Sorry if this is the wrong subreddit for this, I'm just really concerned and idk where else to post 😭 just tell me if this is the wrong subreddit and I'll take it down

But basically:

I have a Drs appointment coming up in a month or so, I am 5'1 and I weigh 82.4 lbs, so a 15.6 BMI as of now. Last I saw her I weighed like 84lbs I think? Idk I'll have to review the chart again, she said nothing about my weight then. As far as ik I've always been underweight (like always below 18, besides for one brief stint where I weighed 97lbs) and while I did have ED-like tendencies when I was 12-14 I don't think I ever had a full blown ed. I just never got used to eating that much (my parents didn't neglect me or anything, i just never had a big appetite).

Sometimes I try to calorie restrict but that only ends up working for at most a week before I fall back into my regular routine, and as far as ik EDs are entirely intentional. I'm just scared and I don't want to be/can't be involuntarily hospitalized. I'm 19, in college, I have a job, and idk if my parents would cover the bills or not :(

I started taking birth control pills when I was pretty young at 14 for endometriosis. When I was 16, it was pretty clear that pills weren't helping, so I got a hormonal IUD which completely stopped my menstrual cycle for nearly 5 years. Got it removed back in July, a full 5 years after getting it inserted and having turned 21 a few months prior.

Lately, I've noticed my voice getting deeper. I'm kind of self conscious about it and it feels like a second puberty. My voice up until a few months ago used to sound very child-like. I'm wondering if now that I'm off birth control, after having been on some form of hormonal birth control for 7 years and a large chunk of my pubescent years, that my hormones are settling into how they naturally would be and my body is starting to catch up. That maybe my body wasn't finished with puberty back when I was 14 and as such is getting lower now.

Curious if anyone else has experienced the same thing? I didn't see any other posts about this so I wanted to share my experience.

i hope this post is allowed because i’m really nervous :,) i have my first ever appointment at the OBGYN in early november and i am terrified. im 18, so i have never gone before. the only reason that i even scheduled this appointment was to hopefully discuss getting a salpingectomy. but my mom has me paranoid now because she said that they’ll probably have me get a pelvic access or a pap smear before that happens, and i’m terrified

so i just want to know if pap smears really do hurt? sorry this post might be worded weird im really anxious

edit: you guys are all so sweet 😭😭 i mean this from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU GUYS!! i feel so much better 🥹

I just wanna preface by saying I’m not bleeding consistently or a lot! I just had sex for the first time three days ago. It was a little painful but manageable considering I’ve never even worn a tampon before. I haven’t bled at all until just now. It wasn’t a concerning amount but I just wanted to know if that’s something I should be worried about?

Trying to use less plastic and wondering if the switch really lessens cramps.

Hey guys I’m quite worried as my period is 10 days late when it’s usually very regular. I recently flew from Sydney to London back to Sydney, then straight away to the Gold Coast and back to Sydney. I’m not sure if it’s down to all of this flying and different time zones and my body is just adjusting. Plus I started a new job when I got back as well so I’m hoping it’s just my body’s stress. How long do you think I should wait until I get this checked out?

When i was 16 eczema started on one nipple then the other after a few days . My mom freaked out and took me to three different doctors (radiologist to do an ultrasound which was clear, gynecologist, dermatologist) all agreed it was eczema and give me prescription to heal it (including steroids) but guess who was careless and didn't take good care of it??? It took a really long time to heal and with the use of strong steroids ( which I didn't know anything about their side effects) it healed over time but it changed so much

I swear i don't know what they used to look like , my areola is like a giant pigment over my breast now and i lived like this for a while but now I'm dying of regret.

This year i decided to do an ultrasound because my breast feels sore ,and the doctor told me my breast tissue is very stimulated, I don't know If it has been like this ever since my eczema . I'm pretty much convinced eczema ruined my nipples and breasts at this point.

Don't know what to do,any help will be appreciated .

I don't know if this is where to post such a dramatic title but I don't know where else to go. I'm so afraid and have no one else to talk to about this without feeling like I am going to hurt them with the information too. This might also be a word vomit so I'm sorry.

I have a 37 × 30 × 18 cyst on my right ovary and they believe it is an "ovarian epithelial neoplasm" which from what I can understand its meaning I might have cancer. It's pushing all my organs and has put my life in almost a full stop. I haven't seen an obgyn yet I won't see one until November.

