Look, I’m not trying to be rude here... I have no clue how old you are. But since you mentioned being on birth control, I assume you've seen a gynecologist. You could have just asked them about using tampons too.
It’s good that you're staying on top of contraception. However, it might be wise to actually learn your own anatomy while you're at it.
I honestly don't get this group... one girl can't even figure out how to use a tampon, the second one is popping pills wondering if she's pregnant despite not even having sex, the third clearly thinks she's somehow exempt from seeing a gynecologist because she's a virgin, and then there's the fourth who started having sex before she even finished middle school...🙄
For those who haven't heard about the psychological component playing a role in dysmenorrhea, here is a brief explanation.
Roughly 70% of women suffer from moderate to severe pain during their menstrual cycle.
In LESS THAN 10% of cases where women experience this pain, an organic cause is diagnosed—things like infections, endometriosis, uterine polyps, fibroids, cervical stenosis or malformations, adhesions, and so on. When there is an organic cause, treatment depends entirely on the clinical findings, and it is generally successful.
As for everyone else, 🙄success depends on how persistent and proactive a woman is about actually "getting well." The absolute worst approach is to simply label the condition as a "chronic illness" and leave it at that.
I will emphasize this once more: the first and most fundamental step is to rule out any physical cause for the pain! In other words—see a gynecologist.
For the vast majority of women suffering from dysmenorrhea, there is absolutely NO physical evidence explaining the pain. It is widely understood that these are girls and women struggling with an inability to embrace their own femininity. If you find yourselves relieved of the pain, yet gynecologists and other specialists can find nothing physically wrong, it might be wise to consult a psychologist.
I happened to come across this
...my periods have been painful ever since I lost my virginity.
Note that the author explicitly mentioned losing her virginity at around age 13 or 14.
That was my first time seeing it—my dentist showed me during an appointment with a distinguished, older gentleman at a high-end clinic in Beverly Hills.😳
Andrew Anderson6 said:I’ve never heard of anything attacking anything other than the genitals or the anus. Shit...
Of course it does. Ask any ENT or dentist to show you what modern warts look like in the throat...🙄
That’s the reality of safe sex—people use condoms, but they forget the mouth counts as a sexual organ, too.
Look, if you actually meant this seriously, I’m giving you a serious answer: I’ve heard of gastrointestinal condylomas, but I have no idea how or if they even get removed.
And condylomas are just a symptom caused by one of the HPV strains, as others have pointed out. They aren't going to clear up on their own.
That’s some pretty loose interpretation right there...
Why don't you just write the whole thing in Latin? Unless, of course, your diagnosis came straight from some local crackpot or a neighborhood handyman.
It’s no trouble at all... For the first three months, I was basically breathing down my gynecologist's neck every single day, calling with every new symptom that popped up. 😉