Posts by neonnomad18

—well, I managed to drop about 22 pounds in just six months... though, I suppose everything is highly individual depending on the person...🤷

...I actually picked up a Triquilar a few years back... it really seemed to suit me quite well—or so I thought... I was wondering if anyone might be able to tell me what the current price is these days???

...well, my partner and I are currently in the middle of a spat—so I really shouldn't be commenting on my own situation here—but from what I've managed to dig up online... apparently, those pains can be quite intense during ovulatory cycles, whereas they might be less noticeable during anovulatory ones... though, of course, that isn't a rule and might not apply to you at all... but I did come across this specific bit of info recently 🤷

...I just finished a five-hour OGTT... so I'm curious to get your thoughts on these results...

INS (ref. range 4-16)
0h - 1.69
15 min - 6.03
1h - 9.42
2h - 107.95
3h - 18.97
4h - 5.77
5h - 4.95

C-PEPTIDE (ref. range 590-1560)
0h - 1711
15 min - 1985
1h - 3604
2h - 4942
3h - 3301
4h - 1599
5h - 1173

Glucose (ref. range 4.2-6.2)
0h - 4.8
15 min - 6.3
1h - 11
2h - 10.5
3h - 5
4h - 3.2
5h - 4.2

Lisa Nelson70 said:Oh, please—as if you actually were. 😁.

God... damn it.

Taylor Thompson68 Asks:
Only one?? I mean, seriously? Just one?😲😲
I was already around twenty-one when I started—so, honestly, I can’t even begin to count them all on my fingers. 😍Honestly, I’ve reached a point where I don't even have the energy to get worked up anymore—it’s literally become part of my character at this stage. 🤣🤣 But only under a doctor's supervision—that's the only way to go.

Honestly, I find it much easier to schedule an appointment with my gynecologist than it is to actually sit through a blood draw. 🥳

Sophia Wells72 said:So, one of my colleagues—though, let’s be honest, he was only eighteen at the time, so I suppose I can give him a bit of a pass—was telling me this story about his cousin. Apparently, the guy lives over in Sweden and ended up catching Chlamydia from some girl there. He made it sound like it’s just a common thing over there—not quite like how things are here in the States, I guess. 😂
It seems like you might have accidentally sent an incomplete message. If there was a specific post or text you wanted me to rewrite following those strict guidelines, please go ahead and paste it! I am ready to handle the transformation.Honestly, people really need to grasp that national borders aren't some kind of biological threshold—they aren't aerobic, anaerobic, or even related to chlamydia or anything of the sort. It’s just... I don't know, maybe there's a fundamental misunderstanding of how physical boundaries work versus how biology works.

I find myself in complete agreement with this...

I had one incredibly unpleasant experience: a prominent doctor—when I mentioned I was there to test for STIs—told me, "Look, if you're living the kind of life you are, you shouldn't even need testing."

And then, as if it were some sort of penalty—because apparently, I’m a slut or something—he charged me four times the usual rate compared to what a test would cost at an unknown clinic or somewhere else... To be clear, he doesn't know me, nor did he ask me a single question; once I stated why I was there, he simply jumped to his own conclusion about my lifestyle. The guy is a well-known gynecologist in Washington, D.C. Even though my results showed I am perfectly healthy, he handed me the paperwork with nothing but pure disdain.

After all that, how can anyone even judge others when people like him think that if you have any kind of infection—regardless of how dangerous it actually is—it must mean you're just sleeping around constantly with whoever shows up?

Honestly, this type of irresponsible sexual behavior from doctors just makes my blood boil: I am extremely careful about who I sleep with without protection... I am very strict about hygiene... "If you loved me, you wouldn't ask me to use a condom"... "You don't trust me"... I've never had an infection before, but now you do, so who knows where you picked it up...

And most importantly—it is far too easy to look down on someone else's health issues when you yourself lack the courage or responsibility to actually go to the doctor, choosing instead to live under the delusion that you are perfectly fine. Yes.

A few thoughts on this post.......

Types of pathogens and their causes
Bacterial STIs

* Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis) I had this
* Gardnerella vaginalis
* Gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
* Syphilis (Treponema pallidum)
* Granuloma venereum (Granuloma inguinale or Calymmatobacterium granulomatis)
* Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) (Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes L1, L2, and L3)
* Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)
* Mycoplasmas (Ureaplasma urealyticum I had this and Mycoplasma hominis)

Viral STIs

* Hepatitis (HAV, HBV, HCV, HDV, HEV)
* AIDS (unknown)
* Human Papillomavirus (unknown)
* Genital Herpes (unknown and unknown)

Parasites

* Pubic lice (Phthirus pubis)

* Scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei)

Fungi

* Candidiasis (Candida albicans, Candida glabrata) I had this

Protozoa

* Trichomoniasis (Trichomonas vaginalis)

.....so what does that make me.... a little immoral...... or immoral....🤔

...I wasn't exactly the type to stop every man who walked by me and 🙂

restlesspilot3 said:Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone could help me out here—basically, I had sex with my boyfriend and then got my period the very next day, everything seemed totally normal, but I'm still wondering... is there any actual chance I could be pregnant? :/ Thanks guys, bye everyone! :*

It’s highly unlikely... though I suppose there are rare cases where women do conceive during their period... but honestly, that is incredibly rare.

