i have been super itchy down there and idk what else to do. i have tried a ph balance wash for the shower, i even went to my primary care doctor and got blood tests, urine, got swabbed for any infections, and NOTHING! which is good ig?
but i didn’t get any medication or creams for the problem since she basically just said nothings wrong, you’re fine. has anyone encountered this problem? pls help me guys it bothers me sm
so I’m someone that has struggled with reoccurring yeast infections. I feel like I got a hold of them for a year and then out of no where I’m starting to get them again. I already took fluconazole. I got tested for everything but syphilis and HIV which I have an appointment to do Wednesday. today my discharge had a yellow tint to it which is freaking me out. I’m using boric acid as well and my discharge is still coming out like this. I’m at lost for what to do really. Ill be scheduling an appointment with a gyno Monday but idk how long that will take. but any advice or clarity maybe anything to calm down the anxiety😪
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I want to start off by saying how disgusted I was by this and wasn’t sure if I should post. But I want to put this out there in case it happens to anyone else.
Two months ago I went an a trip to Europe and noticed brown discharge with a metallic smell literally the day before I left. I messaged my PCP and they basically said to monitor it and it could be BV. Once I was back to schedule an appointment and if symptoms developed to go to urgent care. I get back and learn my gynecologist is leaving the department so I see a nurse practitioner. She does a BV swab- says she’s using the smallest speculum they have. This is about a month ago. The brown smell and discharge continue. At this point I’m at my wits end. These are my only symptoms. Period comes and goes as normal. I should mention the nurse practitioner was over an hour late to my appointment and was clearly rushing to catch up. Said it was just ovulation related spotting and that “these things start to happen at my age”….I’m 34. Fast forward to 6 days ago and I finally see a new gynecologist and she performs a Pap smear and is like “oh you have a retained tampon in here”
I’m horrified. This never even crossed my mind as a possibility. I have used tampons since this all started and had sex so I guess it kept getting pushed up. I thought at first maybe this was from my last period which ended a few days before this recent appointment. But it’s almost a week later and everything is back to normal down there.
I’m going back to have another exam to make sure things are healing (she said there was inflammation and my pap was bloody) and see if there’s anything I can do to help myself heal. Honestly the body is amazing and like I said the symptoms immediately subsided. All of my tests came back fine (pap smear, hpv, stis) and I even did an Evvy test and am waiting on those results.
All of this is to say if anything seems off and you use tampons just check. I never thought this would be a possibility and NEVER for that amount of time. I realize I’m so lucky that it didn’t develop into TSS. I hope this post helps anyone in the future who this might happen to. It DOES happen and more often than you’d think. 🖤
(Also if anyone has advice- I’m considering following up with the NP who saw me to tell her about how she missed this. I feel like she should be informed in some way. Or maybe reported since she wrote me off so quickly and didn’t consider a pelvic exam)
As the title says I consistently have orgasms from peeing and I’m not sure whether this could be a sign of something serious. By consistently I mean at least once a day this happens, sometimes it’s every time I pee, and there doesn’t seem to be a trigger of how hydrated I am or what I’ve been drinking.
I have thought that it was a UTI, it doesn’t hurt or burn to pee but it does feel like there’s this something pressing on the inside of my bladder/urethra that I’m trying to push out, and I often get this desperate urge to pee where I’m a second away from peeing myself but then when I run to the toilet only a few drops come out. This seems to match UTIs from what I know, only instead of pain and discomfort there is just a tingling and pleasurable feeling instead.
I have gone to the doctor with a description of the symptoms (though did not mention the orgasms) and here in the UK they tell you to just go to the pharmacy if you have a UTI. So I have been on UTI antibiotics again and again without being able to speak to a doctor since, and these symptoms have either never gone away or have and come back. I tried requesting a referral to a gynaecologist but this was refused.
I can’t afford a private appointment so if anyone else in the UK has any advice please let me know. Or if this sounds like nothing to be concerned with please let me know so I can stop worrying and just enjoy it.
