We’ve been together three months and about 3 weeks in it happened and there was 4-5 days I had to do the same. I wanted to say something but she’s way sweeter than I ever imagined and it was new. She had to know though. I wasn’t even finishing inside her. Now that I know she’s responsible about taking her pill, I’m finishing inside her every time. I’m very stable, fresh off a break up with a snot nosed, walk all over me fiancé of six years and all she wants to do is take care of me. She is exactly who I want to have children and spend the rest of my life with. I should probably have her go to the doctor but wtf?!

Please don’t give me shit lol I’m gonna take some swings at it. I’ve lived with several women for many years combined so I feel like I’ve learned a decent amount. I love eating those pretty little parts more than just about anything in the world. It should pretty much taste like a clean mouth in my opinion maybe a little extra saucy but I went through the laundry to see if it was a yeast infection etc, negative. is it possible she’s like washing the inside with soap and screwing up the ph? Self cleaning Orphis right? I don’t frickin know. I have zero problem being open and honest, it would just be nice to know how it goes from perfection to keep that thing away from me.

I have recently gotten this bump on my vulva that I thought may be an ingrown hair but it's causing a quite a bit of pain and swelling. It originally showed up and turned to a white head, I popped it and it went away. It seems to have come back now with a vengeance. I don't know much about herpes but I know that I've gotten cold sores on my mouth most of my life. I don't believe I have ever been tested for it, and my husband of 4 years has never been tested for anything before. Apparently this is a pretty common thing to have? But also not know that you have it? I have gotten bumps on me before but have never really had any issues before. I have a prescription for valtrex that I use for when I get cold sores. Should I take it and see if it helps? I'm not sure how I should bring this up to my husband. I have been faithful and I have no question that he has been faithful in our relationship. I suppose I need some advice I guess, not sure what to do.

The guy I’m seeing prefers to not pull out when he finishes. I don’t really mind since I’m on birth control, but my only concern is that I don’t want to get bv or a yeast infection. We’ve only been seeing each other for a short while, so I’d say he’s cum in my maybe 3-4 times over the last few weeks and I haven’t had issues so far. Does this mean I’m in the clear since I haven’t had a bad reaction to it? Or is there always a risk?

I had sex with my bf last October 27.

October 29, I observed that I have yellowish discharge. No foul smell. I don't feel anything. No abdominal pain. No fever. No headache (well I developed headache due to anxiety.. googling wtf is wrong with me).

Now November 1, I still have this discharge.

Should I panic???

Has anyone of you experienced the same?

This is my 2nd time having sex (same person) the 1st one we had sex was May. Almost 5 months interval.

I'm having anxiety attacks right now. Please help?

Hello! Just as the title says, I took the Canesoral pill on Tuesday evening at 6pm and have been feeling back to normal. I’m going out tomorrow night (Friday) and would like to know if it’s okay to drink alcohol? I’ve heard that alcohol worsens and can cause yeast infections as well and not sure if I should drink after I’ve started feeling better!

Any advice would help a lot since I’m not getting much with my google searches.

Thank you so much to anyone who can help! 😊

Hi everyone! I’m looking for some advice/insight. I’ve been dealing with some vaginal discomfort for about a month now. It seems to come in waves and is mainly a burning sensation. It sometimes seems to focus on the vaginal opening. Some minor itching aswell. I’ve also been experiencing some pressure in my vagina occasionally, it’s literally started throbbing at times. The urge to pee is more frequent but no discomfort when I pee, peeing actually seems to lessen the symptoms for a bit. My butthole is also visibly irritated and feels raw. I also have been experiencing bloating and mild cramps but am unsure if it’s related. Just for better detail there’s no visible rash on or around my vagina but at one point it literally felt like every pubic hair in that region was irritated. I’ve been tested for literally every STD and came up negative. I’ve also been tested for BV, yeast and UTI and it’s been all negative. It just seems that once you test negative for all those things they literally don’t know what to do with you. I’ve been too my gyno twice aswell as a handful of urgent cares with no luck. I’ve been on a vaginal probiotic for about a week and half and started taking boric acid suppositories but stopped because it seemed to be making symptoms worse. Any insight would be deeply appreciated, thank you in advance.