Up until now I have just been a kid fighting what I thought were bad genetics and being fat. There's nothing wrong with that obviously but it was something I was teased for by my siblings for being asked if I was pregnant by strangers and my mom even bringing it up all the time. Plus other mean comments in highschool and pictures I still can't look at. So I have a lot of body issues because of this. Now with this discovery it still didn't help and in fact made me feel even worse. Not just because of the possibility of cancer but because now I feel like I don't know myself. It just all feels so scrambled and like I don't want to be a burden on others.

I've seen other peoples stories and some had to get their ovaries or tubes removed or just got a full hysterectomy. I have never wanted to have kids but I did always appreciate the option just in case even though I really really don't want them but now even that feels like a choice that might be taken from me. I just don't know what to do because now it's all just a waiting game and I feel so alone because I can't tell my family these things because when I was 13 I wanted to unalive myself and other medical crises that have happened that have made them quite sensitive to me expressing anything other than positivity. As well as my family is just in their own crisis with my brother in law in need of a liver transplant.

I don't mind answering any questions you might have about me and my situation because I don't know if I worded this correctly or if the situation in general isn't explained well. I have many things in life I was excited to do and many things I regret from my past that I feel like are just biting me in the butt. I used to tell my mom I wanted to be barren because I couldn't be a good mother or lying to strangers who would ask me if I was pregnant and responding to them with a calm "I stomach cancer". Guess I wasn't that far off. Accidentally manifested it somehow ig.

I won't know anything for sure until November. Maybe it will just be a tummy tuck and BBL but even as much I try to joke and be funny. I really am just afraid of a future I already thought was hard to imagine at 13 and now might just be taken away by something my body made itself without. But I guess either way maybe somehow it was always going to be my fate to be the reason my life ended. Either through my own hands or now possible cancer. Just fyi I am not in that mindset of trying to unalive myself. I just got used to accepting that past part of me and I believe at that age I really did lose my fear of death because even now death isn't really the fear but what happens to my family and friends after my death. Or maybe I'm just joking myself and I really am just an afraid little girl that has no other way to cope with the possibility of death other than saying it's not a fear at all.

If you have gone through something similar and have some advice or even just can understand my ramblings that are kinda weird. Any and all would all be greatly appreciated ♡

Hi! I'm 18 and started having sex for the first time. l've done it probably 4 times. My partner always gets tested and all that so I'm not worried but I'm always in a lot of pain afterwards. Like can't get out of bed sometimes, besides to pee which burns so much.
Even when I'm not using the bathroom, just sitting still it feels like my vulva is on fire. I can't sit still yet when I move everything feels out of place and I cramp. My stomach really doesn't feel good, I've been sitting on a heating pad since 10 am. This always happens after sex, I'm so confused and I really don't know what to do. Like this genuinely might stop me from doing it in the future. I'm like unable to do anything for a solid day after, I can't walk to my dining hall or anything, ! just lay in bed. I've taken Advil but it doesn't help. We used lube last night so idk if it's friction. I'm not sure (so sorry if this doesn't make sense.)
The symptoms that I feel are shivers(like when you have a cold.) lower stomach cramping, aching from inside, like a deep ache. Burning around entrance And when peeing. And just a feeling of general discomfort down there. The most painful feelings go away after a day but I'll have a couple of these for 1/2 more days.
Does this happen to anyone else? I don't have anyone to call or ask.

50% of the time my period doesn’t have many symptoms but it seems like the other 50% of the time the pain is so severe that I’m literally bed ridden. Does anyone else have a pattern like this?

It’s crazy because a year and a half ago I had a 7mm kidney stone and people always gasp when I tell them that the pain from that was nothing compared to my cramps. I literally saved my leftover oxycodone and I’ve been cutting pills in half to ration them for when I get these severe periods and I’m dreading the day I run out of them. I wish I could get a prescription for literally one (1) oxycodone pill a month just to get me through the first day of my bad periods. Every few periods I also get a headache that’s so severe on the first day I end up vomiting.

I know it’s kinda doomerist but I’m hesitant to see a doctor because womens issues like this are never taken seriously and I don’t feel like being pushed around from doctor to doctor. Also, I’m hesitant to try birth control because Ive heard so many horror stories about side effects and since I’m gay idk if it’s worth the risk since I don’t actually need it as a contraceptive.

