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The syncing thing is bullshit. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menstrual_synchrony A lot of things can gently caress up the timing: stress, moving, physical labor, etc. Plus among women who menstruate, ~25% are at any point. Combine all those factors and it might appear to be a thing, but it isn't.
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I didn't really get periods for years and years because of my implant ...which was scheduled for replacement in April The first time I got a real period since like 2007, I lost my poo poo so bad I was straight-up microwaving chocolate bars
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Aug 9, 2020 01:17
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It didn't just have to be chocolate, it had to be chocolate AND GOOEY
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Aug 9, 2020 01:29
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I always like chocolate, but I had never had a specific craving for it, and it had never been linked to my period or anything. My first period after 13 years was just weird as hell, I guess
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm4FdyWaOCo (1989)
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Strumpie posted:my first partner didn't have their period until they were 16 and it was induced by birth control pills.
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Aug 10, 2020 20:51
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I've been on Nexplanon since like 2007 and it's the best thing on earth for me. If they ever discontinue it I will probably make terroristic threats to the manufacturer
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Pinus Porcus posted:Got Nexplanon put in today, hello to like 3 months of bleeding/spotting apparently. 
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Aug 21, 2020 23:34
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Please do not freak out, your description also sounds like a totally normal cyst. I mean ask your doctor when you get a chance, but don't worry about it at all until s/he says to.
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Pookah posted:Now I'm imagining like a Merchant-Ivory film entirely populated by extremely irritable women in edwardian costume.
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Cups are the disruption, it happened 10+ years ago (The best disruption is taking bc that lets you just not have periods, but it doesn't work that way for everyone)
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Sep 9, 2020 22:58
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YeahTubaMike posted:Okay, I have to ask -- how are pap smears SUPPOSED to feel? Because every time I've had a pap smear, I literally haven't felt anything. Do I have a numb cervix or something? Is such a thing possible?
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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 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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I have the squishy gel bead thing you can microwave (or freeze). It's fun to squish. I also have a question! I hadn't had a period since college due to my wonderful birth control, but it ran out thanks to the coronavirus and I'm full Carrie again. Have tampons changed in my absence or am I buying the wrong brand? I thought I remembered Tampax Pearl was good, but it doesn't open up 360°? It just wants to turn into a rectangle, but then the two sides can't open much plus there's nothing blocking the blood from where the sides aren't??
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I've the implant for years despite being over the suggested weight range the whole time. The way doctors have explained it to me, when you're bigger, it leaches faster, so it expires sooner. However, while it's working it should be equally effective. I know it's working on me because I don't have a period on it -- and when it starts coming back, I get it replaced. That said, I also use condoms because duh e: I've also seen this study specifically testing IUDs and Nexplanon in overweight and obese women. There's another one I remember but it isn't coming up now... Anne Whateley fucked around with this message at 09:42 on Oct 7, 2020 |
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I have spent half the day on the phone with Planned Parenthood and accomplished nothing. Obviously I love the concept, but in practice, dealing with them is never not an enormous hassle. I need to get my nexplanon replaced, and it needs to be done by a doctor. Which doesn't sound bizarre or unprecedented, AND YET
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Zoesdare posted:T minus three hours to the appointment where I get my Nexplanon replaced for the first time. I was super anxious and then the lady at the women’s clinic made me feel better... The usual process for removing Nexplanon is super straightforward: anesthetic, a little hole, and a squeeze. I have a connective tissue disorder that means my Nexplanon is always encapsulated, which is considered a difficult removal. The only actual difficult thing about it is that because it takes a smidge more internal cutting, only an actual MD is licensed to remove it. It still goes incredibly fast. Out of 4 replacements, the only difficult time I've had was when I had a real rear end in a top hat NP who wasn't legally allowed to make that cut, so she decided to wrestle with it forever instead of just calling over an MD. If they try to do that, you can just put your foot down. I went back the next day and the MD had it right out in a minute.
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Nice! I forgot, it's a lot more comfortable the next couple days if you wrap an ace bandage around your arm to just keep it in place a little and avoid it brushing against your breasts.