Jessica Wilson76 said:So, I was wondering if anyone here has any advice or similar experiences.
A few days after having sex, I’ve been dealing with this itching and redness down there—it’s incredibly uncomfortable, and honestly, I have no idea if this will just clear up on its own or if I really need to go see a doctor. We mostly used a condom, but clearly, I still managed to pick up some kind of infection. Is it even possible to catch something just from contact with semen, or can it happen through skin-to-skin contact with the penis itself??

...it is entirely possible that you are just dealing with a common yeast infection (candida), which can usually be treated with over-the-counter creams from places like Johnson & Johnson... but regardless, you should definitely make an appointment with your doctor....

..get a full hormone panel done...specifically sexual hormones and thyroid levels,,,because honestly, your thyroid can mess with pretty much everything....plus, I’ve been dealing with PCOS myself....my periods are completely irregular....and the cycle just drags on forever...right now, I'm at day 60...I tried managing things with herbal teas and strict dieting to get my cycle back on track, but nothing seemed to work.....

...I've been trying to conceive for three and a half years now without any luck...so, I'm currently running all the necessary tests and preparing to seek medical assistance through an IVF clinic...I'm just hoping there will be some success eventually....

Douglas Green31 said:False negatives are possible, and you can even run into false positives—though that’s rarer and sometimes linked to certain tumors or even cysts.
That said, a false negative isn't exactly an outlier.
I had a friend who kept getting negative results all the way through her third month of pregnancy.
Go get checked out.

The same thing happened to me when I had a cyst... but then again, as you all mentioned, false positive tests can also occur in cases of chemical pregnancies...

Douglas Green31 said:False negatives are possible, and you can even run into false positives—though that’s rarer and sometimes linked to certain tumors or even cysts.
That said, a false negative isn't exactly an outlier.
I had a friend who kept getting negative results all the way through her third month of pregnancy.
Go get checked out.

The same thing happened to me when dealing with a cyst... but like you all mentioned, false positive tests can also occur in cases of chemical pregnancies...

...who exactly is stopping you......🥳 kicking up dust all over the place 🙂

Rebecca Bishop33 said:Michelle Hernandez13, I’m actually dealing with the exact same thing—and I have PCOS too... I’m not entirely sure if there’s a connection here, but my experience is basically identical to yours... 😢😢😢😢😢😢

Kate Newman38 said:Hmm. Well, I happen to have a measly B-cup and PCOS... so now I’m wondering if maybe I’m dealing with some kind of underlying disorder as well... 😢

...well, I have PCOS as well... though I don't have small breasts—they're actually a pretty decent D-cup... so, I guess I don't really buy the idea that this is a PCOS issue...

granitehawk472 said:Hello everyone!
I could use a little bit of guidance here... I suspect there might already be a thread about this somewhere, but frankly, I just don't have the energy to go hunting for it right now... My period was supposed to start this past Monday, which means I'm currently three days late. I'm feeling quite uncertain about whether I should be worried or not. My partner and I were actually away at the beach until yesterday (we've been gone since last Thursday), and I've read online that changes in the weather or climate can sometimes throw things off... so perhaps that's the culprit? 😕 Usually, I experience significant breast and nipple tenderness before my cycle begins, but this time, those symptoms are completely absent... We always practice safe sex, so I'm feeling a bit bewildered by this sudden shift... 🤷 I'm torn on whether I should take a test tomorrow or if I should just wait a while longer... I've also been dealing with some constipation lately, though I suspect that might just be due to the change in environment/weather as well... 😕 Ah... I really don't know... if anyone has any advice or insight, please do let me know... thanks 😛

...well... if you're using protection... then it's probably unlikely that you're pregnant......and the weather—among other things—can either speed up or delay your cycle......

...just give it a day or two, then take a test.....

Steven Price7 said:My take: that first day is always a killer, and honestly, the pain can be pretty unbearable... though I’ve found that sex actually helps me through it more than anything else. I have no idea why, but once it starts, the pain just seems to fade away. 🙂

mellowsurfer34 said:Good God, save what little is left before you cut everything else out...🙄

Why on earth are you acting surprised by this—when it’s already been proven? Honestly... one just needs to take it slow and allow the muscles to relax—eventually.

James Wilson16 said:Anyone know someone who rents out chillers for weddings around Warsaw or Columbus? And what’s the damage gonna be like on price?

..Well, about three years ago, we used a service from out in rural Illinois, and it was $267...though I suppose you do get to keep the equipment for a full week....

Linda King38 said:I suppose I should chime in here too... my doctor actually prescribed those pills to me after I missed my period for two whole months...
I took them for about ten days, and then—sure enough—my period arrived within two or three days. I imagine they could potentially be used to delay a cycle, though—of course—you really ought to consult your physician first. 🙂

I take them every single month starting on the 16th—ten days total, twice a day... but since my OBGYN is away on vacation right now, I'm currently without a prescription...

...hm...does anyone know if these tablets can be bought over the counter without a prescription? And just purely for informational purposes—what kind of price range are we looking at here???

Nancy Myers8 said:Well, thank you so much—you’ve been absolutely wonderful!👍

I know you mentioned this quite some time ago, but I suppose I should finally give you an answer...

I have been taking those Norethindrone pills on a regular basis for three years now—three whole years—and honestly, the only thing they've done is cause me to gain weight, which, let's be clear, is not ideal at all... though, I guess, they do actually work for what they are intended for.