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I read "could" as "covid", lol 
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Sep 15, 2020 15:08
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boobs hurt feelin' cranky I hate getting all the symptoms and no actual flow tho. Something about the pill I'm on makes it really easy for me to miss a period if I'm stressed, and life has been a huge morass of stress lately. I crave the confirmation that I'm not pregnant. I took a lot of pregnancy tests in the months leading up to my wedding a few years ago.
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Sep 15, 2020 17:16
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Nothing worse than achy titties! I can't have periods anymore obviously, but they put me on Orilissa to control the endometriosis and it gave me the ACHIEST BOOBS IN THE WORLD. I was trying to squeeze by my boyfriend's chair one evening my nipple clipped the (soft leather) chair corner, and this was somehow enough to cause me to screech in pain like a banshee, which caused him to scream in reflex scream in panic, and we just kind of screamed like idiots for 10 straight seconds. Like if that is what getting hit in the balls is like than holy poo poo do I feel bad for men.
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Sep 16, 2020 01:40
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Pro tip: never get nips pierced and an IUD inserted within a month of one another. turns out my body is not keen on having metal jammed into it! and still my stubbornness prevails to continue doing so!
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Sep 16, 2020 06:12
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How else can you become a cyborg?
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Sep 16, 2020 06:34
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My cycle is so long it regularly goes off the edge of what Clue can display in its history. Day 40 right now. Sure would like that period
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Sep 16, 2020 08:58
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Went on Nexaplon in july, started bleeding 2 weeks later, and that's my life now.  It's pretty just contraception through abstinence, zero libido and blood everywhere.It did finally stop for 2 weeks at the beginning of september, at almost exactly the 12-week mark, and it was *so good* for the right feelings to come back, to not have to worry about it and to not be tired all the time. Now the endless period is back and worse than ever, yay! This sucks.
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Sep 16, 2020 09:59
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I was the same on nexplanon when I first started, but I passed through the struggle and into blissful unending no-periods. It might be worth gutting it out for another month or two
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I'm stuck with it anyway. Corona being what it is, I only got this because they couldn't find a pill to give me that didn't have lactose in it, and I was apparently the first one they'd done in months, on top of that, they don't like taking them out before 6 months is up. To be fair, it's really great to not have to worry that I might be pregnant at any point, just the side effects are depressing.
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LadyPictureShow posted:Man, when I first got my period, I went to my mom and said 'I think I got my period'. She checked the murder scene in the toilet bowl, handed me this huge maxi pad and that was it. It shouldn't be, but for some reason it's comforting to know I'm not alone here, even down to the o.b. Super Plus detail. Anyone else receive a copy of The Period Book as their mom's version of "the talk" in the early 00's? Thought it was pronounced vag-na till sex ed came along in 6th grade cause of that goddamn thing.
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YeahTubaMike posted:I read "could" as "covid", lol Same. My brain is broken.
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The Artificial Kid posted:Most gynaecologists will tell you that the best fertility test is trying to get pregnant. You have valid points, and I’m not trying to start drama or pretend like I have experience on this topic, but I take issue with this line of reasoning. Why can’t a woman both not want kids enough at that moment in time to want to (or be in the position to) try to conceive, but also be concerned about preserving her future fertility? I dunno it just sounds like a paternalistic brush off that isn’t rooted in the real life choices the patient has to consider.
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TeachesOfPeaches posted:You have valid points, and I’m not trying to start drama or pretend like I have experience on this topic, but I take issue with this line of reasoning. Why can’t a woman both not want kids enough at that moment in time to want to (or be in the position to) try to conceive, but also be concerned about preserving her future fertility? I dunno it just sounds like a paternalistic brush off that isn’t rooted in the real life choices the patient has to consider. "Paternalistic brush-off" pretty much sums up my entire medical history.
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Fleta Mcgurn posted:"Paternalistic brush-off" pretty much sums up my entire Yup
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Fleta Mcgurn posted:"Paternalistic brush-off" pretty much sums up my entire medical history. Same.