As the title says. I am 30F, I have had previous c-sections and my last was a vaginal birth (VBAC).

I "had to be cut" TWICE with my last baby (episiotomy) 2 years ago as I had never birth naturally and they worried she got stuck and I actually told them no and they still did it. Now ever since my vagina is not the same. Previously carried 12lb babies etc but didn't birth vaginally so my vagina was always back to normal since I had c-sections.

I literally feel nothing during sex and it's becoming upsetting, it's disappointing, depressing and making me regret my choice to birth vaginally. My daughter was 6lb so size wasn't a factor this time but now I am suffering in other ways.

I never did my kegals after she was born as it hurt so much from the incision in my vagina and vulva which resulted in a rectocele (weaken wall between vagina and anus) and now when I try to do them nothing moves..

Other then pelvic therapy (waiting for approval etc) what can I do at home? Please help 😭

I used to get horny when I smoked weed but recently it makes me feel like my vagina is swollen shut. It's red and raw there were two ulcers which tested negative. Is this all somehow and allergy to weed?

This is my first time with BV (33F) and quite frankly idk wtf to even think about this. First and foremost I want to know WHY doctors are not testing for this on the regular because it can cause so many issues, it's crazy. I just started this gel yesterday (10/30) and today I'm cramping like my period is coming.. yall I done have my period at the beginning of the month and LAST WEEK I was spotting again. What the actual hell.

Went to the bathroom after trick or treating and I have freakin clumpy white discharge mixed with spotting.. this is just so upsetting because I've always thought I've had good hygiene.. but as I've gotten older I sweat SO MUCH MORE and I got some thick thighs.. so I'm wondering if I sweated just a tad too much and boom it just created this ungodly bs vagina problem.

Hello. We've been together since end of April, so around 6 months together. Every so often my Gf will get BV, I think from my count since she's been with me she's got it 3 times. It might be two times, but I think it's three. The first two times her doctor gave her antibiotics and it went away as it should. However this time, her doctor has said no. My GF has had BV now since around 8th October, give or take, a tad over 3 weeks anyway. We aren't seeing anyone else, just each other. I think she thinks I might be seeing someone else on the side, as is confused how/why she keeps getting BV, and is talking about breaking up. I seem to inadvertently keep giving it to her, and it's a crap way for her to live.

I've been tested for STI (Blood and Urine) two times, came back clean both times. I went to get my mouth swabbed a week or so ago, and the DR said I have a small growth of Candida in my mouth (Which the internet tells me is normal?) and he gave me some drops to take for a week (Nystatin). He said he wouldn't normally give the drops out especially when I'm not showing as symptoms in my mouth, but because of the GF he will. I've been to the DR 1st July/28th Aug/21st Oct (But GF got BV around 8th) if the time frame means anything to someone. I'm going back to the DR next week to get mouth swabbed again, and get tested for Trichomoniasis and Ureaplasma, as well as normal blood/urine tests. Is there anything else I (As a male) should be asking for? I don't mind getting my penis swabbed either.

The last time I was with her was 6th October. We didn't have sex, only oral sex. Not once did my penis enter/touch her vagina, not even for a split second. From that, we have concluded that it's likely not my penis as the problem. I can't remember now, but I MIGHT have ejaculated in her mouth, I don't actually remember.

This is really frustrating because it doesn't happen every time (Which I guess is good), but that means we can't narrow down what the problem is. We normally have unprotected sex, however as I mentioned above we didn't have sex this time and she still got it, her DR confirmed it was BV. My GF has told me that she doesn't have a "fishy" smelling discharge, just a really bad smell. I think fishy is for BV? I read something last night about a foul smelling discharge that wasn't BV, can't remember what though.

Perhaps it's not me that's the "problem", but I could of course be wrong. Every test I'm taking is coming up negative. When I'm at her place (Once a week) I'm assuming all the same shower gels/soap etc that she does. I don't like seeing her like this and we aren't having sex obviously.

I guess my questions now are...

• Lets say I shower at my place at 11am on a Saturday, and leave for hers at 11:30am. We do oral sex at 9am on Sunday morning AFTER showering that morning, could the shower gel from my house still be "on" me?

• I read food could be the problem, what foods in particular and is that me or her eating them?