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Implanon and Nexplanon are identical; the only difference is that Nexplanon will show up on an x-ray. That's it
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Nov 29, 2020 15:19
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Lanolin is super comedogenic so it's not a good idea for any acne-prone areas. A lot of people like it as a moisturizer, if you can do it just on places that don't break out, like hands or I guess nipples.
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That sucks, I'm sorry. Does it help to wear the ace bandage?
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Metaline posted:Ow, my freaking nipples! This wasn't even a PMS symptom until my late 20s and it's horribly unfair. I donno if I'm gonna be able to wear a shirt tomorrow.
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Are you having it replaced every 3 years or every 4 years? It was originally recommended for 3 but Planned Parenthood is trying to get everyone to wait another year. Especially if you're overweight at all, I wouldn't push it to 4. Stuff like you're going through is a sign I need to get it replaced for me.
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My Nexplanon was due to be replaced in April 2020, so big surprise, that didn't happen. My period eventually came back and it was horrific. I finally got a new implant and I'm extremely hopeful it will take me back to the promised land of zero periods where I lived for so long My period was never fun, but it was way worse now that I'm older. Terrible cravings, and my breasts got in the game for the first time, which was just unbelievably rude Anne Whateley fucked around with this message at 22:50 on Nov 20, 2021 |
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Nov 20, 2021 22:47
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There's a parenting thread in A/T where you'll probably get a lot more answers. Can't go wrong with grubhub gift cards imo
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That's the most I've ever seen anyone tempt fate
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I've been on Nexplanon/Implanon pretty much since it came out in the US and I love it beyond belief. The one negative side effect is that it can cause irregular bleeding/spotting. But about 1/3 of women have their periods stop altogether by the end of iirc the first year.
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They're the same cost, they're just gross.
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Doll House Ghost posted:There's also contraceptive implant like Nexplanon, which uses (I think) different hormone than IUDs generally.
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Source (it's recent)
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Good luck to you. I was on Nexplanon from like 2007 until one ran out in like April 2020 and I couldn’t get it replaced. I about lost my mind. Have chocolate ready, I thought that was like 90% a joke, but it is not
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I think the reason they’re like “no you really have to clean it” now is because it turns out you can get TSS from menstrual cups. Like I’m not saying it’s going to happen, but now that we know it’s possible, they have to cover themselves
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The odds are low for both tampons and cups, but there are some case studies where it actually happened with a cup in real women who ended up in the ER/ICU https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4556184/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425092100127X https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7546563/ https://criticalcareshock.org/files/2020/07/Toxic-shock-syndrome-related-to-the-use-of-a-menstrual-cup-in-a-pediatric-patient.pdf https://www.pogsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=0116-6069;year=2022;volume=46;issue=1;spage=44;epage=49;aulast=Santos
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You can also look into ablation. Lots less arguing about that for some reason
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Zantie posted:Same with me but the meds are for narcolepsy instead. I got my tubes removed ages ago but went back on the combination pill, stacking it so I only had 2-4 withdrawal bleeds a year, and I can *still* feel when medication efficacy dips happen with what my body's trying to do hormonally in the background. It's like the pill by itself wasn't enough to shut it up. About a week or so ago I switched to a different combination pill in the hopes that it'll even out a bit more and my narcolepsy meds will be more reliable/bio-available(?). I'm nearly 40 though so it's also possible that I'm just getting ready for some more intense shenanigans 'round the corner
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I always just tuck the string in, can’t figure out why everyone else doesn’t. It always seems to get all involved with my urethra if not. The only downside is that obviously you have to take the string out, but it’s like a centimeter inside, and it’s not like you’re not gonna wash your hands already
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Perimenopause can gently caress with you for a long time before actual menopause starts. 45 is a pretty normal time for that to startCowslips Warren posted:if it helps, i still have no idea how to use one. it's not like they teach you that in sex ed. They always include instructions in the box anyway, along with dire warnings about TSS
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Wile E. Toyota posted:Did anyone get weird period effects from COVID? I'm sick with it right now and my period not only came early, but it's super watery. It's just like, pink water. I've never had a period so thin and devoid of... content.
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Ask your moms if you can. My mom was like clockwork until 55 
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