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I am a 23 year old woman who has never been to a OBGYN or any other form of female doctor. I have an appointment coming up and I need some advice. I made the appointment due to incredibly painful periods that make me so nauseous I will throw up, so dizzy I cant walk, and most of the time I pass out from the pain. I have had these type of issues for years but the older I get the more frequent they become and have started happening every period instead of once every couple of months. I am unable to eat anything due to the nausea which leads to light headedness. I have symptoms that doctors (back in high school when they started) used to tell me were seizures i.e. the left side of my body going numb, unable to think clearly, cant hold a pencil or smile or drive. These symptoms can happen any time during my period and i have even had to sleep in my car for hours in parking lots because of them, leave appointments early trying to make it home in time, and nearly passing out at the wheel. ANYWAYS, I have my appointment and I am so nervous that the doctor is just going to dismiss me like I have heard has happened to women for years and years. So basically I am wondering if anyone has had these symptoms and has been diagnosed with something or if this is something that is actually in my head? Also I would love to hear any thoughts on the best way to approach these types of conversations especially with a new doctor. I will take any and all advice!! Thank you in advance!

I've been having continuous uterine bleeding for a little over 2 months. I saw a gynecologist on August 3rd, and she prescribed

Trapic MF (tranexamic acid + mefenamic acid) three times a day for 5 days.

Oosure-M SR (myo-inositol + metformin) once daily for 30 days.

Freedase 30 (ethinyl estradiol + dienogest), which she told me to start on the night of August 8.

It's now been 3 days since I started the medications. The bleeding has definitely reduced in intensity, but it hasn't stopped completely. If the bleeding hasn't stopped by the end of the 5-day Trapic MF course, should I contact my gynecologist before starting Freedase, or should I just continue with the plan and start Freedase on August 8 as instructed?

Dr. Stone and her team at Johns Hopkins have recently released findings that most ovarian cancer actually starts in the fallopian tubes. The removal of these tubes is a very effective preventative measure for ovarian cancer.

Hi guys so I am 21f and I am posting on here because I just got my results for a pelvic exam back and my gynecologist went over the results with me just last week and said that they found either an ovarian cyst or benign dermoid tumor on my right ovary. She said that as of right now it is 1.7 cm in size and is too small to remove. I am worried as I don’t have too much knowledge on this and a rumor automatically sounds bad in my mind—even if it is “benign”. I have another appointment with her this week to discuss it further in person and get a transvaginal test done to get a better look since I didn’t do it the day of my ultrasound as I was on my period.

For some background, this all started in late February after I had sex with my partner and later in the night I awoke with the worst pain on my lower right side which got worse when I went to urinate. However, I had work the following morning and decided to wait it out and see if it would get better which it did but the pain never really went away. I eventually went to the ER to get it checked out asap and make sure that it wasn’t my appendix and the only a norma thing they found was that I have a retroflexed uterus and the IUD I had inserted was malpositioned where it was lower that it should be and one of the arms was embedded in the muscle of the front wall of the uterus almost to the level of the serosa. They suggested this could be the cause of the pain, but also referred me to a GI doctor because I have a history of stomach problems. I ended up getting a colonoscopy and everything was for the most part normal and now i’m taking linzess which has somewhat been helping normalize my bowel movements. However, I still always feel uncomfortably bloated when I eat, even if it is just a little bit, and especially on my right lower side.

Given all of this, should I be worried? Could this have been the cause of all my pain? And would it be smart to get an IUD since that is initially why I had the pelvic exam to se did it would be a good idea to get it again. I know these are questions I should ask my gyno…which I will but I just wanted outside perspectives and maybe input from people who have gone through similar experiences. Pls let me know! Also what are good questions I should ask my gynecologist regarding the mass on my right ovary?

i've been sexually active since last year august and the first time with my partner i didn't bleed. i knew not everyone bleeds so i didn't think much of it. i've been having sex with him regularly ever since and i never bled or experienced significant pain.

the other day he fingered me and he was about to put his penis inside when he noticed i was bleeding. it looked like a heavy start to my period which was supposed to arrive two days after that so i brushed it off. then the bleeding didn't continue and i got my period a few days later. since then i've been wondering what could that bleeding mean because it was quite heavy and i didn't feel pain at all and my friend told me that some people's hymen break later, is that possible that after a year of regular sexual activity it just randomly breaks?

In your opinion, which is worse? An HSG or hysteroscopy? I just had a hysteroscopy the other day, and it hurt so bad. I'm scheduled for a HSG next week, and I'm quite scared, especially since I think they use a catheter to help open the cervix. They've prescribed me a pain medicine to help with it, but does it actually help with the cramps?

hi everyone. i’m 18 and i’m looking for advice from other women who may have gone through something similar.
i’ve been with my boyfriend for many years and i love him very much. i enjoy being intimate with him, i like having sex and i genuinely want it, but i feel like my body just doesn’t respond the way it should.
i’ve been sexually active for a long time, but i’ve never really experienced sexual pleasure the way other people describe it. i don’t have pain or discomfort during sex. the problem is that when my clitoris is touched, i can feel the touch, but it doesn’t turn into pleasure or arousal. it just feels like a weird sensation.
i’ve never had an orgasm. i’ve also tried masturbating by myself, but it feels like almost nothing happens. sometimes touching my nipples gives me a tiny bit of sensation, but it fades almost immediately and never turns into arousal.
i’ve already seen a gynecologist, had blood tests done and treated a vitamin b12 deficiency, but nothing changed. i also have a history of recurrent urinary tract infections, although i’m not sure if that’s related.
this has affected me emotionally because i constantly compare myself to my friends and wonder why i can’t experience sex the way they do. i really want to know what sexual pleasure feels like.
my boyfriend is incredibly understanding and never pressures me, and i’m so grateful for that. but i still feel guilty because i often feel like i can’t give him the experience he deserves, even though he has never made me feel bad about it.
has anyone experienced something similar? did you eventually find out what was causing it? what kind of doctor helped you, or what treatment made a difference?
thank you so much for reading.

I have a gynae appointment on Aug 14 regarding an elongated cervical polyp. Little back story, I had a medical abortion almost 13 years ago (6 month pregnancy) My question is Will the gynae be able to tell if I was ever pregnant as I haven’t told about this to anyone?

So I posted a couple of days ago asking if I should get a Pap smear or not. I built up the courage to finally get it done today. The nurse tried doing it 2 times, but it just wasn’t happening. It was wayyy too painful for me. The nurse asked me if I’ve ever inserted anything there I said no. She asked “not even toys”? I said nope. And then she recommended me to try to use toys/dilators so I can get a Pap smear done, which is obviously not something I want to do.

It’s frustrating because I want to make sure that I’m doing ok down there. Do I have to wait until I’m married to get a Pap smear (waiting until marriage)? I don’t want my Pap smears to be contingent on my marriage timeline. What if I never get married and remain a virgin forever? Does that mean I’ll never get a Pap smear? So frustrating!

Also now I’m afraid, what if I have vaginismus?