I don't mean to scare anyone, truly—everyone’s experience is so incredibly different. For a while, I even worried I was just imagining things, but you can't really talk yourself into experiencing pain this intense. It breaks my heart that I had to stop taking Yasmin; beyond the protection it offered, it provided a sense of stability that was honestly quite hard to give up. Now, I'm sitting here wondering if it's even safe to try any other pills.🤷
From what I understand, taking Evra exposes you to about 60% more estrogen than traditional birth control pills, which naturally bumps up the risk of things like heart attacks or blood clots.
I recently went in for some tests, and my doctor told me everything looks fine. However, for five days—specifically from the moment I took the Yasmin pill until I was due for the second dose—my heart was hurting so intensely it felt insane. I ended up stopping them altogether since I can't get a hold of my doctor right now.🙄 Since I quit, my heart hasn't acted up even once, so it seems pretty obvious to me that the pills were the culprit. My only confusion is why, because all my medical tests came back perfectly normal. I’d like to try a different brand, but I’m torn on whether that’s actually wise. I don't want to mess with my body's balance too much, especially since I had been on Yasmin for over a year before suddenly dropping it.
Sam Hughes5 said:Doxycycline absolutely wreaks havoc on my stomach; it makes me feel nauseous every single time. My doctor at Mayo Clinic suggested my boyfriend take doxycycline too, but his primary care physician just prescribed him Sumamed instead without even ordering any swabs. I’m really going to have to insist he follows the right protocol. 😳
From what I understand, you both need to be on the exact same treatment plan 🤷
Sam Hughes5 said:Honestly, you should probably find a different community clinic gynecologist. A Pap smear isn't meant to screen for infections—you need specific swabs for that. It honestly frustrates me when doctors act like this; they tend to brush everything off with a "don't worry about it, it's nothing serious" attitude.
I am looking, and I'm hoping I can move to a new area soon.
Sam Hughes5 said:I suppose things only become "serious" to them once a woman becomes infertile due to untreated infections or ends up with cervical cancer.
Sam Hughes5 said:I actually have the exact same issue with ureaplasma sitting right there in my urethra. I went through the whole cycle of taking doxycycline, but then it just keeps popping back up on my test results. My concentration is currently lower than 10^3—what kind of numbers are you seeing on yours? The weirdest part for me is that I don't have any actual symptoms at all; no bladder inflammation or urethritis, yet the swabs still come back positive. It’s such a strange situation to deal with when you feel perfectly fine.
Back in December, when I went in to get my swabs done, my boyfriend and I were both feeling completely checked out—our focus was basically at a zero. Honestly, I'm a bit lost right now because I can't wrap my head around why she didn't want to run the tests again after we finished the treatment. I'm just sitting here trying to make sense of it all, but I really have no idea where I stand. 😳 She’s actually trying to tell me that doxycycline is some kind of hardcore, heavy-duty antibiotic that definitely wiped her out. Honestly, if she’s wrong about that, I might just have to kill her.
Sam Hughes5 said:I honestly have no idea if she could have caused an ovarian infection just by being isolated in my urethra, but I've been overthinking this all day. It’s one of those things that stays in the back of your mind, right? You start wondering about the connection between everything, even when it feels like a stretch. I'm just trying to make sense of it. 😕
🤷 I have a feeling you and I are dealing with the exact same headache—it seems like this ureaplasma situation is just making life difficult for both of us. Honestly, I might have been a bit off base with my initial thoughts...
Sam Hughes5 said:Look, if I were you, I’d just push your luck with Social Security and see if they'll cover the vouchers for those follow-up swabs. If they give you any grief and refuse to authorize them, there's still a workaround. You could always head down to a local clinic, grab some test tubes, and just go straight to a private gynecologist—you'll have to pay out of pocket, obviously, but it gets the job done without all the red tape. $33 So, you’ll need to go ahead and collect the swabs yourself, and then just bring them right back to the local health clinic.
