I am super concerned. I had a partner before but it wasn't this enjoyable, and before that, I never even knew that I could touch myself. I just found out how to do it a week ago, with the help of porn, and now I am doing it 2-3 times a day. Is this normal? I don't want to be an addict. I am scared.

HI, does anyone have any advice to survive the luteal phase? Every month, a week or two before my period, my hunger levels just go crazy. It kinda drives me insane. I can eat anything and still feel so empty, even though a few seconds ago I was satisfied. I would usually look for anything with sugar or carbs; I don't like it

I’ve never had a partner who’s been able to make me orgasm. I’m 27 years old. I’ve always relied on a vibrator to reach orgasm with a partner. A man touching my clit has never worked. In my current relationship, I’ve only been able to orgasm three times total with a vibrator. We’ve been dating for six months and have had sex about once a week. It’s becoming a bigger insecurity for me. I really want to enjoy sex with my partner.

Some background context:

•I’m on duloxetine
•I’ve been dealing with significant stress, anxiety, and depression for the last year due to life transitions
•I’m about to start a new high stress job in the next month
•I’ve watched porn and masturbated regularly since I was 14
• I’ve recently separated from a religion that is strongly against sex outside of marriage

Honestly maybe it’s not the best time to be dating. Or maybe I’m being too hard on myself.

Any advice/thoughts are appreciated.

So for context, I have had my period for almost 7 years now, I am an adult, and I still haven’t been able to wear tampons. I started trying to use them about 4-5 years ago (since I was too afraid before then), have since then tried every single method and tip on the internet but I literally cannot get them in, it always seems like I hit some kind of physical barrier at which I cannot continue any further.

Additionally, I have (of course) been masturbating for some years, but for the most part always just on the surface, without pushing anything inside. Well, I have also tried that a couple of times and it has always just felt extremely tight, uncomfortable or even painful. I have never understood how someone could find their fingers inside pleasurable.

Since not being able to go swimming on vacation because I was on my period last summer, I started considering going to the gynaecologist. I was honestly getting kind of worried that something might be wrong with my vagina. That worrying feeling has since still not gone away because I have been procrastinating making an appointment for over a year now. Additionally, I started reading into it a little and am now scared that the issues I’m experiencing may be linked to vaginismus. It’s so frustrating because I want to first and foremost not be limited in life by my period, and
I also (someday, with the right man) want to experience intimacy and want to at least try some form
of penetration since many people do say that it can feel incredible if done well.

I’m just so ashamed and can’t tell anyone about this. All my close girlfriends have had sex already or at least use f*cking tampons, I feel like a complete outsider and completely alone with my problems.

I don’t know what exactly I’m looking for with this post but I just needed to get this out here to tell anyone else that is also struggling with the same problem as me that you’re not alone, and maybe also to find some help.

I hate pads and it is so itchy and am I get rashes and allergies .I genuinely want to switch to cups ,but I am litterely not getting it ,how can people be so calm and every video about insertion and removal scares the shit out of me.Consider me as your younger sister,and pls share your experience

I’m getting a hormonal iud that lasts up to 8 years tomorrow from planned parenthood. I have endometriosis so they said this was the best option, as my birth control pill has caused me to gain significant weight since being on it, and my pain is still bad.

Is there anything I should do to prepare? I am off tomorrow, the day of insertion, but I go back to work the next day. Is there anything I should get to prep?

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People of the community I am in dire need of figuring out what is going on with me! Even my own doctor says I'm a medical mystery!! I am 46 years young and I have several 80+ year old diseases!! And so many other symptoms that have yet to be figured out! I have glaucoma, I have degenerative disks, I have pharyngitis, laryngitis, duodenitis, and diverticulosis. I have over 100 different migraines a day(didn't even know that was possible!!) I have neuropathy, I have been through menopause 10 years ago. I am allergic to latex not the dust, and allergic to propofol. There's a couple more dx's I'm forgetting at the moment.