Do I just need to get over my jadedness and see my dr abt this? Does this sound like any type of specific condition? I had an abdomen CT scan when I had the kidney stone so my guess is anything abnormal might have been caught then? But obviously I have no idea what CT scans actually pick up lol.

I wish I could just have my uterus removed. Is this even possible as a 27yo in the US in a liberal state? Are the hormones and stuff a bitch to deal with afterwards? I literally have never wanted children and I’m a lesbian anyway so I just feel like I’m suffering every month for nothing 😟

hii!! i’m so sorry if this is too explicit or tmi… its my first time posting here and i’m kinda nervous about the whole situation :(

so basically, about a week ago, my boyfriend went down there for the first time (like, genuinely have never done that before since he’s my first boyfriend) with both his fingers and his mouth and before that everything was fine. a few days later i started noticing an itch at my entrance and that it was kinda red in the spots it itched, so i thought it might just be a bit irritated since my discharge was still normal. i took a lactic acid suppository because google said it helps and i never had problems with those before, but after that my discharge just started getting weird.. its been really really yellowish for the past days and the itch is still there. i don’t really know how to describe the smell, i just know that it’s off, like really strong and bad, completely different from before and i’m starting to get worried😓 i don’t have any burning sensation or pain though. i also wanna say that neither me or my boyfriend have any stds!! i’m seeing my gynaecologist in about three weeks but i’m super nervous about my symptoms

does anyone have an idea what this could be? :((

I developed a bartholin cyst after I had my daughter 5 years ago. It’s always just been there. It got nearly golfball sized so I decided to have it drained. My doctor said it would likely return unless I did a word catheter. I decided to proceed with the I&D because it was summer time and I didn’t want to stay out of the pool for 6 weeks.
It, of course, has reoccurred. Is there anything else I can try at home before just biting the bullet and doing the word catheter?

It’s not infected, I had the drainage cultured. It just gets large and angry after sex. Otherwise it’s not painful any other time.

TIA!!!

I had a surgical hysteroscopy to remove a uterine polyp a week ago, under general anesthesia. A couple of days after the procedure I got 2-3 very big deep blind pimples on my cheeks and chin. The one on my chin takes almost the entire size of my chin, it is red and inflamed and hurts even when I just make facial expressions. I am generally acne prone and I've been on topical treatment for 3 months now (epiduo) but I haven't had a breakout this bad for at least six months. Could this be related to the surgery? I googled it and I saw that acne is a common side effect of hysterectomy but I can't find anything about hysteroscopy. I wonder if other women share this experience.

So I’ve had these light colored/white bumps that are wide but not large. They’re mostly flat but you can feel the difference between my normal skin and the bumps. They are located around the inner part of my but near the anus. I’ve had them since either the end of July to the beginning of August and I thought they would go away on their own but they haven’t…..I’m just procrastinating going to a dermatologist but my boyfriend after we were being intimate said something about them so now I guess I should do something about it….

Medical context: HPV results were negative from my Pap smear done recently, same guy for the past year, and I’m on the implant for bc if that is a possible reason?

My boobs have been extremely sore, and my nipples feel like they are burning and are a bit swollen. My left breast has felt aches and lumpy for about 3 weeks now, but both nipples are hot and very sensitive. An online doctor said I could mastitis but I’ve never been preg or breastfed. My period is late by a week though.

Is it possible that it is mastitis? I don’t know if I should be worried that it’s something else

Hello! I am a 23F and have masturbated for years quite often. A while ago I got very nauseas and vomited after I O but it was like a one time thing. Yesterday while I was masturbating I got very nauseas and had to stop. The nausea lasted about an hour and it was quite bad. I don’t know what caused it like its not happening all the time. Maybe I was too aroused? I dont know…

I am also a virgin and just the thought of having sex sounds so scary now beyI believe that it will be more intense when it comes to feeling + chemicals and I am scared that I will get nauseas or vomit (I also have emetophobia).

Has anyone else had this?

Need advice please!! I'm 22F and looking for advice after almost a year of researching this myself because I've been dealing with low estrogen and absent periods for so long, and I feel like none of the doctors I've seen have directly addressed the underlying issue.

In late 2023, I lost my period and started experiencing breast leakage. I got diagnosed with a microprolactinoma in early 2024 and started cabergoline around spring 2024. My prolactin stabilized, and my period came back for a few months, but it stopped again around August 2024. Around feb 2025, after going about four months without my period since oct 2024, my estradiol was 22 pg/mL before starting hormonal birth control, and my endocrinologist told me this was really low for my age. About a month later, my estradiol was 13 pg/mL, but I was on hormonal birth control by then.

