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Does anyone have any good STPs to recommend that don't have a cup that tends to collects the pee in the back because it has a little indent? A little bit TMI, but due to the anatomy of my urethral opening being far more towards the back, I'm afraid that using an STP is going to be a little bit more complicated since it's presumably normally designed for people with the 'average' anatomy. Due to the fact that people that fall under this norm already struggle with backflow, it makes me think that I'm going to have this issue just as much if not worse.

Is there anyone out there with the same thing who might've tried some different ones? Feedback is welcome. Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone. I've seen a few posts about vulvar hypospadias in this subreddit, and as those who are familiar with it may know: it's something that isn't talked about a lot. Especially within the topic of hypospadias itself, most of the time (if not always lol) it's about the penile variant.

I stumbled upon the term through this subreddit after trying to find an explanation myself for certain things, but something I'd like to ask to those who deal with it themselves: what did you do after you found out/got diagnosed/realised? Were there any steps taken that helped you with things, was there further medical research done within the topic of being intersex for you? Maybe something different?

Feel free to discuss anything in the comments of this post if anything lol, I just really would like for this topic to be discussed more because it's a shame it goes unnoticed and underresearched compared to the other variant.

Hi guys. I hope I'm asking this question in the right place. I'm a medical lab tech, and recently had a case presented at work in which they mentioned a heart-lung bypass machine. They used a very nice diagram to explain its functionality and components. During this explanation the presenter mentioned a membrane which apparently even though it's uncommon, can have clots get stuck (idk how to explain this as well lol, English isn't my first language, sorry!) after a certain amount of time. I'm aware these patients are given heparin (or another equivalent in other cases) and that clots are very rare to happen, but this still raised a question in me.

Since there's people who still need this machine to function post op or for any other given reason that causes them to need to be connected to this for a longer time, how does this problem get resolved? Assuming these (fibrinogen?) clots - after a longer amount of time of course - cause disruption in the entire process by somewhat clogging up the membrane. How do these get changed? Do they stop the entire process for this?

Not sure if there is an answer anyone has or a site/different subreddit they could direct me to, but I'd be interested (and grateful) for any answers :) thanks in advance!

Hi guys. Personally I love bell peppers, but I've recently found out that the person I am currently dating doesn't enjoy the cooked version of them. There's some dishes I thoroughly enjoy and would like to alter to make sure it doesn't contain bell peppers so my date can try these too (missing out like crazy on Hungarian goulash if you don't enjoy bell pepper..). I'm not an extremely experienced cook, but do experiment and am starting to feel more comfortable in my abilities. This texture issue however, is something I haven't really figured out on how to combat yet because it's completely new for me ngl.

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My question is basically if there's any good ways you guys know on how I could incorporate the bell pepper into the dish without having to struggle with the bell pepper texture. I suppose blending it could always work so you still have the flavour, but it won't work for all dishes obviously. Does anyone have any other reccomendations on how you could incorporate it? Or maybe any substitutes of stuff that tastes similar but doesn't have the same texture? I've thought of adding raw more finely choppped bell pepper to the goulash but I'm unsure on how that's gonna work out since it's still gonna soften a little in there yk.

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Hopefully this isn't a strange request lol. I really just would love to make some dishes more 'accessible'! Thank you in advance

Besides the general exceptions (I suppose tonedeafness?) I presume all people unconsciously know exactly how to make their voice start at the needed note when singing, or change their mouth position when whistling. I haven't found any reddit threads so far discussing this, but it was something interesting I realised just now. It's really crazy in a way because it just... happens. I assume it's just because we use our voice so much that our brain doesn't even have to think about it. But it's also different from the unconscious thing where you know exactly where to place your fingers to type, but when most people are named to list the order of letters on their keyboards they struggle lol.

