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Enfys posted:Do not put honey up your cooch In my early twenties, when I used to wear thongs, I would get BV every six months or so as well as a yeast infection once. Cured the yeast infection by first dipping a tampon in coconut oil and then putting a couple drops of tea tree on it (the coconut prevents the tea tree oil from soaking all up into the tampon). After a couple days of that (changing the tampon regularly of course), followed it up with a tampon dipped in yogurt to help restore my flower’s flora. Worked a charm but ymmv I guess? Definitely don’t buy that lovely mlm garbage, but if you do some actual research you can oil up your cooch safely. BV got some garlic (cut a couple small slits in it!), followed by the yogurt. Gone in three days, although I would’ve gone to the doctor if it lasted longer. I did get to have the disquieting-but-hilarious experience of going to pee and wondering “why does the bathroom smell like garlic bread?”
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Love this thread! So many of my favorite posters and so supportive, what a treat. In vaginal news, I was bonkers horny all last week (and sadly frustrated due to general scheduling issues), but last night I went porn surfing and just...absolutely nothing was appealing. My schedule is kind of unpredictable, anywhere from 25-32 days, but the cessation of horny usually indicates that I’m a little less than a week out. Which is, coincidentally, when my new sidepiece is due back in town. Hope he likes surprises! To contribute to funny menses tales: I usually don’t bleed much overnight, so if I wake up in the middle of the night I’ll sometimes take out the tamp until morning to give the girl a break. Last month when I did this, I got up for work, opened the fridge for a swig of juice, and ripped a righteous fart...which prompted a massive clot to dislodge itself and land directly on my foot. And yes, it splashed on the crisper drawer.
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I’m on day 4 right now, and this is sure a weird one. No cramps to speak of beyond a single twinge on day 1, no mood swings, but it’s truly like the shining down there. I usually just buy full packs of regulars, but this month I accidentally bought a mixed pack and HOO BOY have I needed them. Yesterday was three supers in 12 hours, despite never before having needed more than 4 regulars in the same time frame. Although last night I was watching bob’s burgers with the husband (we went through all the thanksgiving episodes!) and a commercial came on that made me cry last week, but this time it left me cold. Realized the connection and audibly said “ohhhh, yeah that makes sense” and he immediately knew what I meant, even though our work schedules have been so heavy this week that I hadn’t even told him about it yet. Honestly I should just put him on permanent Period Watch, I’m poo poo at tracking myself. (Yes I’ve tried the various apps, but my wicked strong add sabotages both using the app and recognizing the symptoms on my own)
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Nov 27, 2020 21:38
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femcastra posted:Anyone on the non hormonal copper iud? I have one! I love it. I mostly can’t believe how long lasting it is, I got it in 2014 and still have another 6 years left on it (I think it’s officially a 10-year device, but PP said 12 was still very safe). It did make my periods a lot heavier, but mine were pretty light to begin with so YMMV there. From what I can tell, the strings that stick out just below the cervix are pretty rigid, so during the time of my cycle when the cervix is dropped my male partners have been poked in the dick. That’s only happened like twice in six years though, so not a real complaint. When I was on hormonal bc, I remember my mood was always just kind of...gray and blah. Now I can feel all the feelings, but that includes my hormonal cycle feelings, so again, YMMV. Let me know if you have any other specific questions!
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Nov 29, 2020 15:08
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Literally A Person posted:I was cruising around in the ish.com thread and thought this might get a good laugh from you folks: Wut. Is it dirt for putting in your vagina? Is it sterilized dehydrated period blood? Is it a product specifically designed to induce menstrual cramps? I would ask why, regardless of any answers to my questions, but I already know the answer and it’s “woo-woo snake oil garbage, but period-themed.”
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Dec 7, 2020 22:41
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Haulin Oates posted:I had the same thought actually, that it looked like I meant the blood clot came out of my nose and not my vag. In that case I would've been posting from the hospital, or not posting at all but freaking out that my brain started leaking out of my head. During the year or so I was using a cup, I found that emptying it smelled EXACTLY like a raw steak.