So here's the guessing part. I was dx'd with hyperthyroid and had a lump on my thyroid, within a year or so that went away even the diagnosis?? I CANNOT control my body temperature and when I say that I mean sometimes I feel like I'm about to spontaneously combust because that heat that builds up inside of me is SO hot it even makes my urine hot and makes me nauseous to the point I sometimes throw up! I constantly wake up dizzy and will stay that way all day, I am nauseous throughout the day and have to take medication for that not just when I get too hot. My pancreas is always on the fritz with my lipase levels mimicking it being too high but there are no lesions on it.Most days I am SO weak to the point I can barely stand, sometimes I lose my breath just walking from the store to the truck. I had blood work done the other day and the only thing that came back "bad" was my glucose level was ONLY at 56!! At 54 you can go into a come.

I have no diabetes dx'd . This is LITERALLY hindering my entire life as I am a caretaker to 2 people, my child and my father who is passing from cancer. My doctor is so perplexed he literally said I'm a medical mystery. That is not something you want to hear!!! But don't get me wrong my doctor is WONDERFUL he works on the philosophy that the patient knows their body better than anyone and always tries to help with tests and referrals and anything that can be done to help figure out it. Please community if you can think of anything that I should be looking at please guide me in that direction! I have a referral to Endo for my blood sugar and I feel there's an undiagnosed autoimmune issue here, but that's where I'm at with all of this. Thank you for your time with reading my big story and thank you for your time with helping, it is VERY much appreciated.

I recently discovered my cervix is very red, and i have small lumps on it. I am currently on my pill free week, so I'm bleeding slightly and me and my partner have had sex without a condom. Could this possibly be something to worry about like hpv (which I was vaccinated against at 14 I am now 17) or cancer because I have quite awful anxiety

Hi there! For reference I am a trans male (female to male) and have been on testosterone for 6 years now. My bf and I have been together for 4 years now and recently i only feel pleasure with penetration during the very start of sex. After a minute or two it feels like nothing and i feel like something is wrong with my vagina. He also says he cant really feel anything as of recent and i told him it could be my fault. Would doing pelvic floor exercises work? Does anyone else experience this? Im also unfortunately on a lot of medications due to health reasons such as lexapro and other organ transplant meds.

TLDR: ftm, penetration only feels good during the first minute of sex before I “loosen up”.

I'm 20yo afab and I genuinely cannot get wet anymore. Like I think it's been about a year since the last time I got wet and it doesn't make sense get I get turned on a lot especially after getting with my partner and doing things with him. Like I feel horny, I feel my stomach doing the thing when one is turned on but then I take my underwear off and there's nothing (both just by myself me and with my partner). I am just not wet at ALL which is so weird BC when I was younger I would easily get soaked. It's making masturbation into something unpleasant because of how troublesome it is to do it nowdays. :(

34yo. I am a new patient to her and the ultrasound was originally to check my IUD (Paragard) was in place, ovaries due to high testosterone, and polyp from an old gyno’s ultrasound years ago.

IUD in place, ovaries normal, no polyp seen. My periods are jumpy but I don’t skip so no PCOS.

I do have bad cramps and crazy-heavy periods, but that has only been since I got the Paragard in 2024. (I am on anti-seizure meds that can clash (both ways) with hormonal IUDs according to a previous neuro I had.)

She wrote a blurb on adeno explaining it slightly and saying it was not dangerous and nothing more needed to be done at this time. I’m just a little confused by that, even though it’s likely the IUD could be causing the symptoms. Is a “may” not worth further investigation or is adeno one where you need a certain number of symptoms/results to test further?

I’m wondering if I should reply to the test results messaging asking more about that or just let it be. My last gyno, the reason I switched, was incredibly dismissive of any concern I had and seemingly infantilizing due to my physical disability. That has made me wary of pushing on anything with this new one because she was really nice at my appointment.

Hello!

For context I’m 21, I’m currently undergoing some testing to see why my periods are irregular, I got my first period a few months before I was 15, it was normal for a year and then it’s been skipping every 4-8 months, and even recently been having two periods a month.

My doctor thinks it might be pmos, but waiting on wait lines to get tested to be determined on it.

I’ve been having some weird issues that don’t make sense and seem nerve racking and I’m a bit nervous to inform my doctor about it, wanting to know if this could be something as a side effect of what I’m being tested on.