Hi Everyone, I’ve recent discovered this sub. I’ve never told anyone this in my life so I’m feeling particularly vulnerable here. Honestly any advice is welcome. I just really need help.
I’m in my early 20’s and married. I’ve faked every single orgasm with my husband and he doesn’t know. I’ve never ever came from sex before, only masturbation. When I have intercourse, it’s like my brain can’t recognise the pleasure signals at all. It just feels like something going in and out of me. Some positions feels more “comfortable” than others because I’ve never ever reached a point of reaching O.
I’ve had previous sexual partners and with all of my partners I have had great emotional intimacy so it’s not like my body isn’t turned on or is rejecting them. Sometimes I really am turned on yet when it comes to penetration, my body literally doesn’t recognise “oh this is pleasurable”, I never feel that feeling of climbing and reaching the top.
It’s honestly exhausting not being able to come. It’s exhausting when I have to pretend. It’s literally on my bucket list to come from sex but at this point I don’t think I’ll ever reach it.
What I suspect is that because when I was younger (around 11) I discovered porn and have only masturbated in one position with my legs tensing and toes curled (sorry for TMI) and I am only used to that ONE position. I have also never used my fingers to go “inside”. I have a very particular masturbation style and anything outside of that feels not good at all. I can only make myself come in that leg tensed motion without penetrating myself. I think my body has gotten used to it otherwise I think porn has really rewired my brain. But I’ve went through periods with no porn for years and yet it doesn’t improve. I am not addicted to porn either but sometimes I’m so frustrated that I can’t come from sex that I have to resort to sorting myself out. With my husband, I have tried vibrators and nope doesn’t help at all. It’s like my body doesn’t like penetration itself. I tried to fix the issue by trying to masturbate in a different position and it doesn’t feel good at all. If I try my fingers, it doesn’t feel good either. Like what do I even do?
I’m sorry for the TMI but I’m trying to give as much context as possible so someone can help me. Any pointers can help and I hope someone who has went through similar things to me can PLEASE point me in the right direction :(
I’m 22 years old and only used pads, but I’m very interested in making a shift to tampons only.
I could never put even a finger up no matter how aroused/relaxed I felt, it fucking hurts too much.
I work a warehouse job part time and am currently on my period. My shift starts at 6 am tmrw, and I want to use these Kotex tampons I just purchased.
I can’t put it in - it burns/hurts and it feels like touching a wall.
I woke up at like 5 am with HORRENDOUS cramps, and the cramps have disappeared now that it’s 6 pm, usually I have bad cramps for ONE day and the rest is easy with mild blood.
The only pads I have are very heavy ones, so it will look like a diaper through my work pants.
I’ve been drinking to lower my inhibitions but it hurts 😭
I’m sitting in front of two mirrors, toilet paper, trash bag, wipes, alcohol and everything to ease me but I CANNOT!!
I feel pathetic and so many emotions are running through me 😖
When he’s fingering me, I end up running to the toilet because it feels like I need to piss. He’s makes me orgasm with his fingers eventually but I can’t squirt. Do I just hold in my piss?
Plz share some tips 🩷
Do I drink a lot of water beforehand and not piss?
Does squirting release itself or do I need to squeeze it out?
How can my partner make me squirt?
I'm experiencing a weird thing for the last two days where a fluid feels like water gushed out from it whenever I stand up from bed.
It happened two days ago, at midnight, I was asleep for only like an hour or less because I felt a weird feeling in the area. So I wake up and stand up intending to check it in the bathroom. But right after I stood up, this fluid came out flowing down my legs.
The fluid is clear like water, no smell, and it came out in a huge amount.
Happens the same way until today. Sleep, wake up, stand up, water gushed out.
The thing is that the fluid doesn't come when I'm awake during the day. Only after I slept.
Is this normal?