• Could my semen "stay" in her body for over a week being idle, and then me giving her oral sex a week later "Triggered" the BV from my semen?

• I've read Glycerin in lube could be the cause, how common is this?

• She might be on a different pill than she has been on in the past, but I'm not 100% sure of this. I suppose this could be the problem?

• Could BV be misdiagnosed?

• Any other small bits of information I should know? What can I (As a male) do? I'm really at a loss here...

Many thanks.

one hygiene hack that i swear by is the Q-tip method!! I get a couple q-tips put a lil soap on them and wet them then clean in my labias from front to back. you’ll be surprised what you see 🤣 i always get compliments on how i taste and im sure thats why! wash cloth works just the same too. try it ladies if you dont already!

I've been seeing a guy for about 3 months now, we’ve gone on multiple dates, hang out all the time & and I really like him. We haven't slept with each other yet or done anything at all. My last relationship was so awful, I wanted to take things slow. Last night, he told me that he needs to tell me something. He said that he wants me to know he has herpes.

I really appreciate that he's been honest with me about this. I didn't know much about herpes and so did some googling and now I'm torn.

I’ve never been with someone who treats me and is so caring with me like he is but I’m so torn and confused. If he would’ve told me this since the start I would’ve relayed the message I am no longer interested and we would’ve parted ways.

Maybe this isn't the right subreddit for this but I was just looking for some thoughts and advice. If anyone has any experiences with this, please share.. I have nobody to talk to this about, I have never been in this situation and wanted some feedback!

so i'm going to get married next year, and it'll be my first time to have sex. and i've been searching all over the internet how to take care of our vagina. i just want to know based on experiences like how you guys take care of your vagina. like what kind of food or fruits or daily juice that you'll eat when you are going to have a sex, or any exercise to help it. thank you~

Please don’t laugh/make fun of me 😣 I’ve been so anxious lately when I discovered there are moths in my room in very little holes , I have itching all over my body . I washed my sheets , clothes , showered but still the itching didn’t go away and I remembered I was sleeping without my underwear most of the time because tight clothes annoy me. Can a bug like moths enter the vagina and survive? Cause severe damage? I read different articles online but there’s not one answer I’m embarrassed to go to a doctor and discuss this

so, me (18f) and my boyfriend (20m) have been wanting to experiment with anal play, and i know lube is NEEDED for that. from what i’ve read, it was stressed by everyone to use it, understandably. i’m looking for something that would be good for silicone toys, that i could more than likely find at a drugstore, for the convenience.

although i am open to hearing suggestions for ones i can order online, if they’ll be better quality. but, for a quick session, is there anything fairly safe, preferably without parabens, glycerin/glycerol, and sugar ingredients.

any suggestions? help a girl out 🥲

Almost 6 months ago I was diagnosed with hsv2 genitally, and six weeks later I was diagnosed with trich bc no doc wanted to test me for anything bc they all blamed my acidy green discharge on herpes even when I asked to be tested specifically for trich time and time again. I get recurring herpes flareups here and there and I have constant prodrome pain (herpes being active but no flare up visible). But my my concerns are that my discharge is still so much, not green anymore but a lot, I still have inflammation in my cervix and around my urethra, in constant pain. My labia get sore if I sweat, wear tight clothing, move a lot etc. I’ve been to one private gyno who only found out I possibly also have pcos and retested me for everything I’ve already tested negative for, and now I’m 1 month in my 4 month wait for another gyno. I’m totally fine with my hsv diagnosis honestly there’s no stigma around it around me so I don’t really think about that part, what I do think about is the constant pain and how I have to wait so long, and paying for private gave me nothing in return whatsoever other than possibly another diagnosis that has nothing to do with the pain. I’m really starting to feel a bit hopeless as I do everything right to handle the hsv and that I’m clear of everything else now and I’m still in so much pain 24/7 :( ok thanks for reading rant over

So this is a fun one lmfao every single time I suck dick I get strep and 99% of the time I have sex I get a UTI. No it’s not oral or genital STI’s, I’ve been tested for everything every single time and it’s always strep and a UTI. But I’m wondering if it has to do with cum? Cause when I swallow cum my mouth feels almost like it would after eating a warhead. And I don’t have any vaginal reaction to someone cumming in me except the UTI. But why else would I ALWAYS get strep and a UTI? Does anyone else experience this?