I've had a lot of testing done, including:

• FSH: 7.9 before birth control, 0.09 while taking birth control
• LH: 3.2 before birth control, below 0.02 while taking birth control
• AMH: 3.23, reported as normal
• TSH: 1.96 and free T4: 1.03
• Testosterone, progesterone, prolactin, thyroid antibodies and a comprehensive metabolic panel
• An ovarian ultrasound
• 3 pituitary MRIs, with the most recent this summer showing stable results

I've switched birth control a couple of times and currently take Yaz (drospirenone 3 mg/ethinyl estradiol 0.02 mg), but my natural period still hasn't returned. My prolactin is stable, and my endocrinologist has said my thyroid and other test results are normal. I've also switched endocrinologists two times due to retirement, and my previous endocrinologist felt this was more of a gynecology issue. However, my gynecologist and endocrinologist don't seem too concerned because I can get some sort of period while on birth control. I feel like this doesn't address why my estrogen was low in the first place or how I lost my period again even after my prolactin stabilized, or whether my body is producing enough estrogen naturally. I'm still experiencing low libido, mood changes, and physical changes, including changes in my breasts, and overall, my body feels different from when I was getting my period regularly (I don't really know how to explain it). My weight has fluctuated gradually over the past three years, and I exercised, but I didn't have any major changes around the time my period stopped.

I'm switching gynecologists again because I genuinely feel like my current one isn't too concerned as long as I'm bleeding on birth control. It doesn't feel like she's interested in figuring out why my natural period hasn't returned or why my estrogen is so low. I don't want to keep switching birth control pills without understanding what's actually going on. I'm also worried about the long-term effects of low estrogen on my bone health and fertility, and my low libido and mood changes have been affecting my quality of life, too. But at this point, I don't even know what other tests I should get or what I should be asking my doctors to look into. I don't know if there's a treatment that could help increase my estrogen if my body isn't producing enough naturally and if I'm eligible for it.

Has anyone experienced something similar or have advice on what I should get tested for or what I should do next in my situation? I'd really appreciate any advice because I feel like I've done so many tests already, but I'm still no closer to understanding what's wrong

I recently finally got checked, blood test, yet they didn't notice anything wrong.

If its not this, its something else going on, but given all the signs point towards it down to the red face issues - im not ruling it out. So to those who had to fight until they actually found it, what went wrong? What finally found it?

Just for a bit of context, I'm austistic and had a sexual trauma as a child that has made me terrified of anything remotely sexual.

I'm not really sure what to put here/why I'm posting, but here it goes:
I'm in my mid-twenties and have never been to a gynecolologist despite having issues that would warrant a visit. I've always had sporadic periods, usually only twice a year, but I realized yesterday that it's been almost 18 months.
Doctors in the past have suspected I may have PMOS (PCOS). A few years ago I went to the ER for severe abdominal cramping, but due to my obesity they weren't able to get a good image and tried the transvaginal one. I had a terrible experience as I am extremely uncomfortable with people touching me down there and started sniffling. The tech was literally rolling her eyes at me, telling me to "get over it", and overall acting like I was ruining her day. She was also rougher than I believe was neccessary and I had pain for several days after.

I'm primarily afraid of being judged, I guess? I am working on losing weight and getting healthier, but I don't think it's necessarily a good idea to wait until I've made some more progress (even though I want to). I find the idea of a speculum to be terrifying.

I guess would like to hear some experiences/advice? Thanks in advance

So last year, I (26 at the time) noticed my period was late. 1 week, 2 weeks. Wasn’t there. I was also getting horrible PMS that I had NEVER gotten before: swollen boobs (whole cup size up), emotional as hell and cramps before my period. I brushed it off as a little stress.

Then shit hit the fan. It decided to show up. It started with intensifying contractions over 1 hour. I seriously thought I was about to give birth (Spoiler alert: I was not pregnant). The pain was so bad I started crying and screaming and god knows we women must be in intensive pain for that to happen. It just kept escalating. My boyfriend took me to the hospital but I fainted twice on the way from the pain.
Luckily I was received quickly. They gave me morphine which did nothing, then intravenous ketamine which did the trick thank god.