I’ve been tested 6 times this year alone for it and no medication has made it stay away, I was tested and positive for mycoplasma and got rid of that but the bv just stays no matter what! My doctor now prescribed me 1 week of oral metronidazole (which never worked for me) along with 1 month of boric acid suppository, after that 4-6 months of metronidazole gel. Has anyone tried this and does it work? I heard biofilm defense can help and taking vitamins with lactobacillus can but I just don’t have much hope. Just need advice I’m scared to try some things I’ve heard but I just want to be done with this! It sucks too cause I feel like I can’t have sex while taking suppositories and this is for 4-6 months, feel defeated
Long post alert 🚨
Ummmm can you all enlighten me because I genuinely don’t know what’s going on 😭
When I’m having sex, I’m usually really aroused at first. But after the first few minutes, I start to dry up even though I STILL want to have sex and I’m mentally into it. It’s frustrating because I feel like my body is suddenly not cooperating with how I’m actually feeling.
I’ve tried bringing it up to my gyno, but he basically brushes it off like, “that’s normal.” And I understand that vaginal dryness can happen, but it’s affecting my sex life and I don’t want to just accept that I’m not enjoying sex as much as I could be.
Here’s the part that has me wondering: could it possibly be the guy?
We used to have AMAZING sex when we first met years ago. Then we were apart and didn’t see each other for a few years, and now that we’ve started sleeping together again, things just feel different. At first I thought maybe it was just me, but now that I’m typing this out, I’m wondering if there’s something about him/the chemistry between us that my body isn’t responding to anymore.
Do you think it’s possible to be mentally attracted and still want sex, but have your body respond differently because the chemistry or attraction has changed? Or am I overthinking this?
I hate that I dry up when I genuinely still want to keep going. Has anyone else experienced this?
Hey everyone. I’ll be 31 this week and I’ve had my period since I was 11. I have always had regular cycles. Regular flow, not heavy not light and it lasts about 4-5 days. I get my period every 24-26 days and it’s moderate flow the first 1-2 or 1-3 days and then lightens up. I have a three year old son and I tried an IUD for a week after I was 8 weeks postpartum in 2023, but I had it removed because it shifted and embedded in my uterus.
I have never been on birth control prior to that or after that. I am not taking any medications and I’m not on birth control. I have a history of anxiety and health anxiety so I’ve been worried about this. I’ve also been stressed and having ups and downs in my marriage. Anyways I’ve noticed on and off recently that my period is only regular flow for a day or two, and then seems to lighten up.
It’s not every cycle but I’ve noticed it once or twice recently. I mentioned it to my Obgyn and she said it should be ok but to monitor and major changes and let her know. Should I be worried about this? Thank you
Hi I put the advice flair, im just hoping to read if anyone can just relate to my issue and ease the stress.😵💫
So on Sunday, (not yesterday) I used my wand at the highest setting and I was alright. monday night I felt I had to pee so much and nothing else. no pain when I go, only a constant full feeling like I drank waayyy too much water.
it was the same on tuesday so I went to the ER after work because even though it wasnt hurting me, I didnt want to risk a chance of it might be a uti.
I go and I was cleared, urine was normal I just needed to stay hydrated.
Sure enough by friday I felt okay no more frequent peeing and full bladder feeling. But im feeling so dumb because I masturbated again but without the toy I just rubbed myself with clothes on still nothing too crazy and now im back to frequent peeing for going on day 3 again.
I should've just waited and healed better but man, if anyone can relate thank you for your time.
Im f(21) 3 days back I had sex with someone that I hooked up for the first time and he was using condoms but I think suddenly he took it off and we had anal and vaginal sex but I was too drunk to stop him from that. So rn im having yellow discharge, itching sometimes and my vagina is red from the irritation and im still in pain idk what to do. I have too much anxiety about it rn i can’t keep myself calm at all.
Everything comes to my mind sti,std yeast infection I should go to gyno asap but rn it doesn’t seem possible for me when I ask from my friends they say go to pharmacy and buy some vaginal suppository or take antibiotics such as fluconazole.
⚠️ TMI WARNING!:
I have been on SSRI’s for several years now.
