Posts by Joseph Miller41

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HPV and condom effectiveness in Women's Health · Dec 11, 2010

Sophia Wells72 said:And honestly, that’s exactly where the divide happens—OB-GYNs are pretty split on the very thing you mentioned in your first post.
Personally, I tend to lean toward the doctors who take a stricter approach with this stuff, and hey, it’s worked out for me.

Maybe calling your friend's doctor "terrible" was a bit much, but that's just because I'm pretty intense about these things myself. 😉

It looks like you’ve really done your homework on HPV. I was actually diagnosed with the mildest strain about two and a half years ago, and I’m still dealing with it. Now I’m starting to wonder if it really stays around that long or if something’s off? I go in for checkups every six months, but it's always the same story—my doctor just tells me it's totally normal, that basically every other sexually active person in the US has this specific strain, and that it'll eventually clear up once my immune system kicks in. To be fair, I’m not exactly doing anything special to boost my immunity, and I’m constantly stressed out, but I guess I just expected it to be gone by now after all this time.

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How to prevent STIs? in Women's Health · Dec 11, 2010

Sophia Wells72 said:Honestly, pretty much this entire subforum revolves around this exact topic.

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Look, just go see an OB-GYN. It’s really the only way to know for sure what’s actually going on. If you’re dealing with a cottage cheese-like discharge along with that itchy, stinging sensation, my best advice is to hold off on any intimacy until things clear up. In the meantime, you could try using some Johnson & Johnson cream or their vaginal suppositories to start treatment, but seriously—see a doctor first.

So, here's the deal: life is just unpredictable these days, isn't it? You can use a condom and still end up catching something, let alone when you aren't using one. I was actually wondering though—is it even possible to pick up a virus just through skin-to-skin contact, without any actual semen involvement?
I've already started applying some Johnson & Johnson on my own and it seems to be helping so far, but I think there's supposed to be a three-day course to fully get rid of it.

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How to prevent STIs? in Women's Health · Dec 11, 2010

So, I was wondering if anyone here has some advice or maybe similar experiences to share.
A few days after having sex, I’ve started feeling this itching and redness down there, and honestly, it’s super uncomfortable. I can't tell if it's just going to clear up on its own or if I really need to go see a doctor. We used a condom most of the time, but clearly, I still managed to pick up some kind of infection. Is it even possible to catch something just from contact with sperm, or can you get it simply from skin-to-skin contact with the penis??

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The Power of Manifestation in Psychology · Jul 19, 2010

copperskipper68 said:Maybe. Personally, I've been trying to develop telekinesis for as long as I can remember, but nothing's happened yet. 🤷

Have you been reading Quote : The Secret? 🙂

p.s. don't get too hooked on Quote : The Secret

p.s.2 apparently there's a version for kids, too. 😂 😂 😂

we're talking about realistic goals here, not just daydreaming!

No, I haven't fallen under any kind of influence—I haven't even read that stuff... I just wanted to see what everyone on this forum actually thinks about it.

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The Power of Manifestation in Psychology · Jul 19, 2010

alanis;27861131 said: How is anything actually going to happen just by wishing for it? Like, okay, so now I want a house, a car, a yacht, and who knows what else. I just wish and wish and wish really hard and—poof!—it all just appears out of nowhere... yeah, right. Even a little kid probably gets that it doesn't work that way.

See, it’s not about those kinds of basic, superficial wishes... it's not like I'm sitting here thinking "I want this" and then *bam*, it magically manifests... not quite like that.
What I mean is that through deep, intense intention, we're actually cultivating a positive mindset. It's more like we're setting the stage and creating the right conditions so that our goals can actually manifest, which helps us notice those one-in-a-million opportunities when they pop up...
For example, let's say you're looking to buy a decent used car—nothing crazy expensive, just something reliable, maybe even an orange one (just throwing that out there!), but if you truly, deeply want it, suddenly a perfect opportunity will present itself to grab exactly what you were looking for.

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The Power of Manifestation in Psychology · Jul 17, 2010

Is it actually possible to manifest your dreams just by having massive faith and an intense desire to make them happen?
I’ve been doing some deep dives into this lately, and I’ve even heard some people share stories about how, if you just want something bad enough—like, truly believe in it with everything you've got—and then just let go and trust the process, things magically fall into place. It's like you set the intention and then just step back and let the universe do its thing.
Has anyone else here actually experienced something like this??

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