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Dec 9, 2020 23:43
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showbiz_liz posted:Different part of the anatomy but, since it shows up in women a lot more than in men: any other lovely-thyroid-havers in here? I have a follow-up appointment to hopefully start some kind of treatment for what looks like Hashimoto's in a week or two. Just had the sonogram of my throat today, and the woman asked me "have you had surgery on your thyroid before?" which is a VERY FUN question to be asked when the answer is "no." I asked why she said that, and she said that one half of my thyroid was so much smaller than the other that she thought maybe I'd had part of it removed. Oh god, that’s awful! I have an AFAB coworker with a lot of health problems, including thyroid stuff. When they were a teen, they had hypothyroidism (reached their adult height at 11, had to drink nutritional shakes all through puberty so they didn’t become underweight/malnourished)...and now in their late 20s, they have hyperthyroidism and have to go to great lengths to avoid getting overweight, especially since they have a lot of joint and bone issues on the side. Human bodies, amirite?
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My workplace is all AFAB and the four of us who work closest together always talk about our periods, so now I can gauge mine by when everyone else gets theirs! Kathy started cramping today so they’ll be starting in the next two days; Ellie and I are synced up, so she was very emotional today while I’m breaking out like crazy, which means we’ll start pretty much when Kathy’s done. Then it’s Natalie’s turn!
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Jan 15, 2021 00:12
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Pyrtanis posted:Huh, I'm almost 40 and my nips are hella sensitive around That Time, I thought I was just imagining it, but maybe not! My dog gets into absolutely everything she can whenever she thinks she can get away with it. One time she stayed at my then-girlfriend’s place for a few days while I was out of town, and while I was walking her home she poo poo an entire tampon! (The dog, not my gf. Never saw Jenny poo poo outside)
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Feb 7, 2021 03:49
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Pyrtanis posted:rear end end of my cycle and it was a doozy. I'm about a year in on my Mirena, but it was the scene from the shining a couple days and the pms rage was so real Subjecting them to our rage and using their underwear as pads would be a close approximation, as long as they’re willing to accept the conceit that we’re expressing a force of nature and not just spiting them. Just wish there was a non-violent way to punch them right in the nads every couple of hours (as a public service for their education, mind you) Why yes I HAVE been having a heavy period my first week at a new job while we’ve been adjusting to an opposite schedule, why do you ask?
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Jun 21, 2021 07:10
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If you just need it to sleep/sit on the couch while working and occasionally whimpering, a sock full of rice in the microwave and sprinkled with the essential oil of your choice is also good.
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Jul 31, 2021 05:30
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YeahTubaMike posted:Has anyone ever had cramps so bad that they could feel it in the soles of their feet? I may have already said this in the thread before, but one time my dog stayed over at my ex-gf’s place without me and then pooped an entire tampon when I walked her home. (The dog, not the girlfriend)
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Aug 3, 2021 23:01
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Period started today, which is meh but also explains why I’ve been feeling so crazy all week. But here’s the upshot: for the second month in a row, I’m synced to the full moon! My witchy lil heart is so glad.
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Sep 19, 2021 17:21
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My boobs are sore and my dog keeps stepping directly on my right nipple whenever she crawls on my lap to demand cuddles. She has way more nipples than I do, you’d think she’d understand!
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Oct 17, 2021 18:31
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Still synced to the moon. The crampy moon. I had to spend a couple hours curled up with a heating pad for my abdomen this morning, but for some reason these cramps have moved into my major labes?!? I don’t like this one bit I tell ya.
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Oct 21, 2021 19:20
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Poo In An Alleyway posted:I should get my hormone levels checked for sure, but I think this is one of those situations where a doctor’s just gonna tell me to lose weight cuz that’ll solve everything. I don’t smoke the good stuff unfortunately. Aw yeah, gotta love how the medical industry polices AFAB and female-presenting bodies! I’m sorry you’ve had that bullshit before. FWIW you might have some luck going through PP, the ones near me are very progressive about body diversity. Or if you have a queer health center nearby — even if you’re cis and straight, you’d be supporting them with your (or your insurance company’s) dollars. Have you tried CBD? I’ve heard good things about the topical lotions for period relief.
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Oct 23, 2021 14:42
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Powerful Katrinka posted:This is why I'm really glad my gyno is part of an all-women practice--none of that "just lose some weight!" crap. My weight hasn't been brought up as an issue, and I don't think it will be. Just wanna say I love your Toonerville username! Are you in the comics thread?