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Sep 17, 2020 14:33
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I really hate how my 28-day BCPs slowly screw up the timing on my other maintenance prescriptions which are all 30-day of course. soon I won't be able to refill them all at once because insurance companies suck 
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Sep 17, 2020 18:23
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luv 2 have a hair-trigger temper for a solid week, can't even say anything about it bc people treat you like an unexploded bomb and I'm here like "were it not for my immensely powerful self-control you would have been long dead by now"
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Sep 17, 2020 18:45
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Cowslips Warren posted:Best period reason I ever read: one time I read an article that said the reason humans get periods when most animals don't is because human embryos are more deeply implanted in the host's body, cause more complications, and are more prone to abnormalities, so the uterus wants to create a hostile environment for newly-fertilized eggs to make drat sure the mediocre ones get flushed this characterization makes me feel better about my periods because while I still don't particularly want a uterus it at least feels more like we're on the same page vis-a-vis violently rejecting potential pregnancies would be nice if I could let it know there's no chance of me being pregnant and it can chill, though
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Tjadeth posted:one time I read an article that said the reason humans get periods when most animals don't is because human embryos are more deeply implanted in the host's body, cause more complications, and are more prone to abnormalities, so the uterus wants to create a hostile environment for newly-fertilized eggs to make drat sure the mediocre ones get flushed I remember being a kid and seeing our dog in heat, and how she'd have to wear loving panties to keep the blood off the carpet. "Ah that sucks to be her," I remember thinking, pre sex ed, pre puberty. How much it had to suck to have to wear something clearly annoying a few times a year! Irony.
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Tjadeth posted:one time I read an article that said the reason humans get periods when most animals don't is because human embryos are more deeply implanted in the host's body, cause more complications, and are more prone to abnormalities, so the uterus wants to create a hostile environment for newly-fertilized eggs to make drat sure the mediocre ones get flushed Maybe a telegram? 
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I had an ultrasound earlier this week to see if I had appendicitis because of some pain in my right side (didn't have appendicitis, still not sure what it was.) They also looked at my right ovary. Doc told me the ovary and everything was normal but he'd email me the ultrasound report. I noticed the report mentioned a bunch of immature follicles on my ovary so I made a phone appointment to ask if that was anything to worry about. I thought it was fair to double-check because I've always had super heavy and unpleasant periods and multiple symptoms of PCOS. Anyway he sounded extreeemely annoyed with me and said it was the normal findings at the end of the ultrasound that was important and the follicles just hadn't grown yet or whatever and now I feel like a huge dumbass Also I'm on my period right now and it blows
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You'd also feel bad though if you hadn't checked, he didn't need the attitude for something that you were right to ask about. Maybe take the report and get a second opinion if possible? My period that started the other day seems to have tapered off. A week+ of irritability, sore (although great looking) tits and a complete inability to concentrate, for like 2 days of medium to light bleeding... Maybe I'm almost through the endless stage??
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angry emu posted:I had an ultrasound earlier this week to see if I had appendicitis because of some pain in my right side (didn't have appendicitis, still not sure what it was.) They also looked at my right ovary. Doc told me the ovary and everything was normal but he'd email me the ultrasound report. I noticed the report mentioned a bunch of immature follicles on my ovary so I made a phone appointment to ask if that was anything to worry about. I thought it was fair to double-check because I've always had super heavy and unpleasant periods and multiple symptoms of PCOS. Anyway he sounded extreeemely annoyed with me and said it was the normal findings at the end of the ultrasound that was important and the follicles just hadn't grown yet or whatever and now I feel like a huge dumbass Don't feel bad. Even if the doc is right and it is nothing, he should have mentioned it before giving you the report OR apologized for freaking you out while explaining it. There is a reason reports aren't normally given out to us lay people without a lot of interpretation; we just don't know what to freak out about. Never apologize for asking about something you don't understand; it's part of responsible advocacy for your own health.
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Sep 19, 2020 07:25
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Wish me luck ladies. I’m about to have my nexplanon sliced out and replaced today.