They won't even give me the referrals because those diagnostic tests are just way too expensive for Blue Cross to cover right now. It looks like they’ll only authorize the scan if my dad's condition actually takes a turn for the worse. I’m really holding out hope that doesn't happen, though. 🤣 If Dad is doing alright, then I don't know... I might just go on a hunger strike until I can scrape enough together for a new Ginderm. 🤣
Sam Hughes5 said:Honestly, she didn't really say much to me, and I realized I didn't even think to ask—my mind just went blank. Actually, once she mentioned the ovarian issue while pointing at the monitor, it clicked that I had read a thread about this on the forum a few days ago 😁😂
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Sam Hughes5 said:Well, if you haven't already, you should definitely go get all the swabs done.
I actually went in for testing back in December, at that same clinic you go to. I scraped together some $133 cash and just went for it. I was hoping for quick results because I really wanted to know where I stood—I was genuinely anxious about whether there was an actual issue or not—and they ended up finding ureaplasma. I took the results to my OB-GYN through my insurance provider, and she put both me and my boyfriend on a course of doxycycline. She didn't want to repeat the swab, and now she's telling me she won't bother unless the Pap smear comes back abnormal. But I won't find out about that until next week 🙄 ufffff
Sam Hughes5 said:My gynecologist is wonderful. I noticed you're looking at providers on the West Side, but hers is downtown near the medical center. If you don't mind driving a bit further to see a private specialist, she's a great choice.🙂
Silva Babić, right? I think she's great too, but I just don't have the extra money right now 😠
Emily Phillips16 said:I'm dealing with the exact same thing. My doctor told me it isn't an issue for right now, but she warned me that I have to be extremely careful about getting any more ovarian inflammation, otherwise my fallopian tube could get blocked.
Thanks for the info. It sounds like, bottom line, we really have to prevent these infections so our ovaries can settle back into place properly.😳
Thanks, girls 😍
edit: Now that I’m thinking about it, it doesn't necessarily have to be on the West Side of Washington, D.C. It's not like the city is so massive that I can't make the trip a little further out. As long as it isn't a suburban neighborhood, I'm good 🤣
My cycle runs on a pretty steady 28-day loop thanks to the pill, and my period usually lasts about five days. However, the PMS is absolutely brutal—it hits me like a freight train, though I honestly can't tell if that's just my body or a side effect of the medication. For those first two or three days, the pain is just unbearable. I will say, though, that being on the pill has definitely taken some of the edge off.
As for how much easier things will be once I finally stop taking them in a few years? Well, I suppose we'll just have to wait and see. 🤣
Sam Hughes5, I suppose I must have had some sort of inflammation too, though it completely slipped my mind at the time. It’s truly incredible 🙄
Please, tell me, what did your doctor suggest regarding next steps? Should you be genuinely concerned about this, or is it just one of those situations where you need to stay vigilant and keep a close eye on things? Did she put you on any specific treatment plan?
Grace Walker13, it looks like I am going to have to find a new gynecologist. This whole experience has been an absolute disaster.
On a side note, if anyone following this thread happens to know a reliable gynecologist in the western suburbs of Washington, D.C., please feel free to post here or just send me a private message.
Thanks for getting back to me. I won't be able to see her for another two weeks—she’s out on vacation, which is just so typical, isn't it?—so I guess I'll just have to wait until she’s back. By then, my dad should be finished with his own stuff too.
It turns out my ovary is stuck right up against my uterus. I can't help but feel like an ovary shifting position isn't exactly a trivial matter, even if my doctor acted like it was absolutely nothing. To make matters worse, she brushed off the ureaplasma diagnosis like it was no big deal, but every time I look anything up online, people are saying it can actually be quite dangerous.
Being a student, I definitely don't have the budget for a private specialist, so I'm currently scouring the internet for recommendations for a better gynecologist covered by my insurance here in the area.