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Oct 23, 2021 17:37
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Powerful Katrinka posted:Yes! That's what brought me over to the forum. I only bought an account because the thread eventually went behind the paywall, but it's worth it. Besides catching up on the comics thread, I'm also knee-deep in the Brazilian Mega Man comic in the gold archive, and it is SOMETHING. There are a lot of funny and talented people making stupid crap here, I love it. Oh that’s awesome, welcome to goonhood! There are tons of things to laugh at and learn from here, and I also finally bought an account specifically for the comics thread. I’m username at gmails if you wanna talk comics before you catch up to the thread! Re: vaccine menses, I had two really heavy/irregular periods after I got mine, and then it returned to normal. It’ll be interesting to see how it goes with my booster shot in December!
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Oct 23, 2021 22:08
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Now that I can just track my period by the moon, I know I’m gonna be a crazy person and drink too much for the next week and a half, which is just great. I just went on new meds at the start of the month and have been feeling generally more stable, though, so let’s see how it goes :/
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Nov 6, 2021 17:37
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Ugh, I hate shower sex. Unless you have basically a shower *room*, you need to have a pretty narrow range of height difference for anything to be remotely pleasurable. Although this is only accurate for sex that involves a penis or strap-on. Trust me on this bit.
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Nov 12, 2021 14:55
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I think you’d need one specifically for obese people, what with all the bouncing
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Nov 12, 2021 17:52
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Owwwwww. That’s all I got.
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Nov 18, 2021 08:43
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One piece of advice I’ve followed before: if they already have a child, get a small gift for that kid alongside the baby gift. It’s easy for the older one to have some fear or just jealousy that a baby that’s not even here yet is getting all the attention and they’re getting left behind or forgotten or replaced.
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My last period was two and a half weeks ago, why is this happening now? I’ve always had a longish cycle! And I’m not even stressed! Also my brain keeps refusing to accept it, so I have no tampons on me, and every time I feel a creeping damp I just assume it’s ovulation wetness and am surprised when I go to the bathroom. The combo of ADHD and schedule disruption are bad enough already, why can’t my brain get it together enough to not ruin my underwear E: update, my husband’s gf is having the same thing! Clearly he’s either been cursed and/or has cursed us somehow. Bibliotechno Music fucked around with this message at 02:57 on Dec 9, 2021 |
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Dec 9, 2021 01:43
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Emily Spinach posted:I think for LARC the copper iud is the only non hormonal option. For short term obviously there's condoms, and non-reversible gets you into tubal territory if you can get it. Agreed on all points, I’ve had mine for 7 years now and I sing its praises to anyone who’ll listen. My periods were pretty light to begin with though, so YMMV as Emily said.
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Period is due in a little over a week. How can I tell? Yesterday I had 5 eggs with hatch chili sauce on them, about 25 peanut butter pretzel bites, about 10 ginger candies, three apples, 30 or 40 more peanut butter pretzels, liver dumpling soup, a huge order of sauerbraten with spaetzle and red cabbage, some of my husband’s frikkadellen, and then 20 or so more ginger candies. By ginger candies, I mean large pieces of candied (NOT crystallized) ginger, many of them half the size of my thumb. Ovulating just makes me so hungry. FE: I may or may not have eaten a 3x1 inch brick of chicken liver pâté on toast, can’t remember if that was yesterday or the day before. Either way, my menstrual cycle plus the fact that my husband works in specialty foods is gonna give me mad gout.
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God drat do I have the period shits. Every time I’ve peed today I’ve also pooped. This is not helped by the fact that my period hunger is here, and I’m ravenously eating every single thing in the house. Just turning the contents of my pantry into solid waste as quickly as possible.
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AbstractBlacksmith posted:I’m listening to two male coworkers talking about how heavy the flow is this week and my first instinct is to reply “oh, yours too?” Glad I didn’t because no, they mean workflow. Shoulda done it.
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Aug 8, 2022 23:21
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Just one long continuous cramp. Cool.
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Oct 28, 2022 21:54
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For once I’m delighted my period is two weeks early because I won’t be on it at my wedding! The one time you’re obligated (more or less) to wear white
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Approximately once every two years I get cramps bad enough that I can’t go to work, pale and sweaty and weak in the knees, the whole bit. Most of the time it’s nothing serious, but it’s every two years like clockwork.
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