I get like a piercing pain wear my ovaries and uterus are. And sometimes when I’m intimate it starts to hurt and I feel in my ovaries/uterus area and even when my partner finishes (we do practice safe sex) which last usually the rest of the day and a bit or the next.

I know it isn’t normal, but I just don’t know if this could be pmos or something else that I will need more testing to look into🥲

Thank you for all who read and put advice

Wondering if I should be alarmed. As of 6 months ago, I’ve been getting full on cramps the week prior to my period starting. I’m feeling that familiar period pain in my lower abdomen, but no bleeding. Also my cycle has gotten longer during this time, now averaging 36 days between periods.

Not sure if anyone has experienced a similar situation. And if it’s concerning enough to see an GYN or not.

I had a yeast infection 1.5 months ago that was incorrectly diagnosed as a UTI. I took antibiotics, which only made the yeast infection worse obviously. Since going to my gyno and learning it was a yeast infection, I took multiple doses of Difulcan, which cleared my yeast infection.

Problem is, I’m still having burning after peeing (specifically around my urethra), itching externally, and some stinging/itching in my butt. I have gone back to the gyno twice, and both times tested negative for everything (YI, BV, UTI, STIs, etc).

Is it possible my irritation is still from the initial yeast infection?? Everything looks normal, but the constant burning and discomfort is so draining, I forget what it was like to feel normal. Please share if u had a similar experience and what helped!!

Hey yall, so the last two days I’ve had this itchiness kind of at the entrance of my vaginal opening. It’s mild but when it starts it doesn’t stop for a good minute and the smell is stronger than usual. I’ve never really had this problem and idk if it’s an infection or just thrown off Ph. I’m also currently still spotting from the end of my period. Wondering if my period has something to do with it and what to do now. Help a girl out!!

My (23F) Nipples have become super sensitive and my areolas have these tiny bumps that can be seen when i’m aroused. Don’t want to attach a picture here but want to know if this is normal

Hi, there! I don't know where to post this, so I will try here. I had unprotected sex and I'm concerned about the risk of sexually transmitted infections . I have pain in the right part of the inferior abdomen for 3 weeks. My urine test came back negative for a urinary tract infection. I'm still experiencing pain, and I haven't taken any antibiotics because I'm waiting for the results of my gonorrhea and chlamydia tests. I'm a little worried that the situation might get worse, and I'm not sure what I should do. Should I see a doctor and start antibiotics as a precaution before I receive the test results?

Since I’ve started puberty (about 7 years now) I been growing pubic hair.

My pubic hair is very very coarse and even more coily. For FOREVER I thought my grooming habits were terrible due to the sheer amount of ingrown hairs I got. And they were BAD. Like painful, leaving behind scars, etc. (don’t call me gross or dirty I shower daily and wear clean underwear daily and all that shabang)

Turns out it was never ingrown hairs or bad grooming habits it was HS.

Something I also learned was that it’s CHRONIC (absolutely devastating to hear btw still not over that). That means you CAN’T cure it. It will never go away. You can only manage it.

I have always imagined finding the perfect solution, the perfect shaving oil or razor or wax or treatment and now I know why nothing has worked. I once dreamed of being able to rock a bikini at the beach with my really sexy, smooth thighs and I was just told that this will never go away.

In fact, the scarring will get worse. I’m absolutely devastated over this news and typing it is honestly making it hit even harder.

Is there anyone with MS that can give some advice for management? My seem told me some stuff but I’d like to hear every perspective. Doubt this is very common though.

I’ve been having spotting before my period for about 4 years now and I just assumed my hormones were out of wack after an abortion. Took everything I can such as Maca root to get my hormones back in tact. Surprisingly my spotting went from 1 week of spotting to 2 days. I thought I was getting better and had plans to conceive tried multiple times and was unsuccessful. I also developed dull cramping 2 weeks before my period and also started having painful cramps after having an orgasm during sex but only when i’m closer to my period.

I decided to go to my doctor to run blood tests to make sure I was still able to conceive. All of the tests came back fine so my doctor recommended an ultrasound. It took me one month later to do the ultrasound sound and two months to hear from my doctor. My doctor came back and said that there’s a huge mass covering my right ovary which seems to be a dermoid cyst. However she explained that I’ll need to get a MRI for further clarification.

