^ Alright, thanks for letting me know.

no, sorry, if a UTI is suspected, they'll do a urine test...

...HOWEVER...there's a specific test for drug testing. The only way they could assume you've smoked weed through a regular urine test is the pH test (which is a typical test for urinalysis), and the THC would make it a bit more acidic (which doesnt make much sense since acidic urine isnt the best place for bacteria to thrive on...but that also depends on how much you smoked and how often).

I'd also say that if it was a UTI, after 3 months, you should probably have had a bit of blood seen in your urine (since UTIs can cause a bit of damage to the kidneys).
SO...go to the doc.

source: My medical technology professors.it could also be an ingrown hair (which can cause pimples)...so if you've shaved recently or removed hair down there...it's probably a pimple (with a piece of hair inside, so if you plan on popping it, make sure you pull out the hair, kind of hurts but it makes you feel better lol).

hey, i have a question, how do u relieve cramp pains during ur period?? I donno.. but lately theyve gotten really really painful and its never happened before. Sorry if somone has asked before.

^ Eating bananas help me with my cramps? I don't know if its just for me.. but you should try it. They work really great

Really..? I usually leave my yeast infection alone, it usually goes away on its own

For me: Pills.



Then it's more than likely not a yeast infection. The key word is infection and all infections must be treated or there will be consequences. You've probably just had some minor changes in your discharge.

yeh... just minor,
if you were unlucky like me.... i didn't treat it, the yeast color turned green and i had to take antibiotics .... -__-

oy...can you have a yeast inf. at any age though? o.O?

^ Yes, since we create yeast naturally, but yeast found in a child is more likely to develop around the mouth or fingernails, not the vagina.
You might want to read this website for more information and this one.

how much is emergency birth control pills?

Depends where you get it. I know that I've gotten it for like $15 from Planned Parenthood, but it was around $50 when I bought it directly from a pharmacy.

I need help as to what I might have. It seems like a yeast infection because it's gets itchy down there everyday & it really smells, like fish. But i have no white cottage like discharge although I have to wear a liner everyday because of this yellow discharge that might be my pee but I wipe every time thoroughly so I'm kind of confused. I also pee a lot, like I have a feeling I need to pee like every hour or so, even if a little comes out, since I was maybe around 8. Or younger than that.

Thanks in advance for any help.

I also have one more question, is it normal to have your period 2 weeks before your last? Because for about a year I've been having my period on my 4th week but just last month it switched to the 2nd week.

-Does sound like a yeast infection but you should probably ask your mom or the pharmacist (if you're not too shy about it) to make sure. Consult a doctor if necessary.

-How long have you been having your period for? If you've only been having it for a few years then it's normal for you period to be a little irregular at times. Also stress contributes a lot to your period, and can make your cycle go out of whack. I've been having my period for like 12 years now (!!) and it's super super regular, but in times of stress, sometimes I have 2 periods in one month or it comes late (or early).

That's what my first symptoms were like; intense itching, odor, but no discharge. The urge to pee a lot happened, too.

If this is your first infection, you should try to see your doctor so that he or she may correctly diagnose you, but if you aren't able to then buy Monistant 7 Days (make sure it comes with the soothing wipes!). I wasn't able to go to the doctor, so my mom bought Monistat for me and the yeast infection went away.

^
-Yea it sounds like it but I've been having this for pretty long, like a few months now.

-I've had my period for about 4 years now.



^ Yea I was looking at that at the store but it looks like you have to stick it up there. Do you & if you do does it hurt??

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Thanks for the replies

^ No it's not, the method is pretty much the same as inserting tampon.

Yup, the tube's gotta go up there. It doesn't really hurt, it's just really uncomfortable to stick up there if you're not used to tampons.

I never had a yeast infection before, am I suppose to be getting one by now? I had my period at a really young age (eleven years old) but that problem never occurred to me --- yet.

No. There isn't a stated age as to when you're supposed to get one. I didn't have my first one until I was 16, and I've had my period since 9 years old.

..how do you get yeast infection? and how does it go away? is it forever? oh gosh ><!

i was wondering is it true that if you eat too many spicy foods you bleed in your second hole? (arse)
well if its not then what if you DO bleed and ALSO ate spicy foods for the past few days or is it caused by something else... like stress?

Blood in your poop is usually a sign of another condition... I can't say for sure what it might be, but I know a friend of mine had that and went to the doctor to get it checked out. Turned out they had a stomach ulcer, which was causing the blood in the stool. Ulcers can be caused by stress and also super unhealthy eating habits (w/high acid content).

Oh yea or it could also be that there is a tear near your hole, which may explain the blood.

just wanted to declare something:


Softcups>tampons>pads...

...its called "instead" (or "diva cup", havent used that brand though)...



its freaking awesome, i just tried it recently...

...doesnt leak or anything, and you can use it for 12 hours

...mostly for the people who have no problem sticking foreign objects through their vagina.

...although it felt a little funny when i was trying to use the bathroom, i could feel the cup when i was making...muscle contractions.

just wanted to let y'all know.


(i'm dead serious).

the instead cups are disposable right? The diva cup is really expensive, but it's reusable. I was thinking of trying that..did you get it online?

so the guy can ask the girl to finish baking the bread then.

yeah, they're disposable. I hear that you have to boil the diva cup though (to sanitize it i guess)...sounds like a lot of work. I kind of like the disposable feature for instead, kind of like using a new needle for piercings or something...you just know that they're sanitized and such...and dont have to worry about carrying around the divacup. Instead is all individually packaged like a pad (like a condom more like...)...so it's pretty discreet looking. its almost $10 for a 24 pack...(so...12 hours each, typical 5 day period, you'd use 10 softcups). I'd like to try the diva cup though...just to see if there's a big difference...