I've decided that this time, I am not leaving that office until she explains everything to me clearly. I know, I know—it feels a little selfish knowing there might be a pregnant woman waiting in the lobby, but I need answers.
So, I had my routine annual checkup this past Monday, and my gynecologist gave me this pretty unsettling look before telling me that one of my ovaries appeared to be "adherent." When I asked her what that actually meant and if I should be worried, she just told me not to stress and to come back in a month once my Pap smear results are in. Apparently, since she isn't worried, I shouldn't be either.
I’ve honestly never heard that term used before, so I’m sitting here feeling completely in the dark about whether this is something I should be losing sleep over.
I was hoping someone might be able to give me a brief explanation of what’s actually happening here. Why would it shift like that? I'm assuming maybe there was some kind of inflammation, though I didn't feel any actual pain—just some slight stinging right before my period, but I truly just assumed that was perfectly normal. Also, will it ever move back to its original position, or is there a chance I could end up losing it entirely?
I think I misspoke earlier. 😁 What I really meant is that my appetite has taken a hit lately, and I need to find a way to get it back up because I’ve been losing weight steadily. My OB-GYN actually suggested a few months back that I might benefit from taking some Vitamin B, but honestly, I just kept forgetting to pick it up at the drugstore... Now that this dermatitis is flaring up again and my appetite is acting wonky, I figured I might as well give it a shot. I don't have much to lose by trying, right?
I’ve recently started taking oral contraceptives, and my doctor suggested I supplement with a B-complex vitamin to stay balanced. I picked up some Plibex from Plivin, but looking through the instructions—which feel a bit sparse, if I'm being honest—there isn't any clear guidance on how long you can actually stay on it. I've tried doing a little digging online, but the information out there is incredibly conflicting... For instance, I came across one source claiming you should only take Plibex for a maximum of two months before taking a month-long break, yet I’ve seen other people online mentioning they’ve been taking it continuously for an entire year without any issues at all...
Is anyone else here using Plibex? If so, do you happen to know what the recommended duration for use is?
Honestly, even back when I was eighteen, I never actually wore a bra, and I never felt self-conscious about it one bit. I usually just stick to sports bras because, let’s face it, it gets a little awkward when your nipples start poking through everything—so I just use those to keep things snug and secure. 😍To be perfectly honest, I have absolutely no idea what my actual size is; I’ve never even bothered to get measured!
Come on, ladies, don't let it get to you. Breasts are basically just there for the possibility of breastfeeding one day; whether they are big or small shouldn't really matter... 😍 And for what it's worth, there are plenty of guys out there who actually prefer a smaller chest 😉 If anyone at school or wherever else tries to give you a hard time about it, please don't feel ashamed. Having small breasts is just as normal as being tall or short... and honestly, it goes both ways with guys too, whether they're well-endowed or not.
Well, I figured I’d jump in here and offer a little bit of advice of my own. For years, my hands were in absolutely terrible shape. It was especially bad during the winter months; the moment I stepped out of the house, my hands would literally turn blue, and the skin was so cracked and dry that it would actually bleed if I stretched them too far. I tried every single cream under the sun—it felt like an endless cycle of testing products—until one day, almost on a whim, I picked up some Neutrogena... and it was a total game-changer! My skin feels incredibly soft and healthy now. Even if I happen to forget to apply it for a couple of days, my skin stays looking brand new because of how much it helped initially. I honestly can't recommend Neutrogena enough. 🙂
Hey everyone, I could really use some perspective and maybe a bit of advice here... So, here’s the situation... my period started on the 8th of this month and wrapped up after six days, which would have been the 13th (a Saturday). Sunday seemed perfectly fine, but then come Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, I started noticing this watery discharge. Then, just this morning, I spotted a tiny bit of spotting. What could that be? Is this actually normal? This is the first time I've ever dealt with anything like this, and while I'm trying to stay calm and not spiral into a panic, I'd love to know if anyone else has experienced something similar.