r/WomensHealth

Hey I'm 28f..I'm having vaginal boils whenever I'm highly stressed...is there anyone who faces a similar issue..it's so painful.. doctor gave me antibiotics whenever it happened.

But is there any permanent cure for this...I just don't want to go through this☹️Im getting this boils every 3 months(obviously in everyone's life there will be some sort of stress in every quarter right..it can be work related or family related)...and it takes a week for cure

I don't even know where to start here

Around 2012 I suddenly developed a strong frequent urgency to pee it came seemingly out of the blue and carried on for around 7 months. Then gradually got better and went away

It came back off and on a few times since

Once in 2017 for a few weeks and again in 2023 for 5 months

Each time we have ruled out UTI and other things via bladder scans etc

It's come back again and has been here for 5 weeks and I'm demented with it. Last time after seeing a urologist he suggested it was related to ibs + constipation + after that I just seemed to get to a point where I just decided to just get on with it + it gradually went away again but I can't seem to get myself into that head space again.

My doctor and I are starting from scratch working through things and I'm just feeling more and more hopeless. Currently getting on top of constipation with Laxido but all it's done has given me diarrhoea twice and today all I've done is pee large amounts every 20 mins. I'm at a loss of where to go from here. I get married next year and all I can think of is being like this forever :(

Help.

I’m 22, no kids, partner of 3 years. I don’t want kids. My partner doesn’t want me to have kids (the thought of pregnancy and birth terrifies both of us). Birth control has wreaked havoc on my body since high school and now that I’m finally off of it I feel free. Is there any chance of me finding a doc to do this? I’ve heard of women without children getting approved for hysterectomies due to health conditions, but aside from PCOS, everything is in working order down there.

I am in the US by the way, so I’m sure insurance is another huge player in accessibility without a clear medical reason to get a hysterectomy. Any insight or advice?

Hi,

I’m f20 about to be 21, for a couple days around my right boom and right above my nipple area there has been a weird pain and everything I even softly touch it or something brushed up on it it sends a stinging burning feeling around my whole boob and then stops and it’s a bit stiff and like an internal bruise? I did recently finish my peroid and I wanna know if it’s worth the hassle to go to a doctor. If you guys need further info I’m willing to give it lol

I turned 25 in July and I got my first Pap smear today. It was so incredibly painful I couldn’t believe it. I kept hearing from other girls that it didn’t hurt at all for them and that I had nothing to worry about.

I can’t stress how wrong they were! The nurse told me that I would only feel a lot of pressure, but it felt like something was ripping through me! I screamed and told them that I wanted it out, but she refused and told me to just try to relax.

After a couple of shaky breaths I just decided to tough it out. at no point did this pain ease up. it remained intensely painful. I could barely breathe with how painful and uncomfortable it felt. My sisters and my mom all said they felt no pain, but I did! Anybody else have this experience before? Is this normal?

I started with chronic fatigue after my first baby. I could not walk from the parking lot to the hospital/store without feeling like I had just finished doing squats to exhaustion. This feeling would stay for hours after just a small amount. Now, almost a decade later, it’s nearly the same. I addressed it then and they told me it’s just because I was a new mom. Now, I have my children every other week (divorce) and I still have so much trouble. I mowed a quarter of my 1/8 acre lawn and had to take a break (and was pushing myself the whole time through the fatigue). I finished the lawn 8 hours later and could barely walk. I eat a healthy diet. I’m an omnivore. I’m 180 at 5’7”. Just finally got my ferritin checked and it’s at 30. I get plenty of sleep now. But I’m am exhausted physically all the time. I’ve seen doctor’s so many times for this and they write it off every time. Any ideas? I feel like it must be something that happened from having a baby that hasn’t been resolved.

I have always been prone to yeast infections. But lately, I’ve been getting one every time my boyfriend and I have sex. Was tested for STI’s, etc. only thing that came back positive was candida. I am on continuous birth control and have been for about six years. We do not use protection and most of the time he does not pull out. Without fail, a few days after sex I get a yeast infection. I have taken OTC Monistat and fluconazole. I am fine until after sex and I get an infection. I do not know what to do. I have a gyno appointment in a few weeks but I’m looking for help now to see if it’s something I can fix myself. I can’t just not ever have sex again but these infections are so debilitating. Also, I wear only cotton underwear and we have started using a water based lubricant.

I had an annual exam today with my OBGYN- while he was In there he was like “oh, there’s a polyp! Let’s get that out of there!” Proceeds to take it out? He used the term “snip it off” ?! Said results would be back in a week. Got back to my car and had some cramping. Now I’m home and in worse pain. Waiting for ibuprofen to kick in. Of course I check Reddit lol. Seems like most people go back in for this procedure?! Has anyone else had this same day ???

Literally as title says, this painful pimple I had over 2 days just popped and obviously blood is coming out. I'm now overthinking that I could get sepsis and die </3

LMAO I'm probably overreacting but my hypochondria is genuinely tweaking out on me. Now the left side on my body feels funny bc the pimple is on the left lip so naturally, I think I'm slowly dying and getting sepsis as I type this.

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Hi all! So, about a month ago, when my bf (27m) and I (24f) were having sex, I started to notice a little bit of pain. It was just a small amount of pain and I figured it was just friction or something, so even though it was a little out of the ordinary, I didn’t think much of it.

However, ever since then, this pain has only gotten worse. A few days later, we had sex again and I noticed it again, it almost felt like a pinching pain, and even though it hurt, it was still bearable.