Hi guys. I've got a panel interview relatively soon for a job as a med labtech, and although I feel like I am pretty prepared already, I wanted to ask if anyone else has had any experiences with these. You can never be prepared enough!!! What kind of questions did they ask or which topics did they discuss? Any advice is welcome 😎

Never have I been this excited in the past few years. After 10 years I'm finally going to be able to properly afford my own hobbies, which means I'm finally going to be financially secure enough to where I can afford to play ice hockey. Even though I'm inexperienced, I'm so excited to where I'm lying awake instead of sleeping. This is something I've wanted for so long, and it's going to be possible!!!

On that note: does anyone have any tips on how I can prepare best for the 'ice hockey school' part beforehand? My nearby club has everyone do this beforehand, but I have some recreational icetime I can probably get in before then. What do you remember having practiced before you started your actual hockey trainings? Probably a question that gets asked a lot, but nonetheless.

I can already skate forwards, crossovers, stop pretty decently (although the hockey stop is a work in progress...) and skate backwards - even if it somewhat slow. All advice is welcome! I'm probably going to get some rollerblades again seeing as summer is coming up. What kind of stick do you guys use to practice during the summer outside on rollerblades? Looking forward to the future 🙏

Hi! I (22M) am currently struggling to figure out what to do. On one side, I've been wanting to go into a specific workfield from when I was a kid. However, cost of living is high and I'll have to move out seeing as that it's a small workfield and only has one university in the entire country that hosts a course of 4 years. I'm not from a rich family, so I don't have funds backing me up. Luckily our government (I'm in Europe) has student funding you can get until 30 years of agewhich if I were to have this and have a job next to my studies, I'd be able to survive with 90% of my income going towards bare minimum necessities. Honestly, this sounds depressing. And on top of that, this subject isn't my best subject (as much as I love it) so I feel like the recommended studying hours aren't even going to align seeing as that I likely will have to put in more effort. This would result in about 60-70 (ha ha) hours per week that I'd spent working a job + studying, and affording the bare minimum of my necessities.

As much as I'd love to pursue this, I also have other dreams like specific sports I haven't been able to pursue (due to the costs) but really want to. This is not even incorporating the fact that I'd want to buy a house someday, because that's not gonna be an option for now anyways. I'm not sure what to do. What if it doesn't work out and I'll be like 10k in debt just by trying for a year? Besides that, the workfield is small and limited, and I've heard it doesn't pay too well. Idk if it's gonna be worth it and I'll be wasting my time, but on the other hand I feel like if I don't try I'm going to regret it when I'm older. Does anyone have any experience with a situation like this? I'd love to hear from you.

Hi! I (22M) am currently struggling to figure out what to do. On one side, I've been wanting to go into a specific workfield from when I was a kid. However, cost of living is high and I'll have to move out seeing as that it's a small workfield and only has one university in the entire country that hosts a course of 4 years. I'm not from a rich family, so I don't have funds backing me up. Luckily our government (I'm in Europe) has student funding you can get until 30 years of agewhich if I were to have this and have a job next to my studies, I'd be able to survive with 90% of my income going towards bare minimum necessities. Honestly, this sounds depressing. And on top of that, this subject isn't my best subject (as much as I love it) so I feel like the recommended studying hours aren't even going to align seeing as that I likely will have to put in more effort. This would result in about 60-70 (ha ha) hours per week that I'd spent working a job + studying, and affording the bare minimum of my necessities.

As much as I'd love to pursue this, I also have other dreams like specific sports I haven't been able to pursue (due to the costs) but really want to. This is not even incorporating the fact that I'd want to buy a house someday, because that's not gonna be an option for now anyways. I'm not sure what to do. What if it doesn't work out and I'll be like 10k in debt just by trying for a year? Besides that, the workfield is small and limited, and I've heard it doesn't pay too well. Idk if it's gonna be worth it and I'll be wasting my time, but on the other hand I feel like if I don't try I'm going to regret it when I'm older. Does anyone have any experience with a situation like this? I'd love to hear from you.