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Fleta Mcgurn posted:"Paternalistic brush-off" pretty much sums up my entire medical history. That really sucks, and the fact that so many women in this thread echo the same sentiment confirms how stuck in the dark ages women's healthcare is. I have always heard individual women's stories about doctors not believing them about their own bodies, but it wasn't until a friend of mine got pregnant that I learned how deep the problem goes. So many pregnancy-related issues, which often involve serious risks including death, aren't well understood at all and medical science can't seem be bothered to research them. When you contrast this with conditions like erectile dysfunction that have been so heavily funded and publicized that there are like 17 different treatments for it, it's really depressing.
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Zoesdare posted:Wish me luck ladies. I’m about to have my nexplanon sliced out and replaced today. Good luck!! Mine was relatively painless, I only ran into trouble because I let her wrap the bandage way too tight around my arm afterward. I was paranoid about the new implant popping out and didn't consider, like... circulation.
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extra row of teeth posted:Nothing worse than achy titties! i once slammed my laptop closed on my nipple. not a pleasant experience.
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DemonDarkhorse posted:i once slammed my laptop closed on my nipple. not a pleasant experience. This made me chuckle in the real world.
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Sep 19, 2020 18:37
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DemonDarkhorse posted:i once slammed my laptop closed on my nipple. not a pleasant experience. I managed to catch my nipple piercing under the lip of the drawer under an oven and then slammed the door shut. I took the piercing out forever that day.
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A friend shared this on Facebook: quote:Franka Frei: Recently I finished writing my Bachelor's thesis about the portrayal of Menstruation in media and society - a real taboo topic. So taboo in fact, that the coordinator of my German university not only refused to help me but actively discouraged me from formulating this topic in a way to find a supervisor. (She told me that I would never find a professor who would approve this topic. To paraphrase what they said in English, there is no scientific bases for this topic and the reason for that: it's a taboo).
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Pinus Porcus posted:A friend shared this on Facebook: owns loving owns!
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Sep 20, 2020 12:45
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Pinus Porcus posted:A friend shared this on Facebook: Hell yeah 
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Apparently in Arizona you can’t stock nexplanon? I have to wait two weeks and answer mystery number phone calls in case the dispensing pharmacy calls to verify that I do in fact want this implant before they send it to my HCP.
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I don't know if there's a law vs. if they just don't do enough for it to make sense to keep in stock. I'm in NYC, and my private gyn practice doesn't keep Nexplanon in stock, there's a whole rigamarole where I would have to order it and pay for it to be shipped to them and then my insurance would reimburse me. Orrrr I can just go to Planned Parenthood, which has a lot higher volume, so they keep it in stock and it goes smoothly.
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Sep 20, 2020 23:55
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my ovaries frickin hurt. stop ovulating already you idiots. I don't even want kids
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Why can't we just do like most fishes and expel the eggs without everything else? Ever seen a female betta or pleco who gets rejected or has no male around? They loving shot put/machine gun that poo poo right out. Let's just drop all our eggs at once, let us have the choice to without everything else!
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I'm not sure if this has been posted here already or not, if it has I apologize for the reposting. I used a Transcutaneous Electronic Neural Stimulator (TENS) unit for chronic pain, and it works wonders for muscle spasms in my neck and lower back. This device is very similar in function to a TENS unit but is designed specifically for endometriosis pain, so I thought I would share it with all of you. https://mylivia.com/reviews/ I hope it can bring quality of life to someone.
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Pot Smoke Phoenix posted:I'm not sure if this has been posted here already or not, if it has I apologize for the reposting. May this phoenix always rise. Thanks for posting this!
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Dr. Jen Gunter implores you to save your money and use a normal TENS machine! https://drjengunter.com/2016/05/24/livia-isnt-a-new-off-switch-for-period-pain-its-an-expensive-tens-unit/ There’s also a more recent Vice article about that company: https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/pa7z49/livia-period-cramps-device-scam
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