As a side note, I told my bf about this after the first time it happened, he has been extremely supportive, and we stop anytime time the pain is too much. He has been letting me set the pace for exploring this and has not pushed or pressured me at all. We have been making sure that I’m very warmed up before going further, but this hasn’t seemed to help at all.

After the 2nd time, I had some discomfort that lingered after sex, so I thought it might be a UTI. I went to the urgent care and got a UTI test and a swab for BV, Yeast, and other common infections but everything came back negative. I had my period and we waited about 2 weeks before trying again just in case it was some kind of micro tear or something. That time, it was slightly better, but only for the first few minutes, then the pain was back.

We waited about a week and tried again, but the pain was still there, it almost felt like I was being poked with a pin inside. But again, it was very lubricated and there was no obvious reason.

With it still lingering, I went to my gyno. She did an exam but found no obvious lesions or anything that stuck out to her. There was some minor discomfort during the exam with the speculum, but no overt pain like during sex. She also did another swab testing for infections, but everything came back negative. She recommended some pelvic floor exercises, but noted that she didn’t think that was the issue for me because the muscles seemed good when she did the exam.

The next day, we tried to have sex again, and again got very thoroughly warmed up. But this time it was so painful that we had to stop almost immediately after he went in. I was so frustrated that I started crying, and I’m just at a loss because I don’t know what else to do.

For some additional context, we have been together for almost 2 years and have been having sex for about 1.5 years without issue. Up until this point, I have never had any pain like this at all. I also don’t have any pain or discomfort throughout the day, it’s only when we have sex. I also have PCOS, but aside from the cysts, I’m fairly asymptomatic, and my gyno doesn’t think that the cysts would be causing this type of pain. The pain started as dull but has evolved to be sharp, it starts almost as soon as he’s inside me. The position we’re in does not seem to make a difference, we’ve tried a few and they all hurt. Aside from the pain, I have had no other symptoms to indicate what could be causing this.

Does anyone have any advice or thoughts as to what could be causing this pain? I’m just really frustrated because it came out of nowhere and there isn’t anything obviously wrong. I’m just not sure what else to do. Thanks in advance, everyone.

I've had my period for 2 months straight and I don't know what to do and I don't want to go to a gynecologist, I'm scared.. I'm recently 19 years old and a virgin.. I also get blood clots almost daily.. some as big as maybe 2 US quarter coins.. I have anemia too. I will go if I HAVE to go, I don't have a mom so if I HAVE to go my dad can take me.. Has anyone else been through this? I don't know who to turn to..

I have my period rn but i can still smell the fishy smell from my last bv and the itchy feeling i think is back. Should i wait for my period to end before going to the ob or go now?

I’ve been trying to start doing pelvic floor exercises (kegels) but I just can’t seem to able to do it. I can do the actual action of it and I can do the quick squeezes but I can’t seem to squeeze and hold for more than 1-2 seconds at a time. Does anyone have any advice on how to learn to do it or any tips and tricks to help with the holding?

Hello all!

So, here’s the situation. In the last 6ish months or so I have been gaining weight although I had no changes in lifestyle. On its own I figured it was whatever, my bestie is pregnant and maybe it was sympathy pregnancy or something 💀

In the last month or so I’ve also had extreme hunger but not really wanted to eat a lot (like I will feel hungry all day but after a few bites I’m stuffed, even if I felt the empty stomach growling and pain).

I’ve also been extra tired, usually have insomnia even with sleep aids but I’ve been sleeping a lot more lately and feeling tired more often.

Lastly, and the newest and biggest thing that has me reflecting is: pelvic pain. It started sort of dull and only on my left side but the last few days it has been progressively more painful and intense and spreading from left to right (in a smile shaped line almost tracing the underside of my belly between my ovaries).

I can be a bit health anxious, so if y’all are like “that’s just period” or whatever that’s cool, but was this something anyone else experienced and did it turn into something else? My doctor’s appointment isn’t for two more months and I just want to make sure it’s not urgent. Thanks Reddit!

My vagina had been feeling weird since Sunday (today’s Monday) I think it happened because of some cross contamination after pooping but whatever. I tried monistat 1 for relief and instantly regretted it. Hours later and my vagina is on FIRE to the point that I iced it for a bit. I literally put a tampon in so it can soak all of the medication out and I’m feeling a bit of relief from the burning meds. I found a fluconazole tab that was prescribed to me in April but I never used. Can I just use that instead even though I tried the monistat? Ugh I wish I did that first 😭

I went to urgent care cause of all of my flu like symptoms that wouldn't go away. It started as just a migraine. And then over the course of a few days more symptoms were added.

Migraine, sore throat, stuffy nose, heavy cough, dizzyness, fatigue, eyes randomly getting watery, ear pain, shortness of breath, and increased appetite. They said there was no fever (even though it felt like i did.) And they said i had low blood pressure. They checked my blood pressure 3 times i dont know why. They also looked at my ears and said they see nothing wrong with my ears. They also swabbed me for covid and strep throat. They got the results after 15 minutes and said it was all negative. Then they gave me one last test to see if it was a bacterial infection but they said that test will take a couple days. Someone in my family recently had strep throat before i got my symptoms. So of course i was surprised when they told me that I do NOT have strep throat. So... what is it then? There is no way i had all these symptoms ans then got told they couldnt find anything. Do they think i was lying? I told them that i took dayquill but that the dayquill didn't do anything.

Also, the doctor who looked my ears and throat had a lazy eye. Idk if that matters or not. She said all she saw was mucus in my throat. And they said i had low blood pressure. What caused the low blood pressure though?

I know it seems silly but i never got taught how, its never been mentioned in my school education or home.

Thank you in advance and sorry for the stupid question 🥲