I am not 100% sure but I think I may have a cyst located on my outer labia near the clitoris. It’s still quite small but since yesterday it has been causing me a decent amount of discomfort. I was planning on just waiting it out but it’s really starting to bother me. Because of where it is anytime I move the seam of my pants seems to rub on it, which is just adding to the discomfort I am feeling. I’ve never had something like this before, the only reason I suspect it being a cyst is from looking up my symptoms. Last night I even had trouble sleeping because I could not get comfortable. It’s really starting to hurt.

I just don’t know what to do, I don’t have a gynecologist (because I am not sexually active) and am unsure if my regular doctor is someone who could help me. If I go to urgent care would they be able to help me? It’s only been two days but it’s really starting to drive me crazy.

Any advice would be appreciated!

My period suddenly stopped coming in August. I normally get them like clockwork monthly. I don't think it's menapause because I'm only 34. The only change I can think of is starting medication for binge eating disorder (I'm a fat women). I don't eat like I should now and have lost nearly 50 pounds. I do have a history of chemical pregnancies too. I had an ultrasound last week. My gyno doesn't seem concerned but man this is scaring me. I've never even had so much as a cyst. Gyno is advising me to take birth control. Unfortunately it was a work in appointment and she didn't explain much to me. Will it fix this? I really wanted to have kids.

Usually during my fertile window I'll have maybe 1 or 2 days of "gush" but this has been all day everyday since mid November and it gets really bad after intercourse (PIV) to the point that I'd probably fill a heavy flow pad in under an hour - it's yellowish and has no smell

My partners and I all got tested and all the results came back clean...helppppp

EDIT: I have the mirena IUD

Just another vagibiom probiotic last monday and since then i’ve had itchiness and clumpy discharge. I tried one yeast infection pill and i’m trying boric acid for the second time. it’s been almost a week. Anyone had this issue? i’m so exhausted.

Hi, I'm 18 and about to go to the doctors without my mum for the first time. I've had my period for 29 days and its still going. The last time I went because I bleed for 11 days the doctor told me it was just from anxiety.

Do any other girls get extremely long periods just from anxiety? Ive always had irregular periods, usually i only get my period once every 40-50 days and bleed for 6 days, but isnt 29 days of bleeding a bit too long?

Ive got no other symptoms, no pain, only light cramps. Its been between kinda light and kinda heavy flow and Ive been taking iron every day and dont have any blood loss symptoms. Is it really just anxiety/hormones? Should i get some sorta test done?

So, I've been dealing with vaginal dryness for the past ~5 years, and I'm worried about it. I'm 16 now, but I don't remember exactly when it started. I remember feeling normal and moist down there when I was younger. But now, I can't get wet no matter what. I'm wondering if this is normal or if I should see a doctor. I hate the idea of it being a permanent issue. Anyone had this happen before? Can you share your thoughts or advice?

Hello! I need help. For the last year I’ve started sweating on the sides of my vagina by the crease where my thighs are. And it smells SO BAD- pretty much like armpit odor, but I hate the smell of that. For reference I am 21, I am pretty slim and I’m not too active and I drink lots of water. I also shower every single day but sometimes right after I shower I can still smell it and my vagina itself smells perfectly normal throughout the whole day. I have always been a sweaty girl due to anxiety but never had that sweat smell down there. I use a vaginal wash especially around that area I’ve tried a few that I like that are good for sensitive skin. I also frequently buy new underwear and dispose of older ones. I’ve also tried using straight up rubbing alchohol or witch hazel right before washing which is the only thing that seems to make the smell go away for awhile. I don’t think any of this happened until I stopped using birth control 2 years ago but I thought everything would’ve balanced out by now. Does anyone know what could be causing this and if there is a way to permanently get rid of that smell by balancing out the bacteria that seems to be causing the smell? I don’t really want to use deodorant there because I feel like that would disrupt my ph or irritate my vag.

I was prescribed two doses of diflucan after being diagnosed with a yeast infection. The pills didn’t really work and I now have two new symptoms of itching and clumpy white discharge.

What I’m concerned about is that I have recently had a hymenoplasty done due to cultural reasons in my country. From what I read online, next courses of treatment after diflucan are usually suppositories and creams - both of which I probably can’t use due to the surgery. At the same time, I can’t let the site get infected. Does anyone know what the next course of prescriptions usually are? Are there other pills that can be taken orally when diflucan doesn’t work?

Hello, I wanted to know if anyone else gets swollen lymph nodes with other pms symptoms. I’m a 10 days away from my period, but I have been ovulation and having mid and lower back aches that are soooo uncomfortable, cramping in the lower abdomen, and swollen lymph node in my left armpit, and tender breasts.

I get swollen lymph nodes before or during almost every period on the same side.

Is anyone else in the same boat?

My appointment has just come through. I'm planning to ask my GP for some heavy duty cocodamol to take beforehand with ibuprofen, which is what I used for IUD insertions/removals. Anything I should be particularly aware of?

I don't know if I'm using the right tag, but I need support/advice.