I am very sexually active with my gf. I found that when we are having sex I have a hard time having a clitoral orgasm. with penetration I can easily climax (not quite orgasm) but not so much with my clitoris. I am extremely aroused with my gf but unfortunately my high doses of multiple SSRIs make it where I can no longer orgasm. I haven’t been able to for years. it’s starting to make my gf insecure with her “performance” when she shouldn’t be.
is there anything I can do BESIDES *changing* my current medications?
Hi for the last couple of months everyday in the shower I dig out white clumps from the lips of my vagina. I have had yeast infections in the past but these white clumps keep coming back everyday!! Last time I went to get tested for yeast they said I barely had any but same day in shower I guess it grow more and dug out more clumps. I’m a sweaty person and my partner thinks it’s from sweating or from wiping after I pee but idk. Anyone else have this happen everyday? It’s not itching or irritation but it’s just there everyday.
Hello everyone, I am in need of advice and help. I am married to my husband and have been for almost a year. We are exclusive, I am 100% sure he is faithful. But he keeps getting yeast infections. It’s got to be from me, but I have no symptoms.
He is uncircumcised which I know has to do with it, he is a very cleanly man and we clean up with baby wipes or a rag with water after.
What can I do to help?
EDIT: also to say we have both had labs done and are both clean of STDs and STIs
It started a year ago when I started seeing this guy, I got BV every time I had sex with him which was only 3. Also idk if this is important but my BV has no odor or discharge but agonizing painful burning that feels like someone has cut my vag out. And I have only ever tested positive for Megasphaera type 1. So technically my BV is indeterminate. I read about it online, people were like it could be the guy and I wasn’t planning on dating him so I stopped seeing him.
Then for the next year, I never had sex or saw anyone but after my period the BV symptoms would start again and I began putting boric acid in just after my period ended and the symptoms would go away. It only took just one.
In July I started seeing this guy and the painful cycle has started again, but adding UTIs. I really like this guy, he is my boyfriend, and he also has no idea I’ve been dealing with this. But since seeing him, I’ve had 4 UTIs and 3 BVs/ living with BV symptoms. I’ve been seeing a doctor, he gave me antibiotic after sex for UTI. That’s been working but the BV is still happening. I take oral probiotics, I eat probiotics that are supposed to be filled with good bacteria, I use boric acid, tried using condoms (still got it), tried not have him finish inside me (still got it), tried getting on birth control to try and balance some stuff (still got it)
And it is never any other bacteria besides Megasphaera. I’ve been on the suppressive regimen for a month now with twice a week metrogel, still getting it. I am so depressed. I’m in 1L at law school barely getting by. I’ve never had this many panic attacks or been so sad in my life. I feel hopeless and I’ve been thinking about dropping out of school until I get it under control. It’s agonizing. I haven’t known relief since July. I don’t remember what it was like to feel normal. I need help. Nothing is working. I’ve seen specialists, it’s all a big guessing game.
I’m truly at such a loss. I don’t want to break up with my boyfriend but like idk I feel gross all the time. I never initiate and he has noticed. Idk what to do please someone give me something
My previous post was deleted, so I’m reposting it. I’m not trying to spam or repeatedly post; I’m just trying to get advice on my situation because I’m so depressed on how rotten my time experience with sex was.
I was a virgin before I met this guy. I would go to his house regularly, but I did not want to sleep with him. We would do other things like kissing. Eventually, I agreed to have sex. It was quite painful and uncomfortable for me. He claimed he didn’t know sex hurt that much for virgins.
About two weeks later, I started spotting, which was strange because I had never spotted before my period. Earlier, I had read about implantation bleeding, so I became paranoid because we had sex without a condom, although he pulled out.
I told him we needed to get a pregnancy test. That Saturday, we went to a clinic together. I had to borrow money from a friend to pay for the test. We went into the clinic together, I filled out a form, and he waited outside. I asked the nurse to call him in, which she did, and we sat together waiting.
I was then called into another room for an injection. After I came back out, the nurse told us they couldn’t print the test result because of an issue with their printer, but that it would be sent to me on WhatsApp. The nurse was preparing the result on the computer and even said, “Don’t worry, you have nothing to worry about.” That made me feel relieved.