I got mine at Longs Drugs...haha. I think they sell it at walmart as well.

Oh, and I also hear that the Divacup also comes in diff sizes but i think it's mainly because women with babies need...bigger sizes i guess. But Instead fit pretty well for me.

edit:
i did some research and someone wrote that the divacup is cleaner (when you pull it out, no blood on your hands, and not much blood on the walls of vagina), but they could kind of feel it (and they had to trim off that stem (the thing you use to pull it out i guess) cause it was causing pain).

oh I didn't know longs had it. I'll check give it a try.

QUESTION!

my breasts have been feeling swollen for a couple weeks now. (2-3 weeks) and My period ended a little bit before that.
I won't been getting my period for another 2 weeks probably and usually that part only hurts a week before i get my monthly.
Is this normal? it never happened to me before.

that always happens to me. There's usually only one week out of the whole month my boobs don't hurt. the rest of the time it sucks. It never used to happen before but I've noticed in the past couple years it's been pretty bad.

This is just a general question:
Does anyone experience any signs as to show when their period is coming?
My Mom said she gets a pain in her knee a few days before hers so she knows to prepare.
So, any Soompiers with something like this? A physical "warning"?

Also I've been through the last te pages of this thread and I've only come across the issue of cramps twice:
Something about eating bananas and "red sugar and water".
Are there any other more well known remedies? My cramps are KILLING me. D:

^ Take Panadol, ROFL. The drug I turn to for any pains xD

Gosh I remember the days when I had cramps. I couldn't even stand up properly T_T
I don't have them anymore since my periods are extraaaa late, LOL.

My stomach usually hurts alot when my period is coming which isn't very helpful because my stomach hurts everytime I have to poo. Most of the time though I don't really get an indication at all except for the stomach pain.

I hear that putting a hot water bottle on top of your stomach area is helpful during cramps... kinda like how pregnant women use those hot water thingies during pregnancy. I dunno, I've never tried it. I usually just curl up into ball and lay there forever.

Edit// Crapperz, I just started my period today.... *sighhhh* I hate my life.

My hips hurt when my period is coming. I don't know if it's coincidence or not.

I haven't had my period for a couple months now >< (it's almost been a year! @_@ omg)
it's just my hormones right? I mean, I never had sex yet so yeah, it can't be pregnancy.
So weird D:

This is kinda embrassing but here goes...

After having sex last night and I went to pee afterwards, the tissue turned a pinkish colour after wiping. I got that feeling that I needed to go pee a few times afterwards and when I did go, only a little came out. O__o A few hours later this feeling went away and same with the pinkish thing (which I'm assuming is blood) that showed up on my tissue after wiping. Is something wrong with me?

same thing happened to me once and when I went to the doctor I found out I had a UTI. So try going to the doctor if you don't see any changes.

I've a question about a pap-smear test. I'm 20 and I've never had one done yet. How is it, does it hurt, how uncomfortable is it? What exactly do they do and how big is the instrument they put up there.

I was thinking it might have been an UTI at first but I'm perfectly fine now. Should I still see the doctor?

does anyone else here have an erradic menstrual cycle? I get my period once every other month...O_o.. or sometimes i don't even have it until 2-3 months.. is this dangerous?

My physical warning - I get really really sleepy in classes & oversleep in the mornings. XD

I want to know too T.T (The 1st day is horrible)

omg! i have the worst cramps.
i feel like ima die for one minute then suddenly the pain goes away
and then in less then 5 seconds the pain comes back even worst then before.
and i break out in sweat but i feel super cold and i become pale. =[
i tried midol, advil, etc.
none of them works. =/
so i let it go on till it stops
or i curl into a ball and stay as still as possible
and take as many deep breathes as i can.
it helps a little. and later; off to sleep.
i get cramps every single time im pmsing.
sucks. =[

^ have you tried putting a hot damp towel on your lower stomach? It should reduce your cramps.
or you can fill a plastic bottle with hot water, less messy.

this one is for on-the-go

I'm heading to the pharamacy to get that!

i have a question about bc pills.
i just started my 1st pack yesterday in the afternoon but like 3 hrs
after i took my 1st pill, i felt my period come and its abnormal
for it to come so early cause it usually comes on the 3rd week
of every month. so my question is, am i supposed to take my
period pills now or continue taking the hormal pills ?

Keep taking the hormone pills. Follow the directions in the pack, I think it says to keep taking the hormone pills
even if you get some side effects. I think it's just because of the extra hormones thats causing your body to function weird.
You might want to call your doctor/clinic and ask them about it too. :]

...hmm... I get cramps... or I can't sleep for hours... <__>, really annoying

No i haven't tried that. ima ask my mama and see wat she says,
cause she's into the whole mama-must-approve-first- b4-use thingy.
but i dont wanna carry it with me to school.
cus i usually PMS around 10 am at school on mondays
in the last week of the month. so im in a lot of
pain till 2:05 which i rush home.
=/
i'll see. THANK YOU THOUGH! =]

that happens once in a blue moon for me...but turns out it wasnt a UTI...
...just drink lots of cranberry juice (not cocktail) just in case.

and make sure you girls pee after sex!!! (it prevents UTIs)

HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!ummmm is it possible too miss your period 3 months in a row? =S

i missed it in Sept, and in Oct i THINK i got it a lil it just spotted (spotting still counts as a period right?) for only 1 day... and then November it doesnt seem to be coming anytime soon =S