I've been going to doctors about this but we haven't found the cause yet.

For some backstory to my condition, I used to have really heavy periods for around 4-5 days with pain that left me in bed some days.

After I started taking norethindrone my periods started getting to be more manageable

However, around two months of taking the medication daily I started experiencing moments where I would feel dizzy, nauseated, like I was going to faint, my joints would feel weak and hurt, the floor would feel like it was sinking under my feet, and I would have pain in my lower and upper stomach.

The symptoms varied (sometimes with all) and it'd usually last around an hour. Additionally, I would have something like heartburn for over an hour sometimes.

Lately, my periods have gone weird, one month was completely skipped and the following two months had TWO periods. One month the periods were 8 days apart and the second month 10 days apart. The end of the first month's last period had a 24 days break before the start of the second month's first period.

My brain fog has been considerably worse and it affects my work and overall functioning :(

The only medications I take are vitamins and norethindrone, if that helps any. I was checked for ovarian cysts and it was found to not be the cause. No cancers of the reproductive organs either. I did have Covid 4 times and have longterm covid, it may be part of the cause.

I'd like to know if anyone knows what this is and if there's some way I can fix it or make it more manageable.

Super weird question but I can't find much information on it. When I have a stressful dream (like last night I had a dream that a crocodile was attacking my brother) my girly parts pulsate to the point where it wakes me up. Does anyone else get this or know what it's called?

i had a scent a while ago after each period and i thought the scent had gone away but i can kind of smell it again it wasn’t after my period this time i used those happy hoo has probiotics and drank a lot of water near the end of my period and i didn’t smell it but now (my period should start tmr idk if that matters) i’m starting to smell it again and it’s been like a smell but not terrible like i don’t even know how to describe it i don’t know how a normal one smells so i’m confused on what i should do also i stopped using this “her fantasy box” wash in myself when i was drinking water and taking the pills idk if that was the problem but i haven’t used it and i’m starting to smell it again? its not like the exact same smell but it’s like a smell and i’m scared because what if i wanted to have sexual acts and what if i smell and get judged like i know it’s tmi but i’m scared because my boyfriend wants to but i’m scared what if i smell during anything or taste bad

Is there anybody that is feeling the same way like I am, I have tested positive for UTI and yeast infection and I kind of have this pain that comes and goes in waves just on the right vestibule, the vaginal opening, labia majora at times, it keeps alternating between a dull pain and then an itch and it kind of gets triggered more anytime I feel aroused, is there anybody that kind of has similar symptoms and how do y’all treat it? I also have like this tingling sensation maybe because of the pubic hair I don’t know, but mostly around labia majora plus at times at the opening so I don’t really know what’s happening 🥲

I have had ovarian cysts for a while now but recently I have been in so much pain. Nausea is kicking in and now bad stomach pain as well. Do you think this could be from the cysts? And what should my next step be? Pap smears have came back negative and my obgyn said it could be beginning stages of endometriosis but it’s not just during my period that I’m in so much pain. It’s often.

I have bigger outer lips with one deformed inner labia that sticks out the larger outer lips like a tongue. It rubs in my underwear constantly and feels incredibly uncomfortable. I'm always running to a corner or a restroom to tuck it back in, so I don't feel the feeling. I've put up with it for years, but now at 35, I think it's getting longer. I don't mind the look of it. But it's so uncomfortable. Is there anyway I could get insurance to cover this as a required surgery? It does get dry and is causing me a lot of issues but it's not impeding sex or urination. I can't go back to the bathroom three times in one workout to tuck it in. I just looked at it in the mirror and it doesn't stay tucked because it's just too long. I feel like I'm tucking in a tiny flaccid dick.

Anyone else have more knowledge or experience on this?

i’m 15 years old, i guess i should start with that, i got my first period when i was 11. my periods have always been pretty regular but they’ve always been incredibly heavy and painful and lasted 6-8 days. around early 2023 i got this pain, it was unbearable. i remember i was getting ready for school and i sat down on the lounge for a few seconds and could not stand up. i insisted on going to school still even though i could barely walk and i ended up calling my mum to pick me up 6 minutes into the day. i remember feeling incredibly hot and sweaty and maybe tmi but when i sat up from the chair in sick bay, there was a massive sweat mark. i can’t remember but i think it happened again either that day or a day or 2 later and mum ended up taking me to get an ultrasound and it ended up being a ruptured ovarian cyst, worst pain of my life.

okay i just looked back at my cycle tracker and my periods started becoming irregular at the very start of 2023. once, i got my period in july and didn’t have it until october. i only had 6 periods in 2023.

anyways, it happened again in may and i ended up going to the ER, i knew it was another ovarian cyst but my doctor said to go to the hospital if it happened again. when i told them that they just sent me home.

this year ive only had 2 periods. one 4 day period and one 8 day period. anyways, my last period was in august.

doctors wanna do some testing but the problem is they want me to be on my period to do so. they wanna do a hormonal blood test. i don’t know what’s wrong with me tbh. i’m a massive hypochondriac and diagnosed myself with a heap of things but both my mum and i think i have PCOS but apparently they’re not allowed to test me for it since im too young? i don’t know.

edit: there’s also no chance im pregnant and im not on any sort of birth control or any medication in general. i think i was diagnosed with hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism i can’t remember which one in like 2020 and a vitamin d deficiency but i never took any medication for those. i also have low iron. i know thyroid disorders can cause missing periods and i have other symptoms from that but they’ll test that when i get my period.