So since August, I have been struggling with recurring bv. From August to now, I have been tested 5 times. 8/11- positive, 8/23- negative, 9/6- positive, 9/24-negative, 10/29- negative. I kept going back because after taking metronidazole oral and then gel later on I still felt like I had symptoms. Not necessarily fishy smell, but some gray discharge and almost this hot tingly feeling inside. Something just doesn’t feel right still. There have been times where I have also been sore down there even after getting the two latest negative tests. I’m wondering if anyone has experienced this? When the Gyno looked on 10/29, she was so sure something was going to come back as positive. Nothing did. She did a pcr for the plasmas, tested for bv, trich, chlamydia, gonnohrea, yeast, hsv 1 and 2 and did a urine culture. All negative. I’m wondering if somehow being so anxious about this has manifested in physical symptoms but this just can’t ALL be a mental thing. Gyno mentioned that maybe it could be the vaginal wall skin still healing. Just weird she was also so sure I would test positive for something too. Also I do all the things- cotton underwear, haven’t had sex in a month, probiotics and probiotic rich food, boric acid you name it. Should I just leave it alone for a while???? I know I should schedule a follow up as well but just hoping anyone can relate or tell their story and if symptoms just went away eventually.

ALSO I should mention the hot tingly feeling seems to go away right after showering. There hasn’t been grey discharge at all this week, but when I was out walking the other day outside (I live in a hot weather state) I went home and had so much whitish/grey mucousy discharge.

THANKS IN ADVANCE. THIS IS A LONG POST I KNOW!

Does anyone have any probiotic recommendations that will help maintain a healthy ph balance?

Aside from that, I did want to mention that almost two weeks ago, a couple days after I finished my period I noticed that my pubic mound and my bikini line was extremely itchy. Not my actual vulva though, literally the skin on my bikini line and public mound. The next day I noticed it got worst and it had been a week since I shaved so I decided to shave to see if it made a difference.

It relieved the itchiness a little, but I had scratched so much that there was just a bunch of little red dots all on my mound, and I was extremely irritated. I didnt have a smelly or unusual discharge, but then I read you can get a yeast infection on your skin. I used anti bacterial cream, the one that usually comes with monostats, and I even used jock itch cream as I thought maybe I had that. There was no visible rash (aside from the irritation I caused from when I scratched). After a few days of using the two, it went away. Not sure if it was even because of the creams I was using.

But yesterday it happened again. Not to the same extent but I was very itchy yesterday, and I had shaved like 2-3 days ago. This time, I’m not sure if the itching was related to me shaving or not.

What could this be? I’m so mad because I was just at the doctor today for a seperate reason and I completely forgot to mention it to her! I might have to go back

it’s so hard to know what’s a scam and what has a chance at working… curious your experiences, the site says they performed clinical trials but it’s hard to know like … how bad were the participants when they started. i have heard juno bio recommends them. any experience you can share is greatly appreciated !!

My period just ended, it was early, SUPER heavy for 2 days and then stopped(it’s been all f’ed up since I took plan b 3 months ago.) I didn’t wear a tampon, just a small panty liner today. Half way through the day I go to the bathroom and the smell coming out of me was horrendous. I know what a period smells like and this wasn’t that. I’m now paranoid that maybe a tampon got pushed up inside me. I wore a pad with my tampon the other day because the flow was so heavy. While I don’t actually think I forgot about the tampon, it’s happened once before in that same way. When I stick my finger up there I can’t feel anything(the other time this happened I could feel it.) I guess my question is, how far does the average vagina go? Like, is it even possible that it could get up so far that I can’t reach it? Is this just the worst case of BV? Is it just the very end of my period and it smells? Obviously a doctor would be the best person to ask but I can’t get to one at the moment

i’m visiting a gynecologist for the second time ever tomorrow and i’m really nervous.

for background, i didn’t have access to pay for my medical bills until recently, so i’m starting to take care of myself and taking my health seriously. i’m 25 years old. pls don’t judge.

i’ve always had irregular periods. so far this year, i’ve only had my period twice. this is something i always tell doctors and they always suspect i have PCOS, i get tests and send them back but i always get ghosted. i’m going tomorrow ‘cause my nutritionist sent me to run some tests and overall improve my habits and have my diet fixed to my needs. may have insulin resistance as well.

so i’m visiting a new doctor tomorrow. my last pap smear was in december and she told me we’ll see tomorrow if we need to get it done. i’m worried ‘cause idk what’s important for her to know and what isn’t.

