And man, I dunno what the gently caress the last RN i had was thinking but she comes in, starts PETTING MY loving HAIR, and saying "Oh, aren't you just the cutest little thing. Ok, now put your feet up in the stirrups"  Thanks lady, this isn't creepy enough without you trying to give me the bad touch.I hate Kaiser so much. But thanks, I honestly thought the answer would be "that's not allowed at all"
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sarah synonymous posted:Also, I don't know if this would help you at all, but I know that many gynos will let you keep the top half of your outfit on if you aren't getting a breast exam. The last time I went I was wearing a dress, and all I had to do was remove my underwear and hike up the dress. You still have to remove some clothing, obviously, but you aren't shivering naked in a paper gown. I've never had to take everything off for an exam, even when they're doing the breast exam too. Every place I've gone to has just had me unhook my bra (but keep it on), lift up my shirt for the breast exam and then I stay covered the rest of the time. I've never had to do the paper gown thing actually, just a big paper sheet to kind of drape over my lower half/cover up while I'm waiting. Maybe it's because I've always gone to small clinics like Planned Parenthood and the health department instead of a full on gynecologist.
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Triangulum posted:I've never had them let me keep anything at all on. And man, I dunno what the gently caress the last RN i had was thinking but she comes in, starts PETTING MY loving HAIR, and saying "Oh, aren't you just the cutest little thing. Ok, now put your feet up in the stirrups" What the hell that is inappropriate. I'm not even that irked by gyno visits but that would really bother me.
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