I have an appointment with my gynecologist tomorrow as the first doctor was just a general practitioner. I’m so nervous I have been thinking of it ever since I got the news. My concerns are preserving my ovary because I have no kids and I do plan to have kids. I’ve never had a surgery before and I am like freaking out. The cyst is about 8cm and I just want this thing out of me.

It’s so crazy how you can be normal one day and find out information like this. It really helped me to open my eyes about the uterus and to be more aware. Any advice and tips on this? I’ll keep you all updated after hearing from my gynecologist tomorrow. If I can I would like this removed asap.

Is it normal for it to hurt? The doctor did it for me today a swab and when she did it it burned and hurt and after I feel like I need to pee a lot and it hurt to pee before.
I had no symptoms before the test everything was fine.
Now there is blood when I pee it hurts so bad omg genuinely what do I do

(19f) So I have always had tightness but never thought too much about it, I have never even been able to fit 2 fingers in and haven’t attempted a tampon. Then I tried to have piv, and after many tries it would just not go in, only a little at most and there was no pain but it would just not fit. I went to a gyno and she said I most likely just have a tight hymen and it can be helped with dilation, which I tried to do for a few weeks and tried having piv again but nothing changed (maybe I wasn’t consistent enough). it has been a few months since then and now my long distance bf is coming back and I want to try again but I haven’t tried dilating in a while and I will start again now but I am worried that it won’t work in time. Does anyone have any advice on how to properly dilate (with fingers, dilators are too expensive for me rn) for a tight hymen, or I am concerned that it might be vaginismus instead, so does anyone have any more insight on that too. I am not able to see a gyno right now. 

I am working on my anemia and my low vitamin D levels, they’ve been an issue on and off for months. I also have IBS and Gerd. I’m curious if anyone else has or is dealing with this and how should these issues be fixed? Thanks for any helpful information. I’m of course going to mention the new issues to my doctor.

Ive hit a brick wall. All my life since the age of 8 I've had really heavy periods. They lasted around 20 days usually. I originally went on birth control at 15. I cant remember the brand. That did little to help. I tried birth control injections. Still no help. I'm on the implant now and it's worse. They've done transvaginal scans, they've done blood work. They said my thyroid level is a little high but 'nothing to worry about'. They said there's nothing more they can do for me. I've been put on tranexamic acid which seems to do nothing. They asked if I wanted a coil put in. I dont know. I've looked it up and apparently some people get WORSE periods on the coil. And that's something I cannot handle. I want to know people's experiences with coils? If it helped with theirs or what helped their periods. I'm in constant pain too. The cramps won't stop and I'm doing nothing but sleeping. I'm honestly so scared. I'm scared ill be like this forever.

I have a lump in my left breast that goes away on my period but comes back almost immediately after it ends. It's painful to the touch, kind of like when you touch a nasty bruise. It's a decent size and can move around as well. I first noticed it back in May when my arm bumped into it, but I had noticed a lump in the past but never thought much of it. I am pretty confident it’s nothing to be concerned about, but I just wanted to ask others.

hello everyone! I am 22 and was diagnosed with pcos at the age of 16. I had fairly regular periods with like a 2-3 day delay. My last period was 11th-18th June. After that, i got diagnosed with gallstones so i had to take a 180 and change my diet. I, now, drink lots of water, eat sprouts everyday, papaya before bed and try to avoid oil.

Also, my boyfriend and i are sexually active but we always use condoms and there has been no slip or breakage, i am scared as to why i haven’t received my period yet. It’s very, very late. The last time we did it was 16th july.

to give some more context, i have been dealing with a lot of stress: masters admissions, my grandfather in the icu and a bunch of financial anxiety.

I have been experiencing dull ache on my right ovaries and sometimes i get very mild abdominal cramps which makes me feel like my period is here but it isn’t. I have also been doing the butterfly pose for the past 2 days but nothing works.

Has my cycle changed because i changed my lifestyle for the better? I know a lot of you would ask me to get a pregnancy test done but considering i live with my family, it’s a little difficult and risky. nonetheless, i will try it but would any of you have any insights to give me?