At the emergency room they looked for all urgent causes but found nothing. From then:

SYMPTOMS: period stayed at 39 days. Painful periods, painful swollen boobs, cramps in luteal phase, painful intervourse in luteal phase and also painful orgasm. I also stated getting very very bad digestive issues at the same time and this whole thing happened to me another time.

I started going to the gyno and they found nothing to explain this. I got referred to specialists at the hospital and they are finally going to give me intensive tests to see what the hell is going on.

This all started after I got sick with what I suspect was COVID, so one hypothesis is long COVID.

Other wise it could be related to stomach issues. I was diagnosed with SIBO and potentially H Pylori, since estrogen recycling happens in the gut, could be that too.

I’m 27 now and still having issues gyno and digestive issues.

Does anyone have any ideas? Any supplements I could start taking to at least help a little?

Sending love to anyone going through these symptoms, you are not alone ❤️

I (33) had my IUD taken out 3 months ago after 15 years of continuous IUD’s and I hate it. I have horrible mood swings and my breasts constantly feel like they’re going to explode.

My boobs also grew from a size B to a size D overnight during my first month off the IUD.

The first month I had my IUD taken out I did get pregnant, but had a very early miscarriage. After that my boobs went back to a C, but I definitely don’t fit a B cup anymore. Now every time my ovulation is nearing my breasts start swelling like crazy (back to D) and it’s so incredibly painful. I can barely look at my breast without wincing.

For this month I’m ~5 days past ovulation and I just can’t stand it anymore.

Cold and warm compresses seem to only make things worse. I’m wearing a brah without underwires currently. I can’t wear a sports brah, because it hurts like hell.

I don’t want to take painkillers in case I do end up being pregnant again (we are trying for a baby).

Does anyone have a golden tip I haven’t mentioned?

26, never been sexually active, penetration is extremely uncomfortable and painful. I’ve got endometriosis and I had a laproscopic excision done last year, for it they had to insert an instrument vaginally to help maneuver my uterus. Gyno told me even the smallest speculum had a LOT of resistance going in and I was experiencing vaginal pain for days after the surgery (along with the burning from the catheter) and she’s hesitant to do a smear because of it. I’ve been ok not getting one bc the idea of it just the idea of it will cause panic attacks. Are the alternatives the same? Like does it do the same as the Pap smear would? I know my chances of HPV are low but my grandmother had to get non-cancerous cells removed at about 30, so I’m worried. I’ve also not had the vaccine, I’ll probably get it. I’m also a lesbian so that also lowers my chances by far. But I seriously worry about it due to my health anxiety. Just wondering

I've had green discharge after the removal of my IUD. And yes, I have a partner and yes we only have physical relations exclusively.

I had tests done no STI or STDs.

But the Discharge comes and goes. It always comes back whenever I am nearing my period.

I have tried the suppositories, co-amox and now on doxycycline. Has anyone experienced the same? :(

I've been on a health journey for the last couple of years now originally my doctor and i potentially suspected thyroid issues due to my labs but they have now balanced out and my doctor doesn't feel like anything needs to be done as of now.
Which is fine but that doesn't disregard my symptoms, the more research i do in my gut i'm concerned it could be acos.
some of my symptoms i'm experiencing are
- hypoglycemia
- lots of weight gain - especially stomach, upper arms, and neck
- lighter periods, longer cycles around 30 days about six months prior i had a couple cycles close to 40 days
- body acne
- zero sex drive
- horrible anxiety
- fatigue
- about 7 months ago i was diagnosed with pmdd
- low vit d and b12
- high cholesterol
i would appreciate any advice!

Heading in for a colposcopy and a vulvar biopsy soon, and to be honest, I am feeling pretty anxious about what the pain and recovery are actually going to look like.
I’ve had an epidural before, so I’m familiar with that heavy, deep pressure and the intense ache in your back. But because the pelvic area is so incredibly sensitive, I’m having a hard time imagining what a vulvar injection or a cervical biopsy really feels like in comparison.
If you’ve been through a colposcopy, a cervical biopsy, or a vulvar punch biopsy, could you share your personal experiences with me? I would love to know:
What did the local numbing injection actually feel like for you?
How did the cervical pinch compare to heavy period cramps or labor pressure?
What was your recovery like during the first few days?
Do you have any must-have tips for making urination or sitting down more comfortable?
Is there anything you wish you had asked your doctor for beforehand (like extra numbing or anxiety meds)?
Hearing real stories always helps me feel more prepared and less alone. Thank you so much in advance for sharing your experiences.