About 25 minutes later, I received the result on WhatsApp. It was negative. I said out loud, “Negative.” He didn’t ask to see the result or say anything, so I assumed everything was fine.
Then I noticed his mood completely changed. I asked him what was wrong, but he wouldn’t answer. Instead, he told me to get into my ride and go home, saying he’d talk to me later. I was confused, so I left.
While I was on my way home, he texted me:
“Uhmm you lied to me about being a virgin when your not secondly your infected. When we first did it told you that your meant to be enjoying it and I suggested going to see a pharmacist you refused. Since we started doing stuff tbh i started feeling some way like I got infected I can swear anywhere.”
I was completely shocked. He said he believed he had been infected, and he also said he was experiencing smelly urine and itchy balls. In his mind, because the pregnancy test was negative and I had been spotting, he concluded that I had an infection.
Later that same day, my period started. It turned out the spotting was simply the beginning of my period, which had started differently that month, possibly because of hormonal changes and having sex for the first time.
He insisted that sex was painful because I was “infected,” not because I was a virgin having sex for the first time. He also accused me of hiding the test result from him and secretly working with the nurses to conceal an infection.
The thing is, he was there the entire time. He heard the nurse say the results would be sent through WhatsApp. He sat beside me while we waited. He could have simply asked to see the result or asked questions if he was confused. Instead, he accused me of being shady and sneaky.
What hurts me the most is that I left an area where there are plenty of pharmacies to go to a clinic near his place so we could do the test together. Yet somehow, he convinced himself I was hiding something from him.
I can’t get over the fact that the first person I ever had sex with treated me this way instead of showing me kindness or concern.
Despite everything, I was the one who eventually went back and apologized for the insults I said during our argument. Im deeply hurt I saw a repost he reposted where it said “sexual discipline is a flex, people are sick out there and they won’t tell you”. I’m so depressed and do not know what do with myself.
Was I wrong for cursing him out? Did I overreact, or was my anger justified?
Fast forward three weeks later, we ended things for good over something that really wasn’t a huge issue, and he told me to move on.
i wanted to know if anyone has a good lotion/oil recommendation for the bikini area as i want to moisturise the area but am terrified of certain products creating a bad smell. i also have sensitive skin just to top it all off !!
i’ve used johnson’s baby lotion before, which created a bad smell. to be clear, i only moisturise the bikini line, nkt inside or anything like that- but the moisturiser still created a bad smell down there.
does anyone have any advice or good products they’d recommend ? not sure where else to ask for a good unscented, ph-balanced lotion as im not sure i trust google or random ‘health’ websites😭😭
any help appreciated🙏
Hello,
I (25F) used some medicine to numb my urethra when I had a UTI over two years ago, which then launched a horrible yeast infection. I went to get tested and it took two gynecologists to even get read positive for yeast before I got medicine. Took way too long for that to happen.
Ever since then, I have not gotten back to normal. The yeast has come back a couple times, but it’s mostly the BV that has overstayed its welcome. I’ve tested positive for it several times. I’m aware there’s likely a biofilm there that’s messing up everything. There really isn’t any pain or itching - I can only describe it like I can feel the bacteria trying to eat me away from the inside. It feels completely disgusting. It does however hurt when I get swabbed which never caused any pain before all this.
I have tried most solutions. Clindamyacin cream only helps to an extent before it gets worse again. I take a women’s probiotic (contains acidophilus), NAC, and crispatus. I drink alkaline water every day. I switched to cotton underwear. I tried boric acid and even lactic acid.
I cannot take this anymore. I already deal with a sweaty crotch and the unfortunate smell that comes with it, and I’ve been dealing with this on top it.
PLEASE advise if you know anything that could help.
Also for context: never had sex or have even put anything other than a tampon up there. Even doing that for more than one day causes irritation so I rarely insert them anymore. Never tested positive for STDs. Also used Evvy at the beginning of the year and it came back as bacteria related to BV.