• i have irregular periods and i keep track of them, so i will tell her this
• i’ve noticed when i’m really stressed i start to feel itchy and have some symptoms of a yeast infection
• whenever i feel like i should be on my period (as i get symptoms but not bleeding), i sometimes get vaginal cysts - they’re very small and feel soft and don’t hurt. may be bartholin’s cyst?
• for all the reasons above, i haven’t had sex in 4 years or so.

i’m also SCARED, PETRIFIED, HORRIFIED by all medical procedures, so i’m extra nervous.

any advice? any thoughts? any preparation i should have or anything i should add?

Okay so I had a golfball size bartholin cyst, I went to my OB who drained it, left a small hole, and said the rest should drain on its own..long story short, it didn't. I just got home from the ER from excruciating pain from the cyst returning.. they did a word catheter, and it's sticking out so far.. he said to leave it for 4 days and it should fall out on its own but the fact that it's sticking out so far makes sitting uncomfortable and wearing underwear is awful. How did you ladies who had one deal with it?

Hey guys. I started experience very mild, easily ignorable itching earlier this week at my vagina opening. I thought perhaps it was a new detergent I was using. On Tuesday, I had a wax and used a boric acid later that night just in case it was yeast. I was having light brown discharge and it was a bit watery. The opening of my vagina was also red. The next day, I had FREQUENT urination. I’m talking every 30min to an hour. Also, the itching got 10x worse. I went to urgent care because I thought I might’ve had a UTI although there was no burning. The results were negative for a UTI, and she had me do a full panel STD test. She decided to treat me prophylactically for STD’s/UTI/ and yeast. I had an antibiotic injection done in office, and was prescribed 7 days of doxycycline and two doses of fluconozole.

Well today is now the day after and I received my results already, all of which are NEGATIVE. I’ve already taken the fluconozole last night and I actually feel better today. The itching has subsided and I am also urinated less frequently. There is still a mild itching and redness at the opening, but no strange discharge or burning.

The reason I am suspecting lichen planus is because I have Fibrosing alopecia which is a subtype of lichen planopilarus. So it wouldn’t be super surprising if I were to be diagnosed with another lichen. Those who have lichen planus, what were your symptoms?

I’ve only taken half the dose of the doxycycline and since all my test are negative, I’m debating whether I should finish todays dose and the rest of the 7 days?

Anyways, any advice would be appreciated. Or anyone with a lichen planus diagnosis can give me their input? Thank yall so much 💗

Long story as short as I can make it. Got BV after sleeping with someone new after being with my partner for 5 years and breaking up.

First time doctor put me on vaginal metro gel, no issues, disappeared fully by day 5 which was the recommended time frame by my doc. I consistently drank yakult and ate lots of probiotic dense yogurt. A month later I slept with person in question again, and which immediately brought it back by the end of the next day.

Several 5 day metro gel doses later (all spaced out by atleast a month) it just wouldn’t go away. Before I go in to my doctor wasting time and money for another round (hoping this time he’ll prescribe me a couple of tubes so I can do it for atleast ten days minimum consecutively) I decided to try boric acid while I was staying over at my cousins place who has an unlimited supply of nutralifes boric acid suppositories, so I immediately decided to try them considering I’ve been lurking on this sub and other similar ones for as long as I’ve had BV, from day one. Yes I did ensure to push it far enough that it was past my canal and by morning I was met with the heavy white chunks that I see on the onset of bv (which later subsides to thick mucusy yellow tinted white-ish discharge with a usually mild to moderate (post period) unpleasant odor) which was never noticeable because I am like a canine even pre - bv I’m very particular about my scent.. but this???!!! THIS???! I cannot explain how foul and repugnant the odor has gotten over night and how the discharged has changed.

