Posts by shadowmarlin25

Honestly, my libido just completely dies when I'm on the pill. I used to joke that they designed them that way on purpose—like, you're so uninterested in sex that you basically can't get pregnant anyway. It’s kind of a dark thought, right? 🤣
I’m still taking Yasmin, though, mostly because my anxiety about pregnancy is through the roof. 🙄

Since we’re already on this topic, does anyone happen to know if supplemental health insurance covers HPV?

slywolf45 said:don't think so.

Look, about 60-70% of women are carrying HPV, but it’s just sitting there dormant, so it doesn't even show up on a Pap smear. It’s only when it actually kicks into gear and causes an infection that you start seeing it on those tests. Even if you manage to suppress the infection, the virus is still hanging around in your system—it's just quiet. That's why people suggest getting vaccinated, supposedly to stop it from waking up again. At the end of the day, the virus can basically live inside you your entire life without you ever knowing, and it only becomes a real problem once it activates and triggers an actual infection.