So now I don’t know if I should continue and if this is part of the first few days for extreme cases or if it’s just gonna make it worse and i should just go to my doctor for more metrogel, and if that isn’t successful try the oral route. I have a lot of reasons why I didn’t want to be put on antibiotics that are irrelevant to this but if it’s my last resort I will. I’m hoping someone will say it’s totally normal throughout the course and I might need to do it longer, but totally okay with trying otherwise if it means this is gonna be the permanent odor.

Also, yes I got tested for every STD and STI before and after the exchange and it’s not chlamydia nor gonorrhea.

Whether it’s him or just my vagina being exposed to something new that causes it isn’t a big deal to me as I don’t plan on regularly seeing this person and the second time was the last time. And also I know people have a million and one reasons for choosing to go unprotected and mine is that condoms messed with my natural lubrication to the point where it was affecting my self esteem and sex life so I don’t ever plan to.

I tested positive for BV last month but it went away and I then tested negative. This month after my period again I am experiencing symptoms. But anyway if I am positive I need to go ahead and just take antibiotics. I cannot take oral ones because of the side effects on the stomach which I can't do since I have gastritis. So I will try to do metrogel instead but I am insanely scared because people have had really bad symptoms with the oral ones and apparently the gel too whether it's muscle cramps, numbness/tingling and whatnot. I already have tingling/nerve issues from previous health issues. Would metrogel cause that tho???? Please help and give advice whether I should take it or not I don't want my conditions to get worse and am awfully scared. Please don't say ask my gyno because she is literally so useless and does not directly answer my questions or messages. Did anyone experience these symptoms after metrogel?? I would assume it shouldn't since it is not systemic but what if it still does idk.

Would clindamycin cream be better or does it also have the same side effects?

I’ve had a yeast infection before but it was really bad so I knew what it was. My vagina is super itchy and I’m having thicker than normal creamy white discharge and I can’t tell if it’s a yeast infection or not Also I’ve heard you can use boric acid supplements but is that a bad idea?

Hi everyone PLEASE HELP ME! i’m in so much pain so i had a cyst last month on the right side of my labia on the outside. I usually always got them the same exact spot but they were pain-free and they would go away in 2 to 3 days last month when I got a cyst it was the same exact pain as the one I currently have. I went to the emergency room and they drained it for me because it was infected. and it was about to burst. this time It’s not squishy like it was last month it’s hard so they couldn’t drain anything and they said what I have is a Vulver cellulitis they gave me pain meds. It’s not working. They gave me antibiotics to make this go away. It’s not working. I am in so much pain I can’t walk. I can’t even be comfortable in my bed. I can’t even move my right leg because my cyst is on the right side of my vaginal every time I move it feels like somebody is squeezing it with their hand. it burns so much Someone told me that I should go to a gynecologist, but then another person told me that I should go to a dermatologist because it may be a pocket there that they can remove and I just wanna remove it. I had it last month and now I have it again and I don’t wanna go through this again. I am in so much pain. I’m literally crying typing this. I am so busy that this is is causing me not to do a lot of the stuff that I need to do so please any advice on if I should go to a gynecologist or dermatologist has anybody had this before?

My boyfriend and I have been together for a year. I have never asked him to test, our first sexual encounter we were in the moment but protected and I tested immediately after and everything was fine. He’s been very open with me about his sexual past and has disclosed a past STI that he had (treatable one). So I guess I just trusted him, we often have sex unprotected because I’m sensitive and we participate in oral sex. I test pretty regularly and have been fine. But he very casually mentioned to me that he got cold sores when he was younger, I tried to explain to him that is HSV-1 which is herpes. I think he thought I was saying that it was sexually transmitted but he got his mom to tell me he’s gotten them since he was younger and she has him convinced that it’s not herpes. I have never seen any sores orally or genitally on him. My doctor doesn’t regularly test for that, I have to basically beg. What should I do? What are the chances I have it now?

Hi! I started my period today and I have been having slight burning and frequent urination. I’ve had CUTIs all my life and this doesn’t feel like a UTI, however I’ve requested a urine culture order from my urologist just in case. I’m not sure if it’s vaginal or urinary tract pain since they are so close together and it’s driving me bonkers. Has anyone else had this? If so, how did you deal with it?