I've been having bad feminine itching. It's not yeast and there's no STDs. I've just accepted it and do my best. I use hydrocortisone in there. Not inside my canal but on the labia and around. But when I put it on I can immediately "taste it" in my mouth. Like a metallic taste. Anyone ever have that?? I asked my PA and she just gave me a puzzled look. It's the same thing when I try to use muscle patch's on my back. As soon as I put it on I can taste it in my mouth. A menthol metallic taste.

-sorry for the slight TMI

this is honestly so embarrassing for me and I've been debating whether or not to post for a while

for a long time now I've been having a weird smell from down there that smells kind of acidic or like chlorine(?), sometimes even copper like and I can't figure out why

I can't talk to my parents about this because when I do, they assume im going to have try to have sex and that is the reason why I'm asking about my "smell." (im a young teen whose never had sex- that felt relevant) I don't have access to a gyno or any doctor of that sort atm- I've tried Google but nothings really helpful

any advice/solutions as to what it may be and how to fix it?

28 F Hello everyone, I had sex with my bf 3 days ago and while doing the do I felt a very sharp pain that followed by a popping. I’ve been in a bit of pain since and actually starting having some vaginal bleeding(brown/old blood possibly) I did go to my dr but for a diff matter and totally forgot to bring it up but now I don’t have insurance.

Can I please have some advice from you lovely ladies. I have a Dr's appt tomorrow and I want to go informed.

For three months I have had lots of issues below. It started with what I thought was a UTI. I was given antibiotics and nothing worked. Swabs came back that I had Staphylococcus-aureus and then that cleared (swab came back negative). I had previously had some discharge, but after antibx for Staph this cleared up.

Then a swab came back borderline as BV.

I have some itching, soreness, and it just feels so dry all the time. Even during ovulation and I have extra discharge it just feels dry and irritated despite being 'wetter'. All this started when I tried losing some weight. I wasn't working out, but I dropped some weight quickly as I just stopped eating lots of meat and milky products.

I do feel like somehow it has something to do with estrogen dropping, which I have read online can happen quickly if losing weight as cells can hold on to estrogen/fat. I am 38 and have other symptoms like lack of sleep now, periods have changed a lot (got shorter, then longer, some heavier/lighter), dry skins that now has lots of spots/acne that has started on my face, and I just don't know what the hell to do here. Part of me feels it is hormonal and I've tried eating Sauerkraut, kefir and taking high strength probiotics.

Has anyone had any experience that's similar and would it seem worth asking to try vaginal Estrogen? If it isn't estrogen that's the problem, would trying it maybe cause more problems? I don't want to make it worse (even though itchy, sore and irritated hoohahs are bad enough as it is).

Ureaplasma/Mycoplasma swabs negative. Urine culture negative.

Please help.

hii! I’ve been on rigevidon for almost three years now, I don’t take breaks on it (i have PMDD and my period genuinely makes me incredibly depressed and passively suicidal for about two weeks). I’ve never had an issue with my pill, in fact i’d say it’s been a life saver for me! However, over the last year, i’ve had bouts of quite severe cramping. Prior to taking the pill, I had bad cramps, heavy periods and really bad bacne, but the pill kind of fixed that. anyways, the cramping has just kind of come and gone but today it’s really bad for some reason, like i’m in so much pain - but also it kind of comes in waves. i’m not sure if maybe the pill was masking some actual issues with my reproductive organs before, and now they’re kind of not being masked anymore, or if this is normal for long time hormonal birth control use?

Thank you!

I usually get my periods over 6 days with 2 of those being pretty heavy. Been using a menstrual cup and this last period Ive lost about 150 mls of blood in the heaviest 2 days which is about my normal pattern (since I've been using a cup and have been able to measure it).

Probably lose about 200mls total over the course of my whole period.

I've spoken to my GP about it in the past and she has said that this means I'm healthy as I'm losing most of the lining in a short period of time.

Just wondering if this is actually normal?

Hello, I’m a 24 year old female. I went on seraline after I was diagnosed with anxiety, depression and OCD. These conditions made my life completely unlivable. I went on sertraline at the age of 20. For me I’m lucky that this was the first anti depression medication I tried and it completely changed my life for the good. My life is liveable again and to me it’s been a life saver. I am on 100mg. I am 5ft 2 and weigh 9stone. I have noticed in the past few years I have an irritable bowel and I am constantly going for a wee, having an irritated bladder, not emptying funny. I have had numerous tests done and I’m okay. Having tested everything I can only imagine that it may be the sertaline, I have seen other people complaining of very similar sounding symptoms. I recently with help from my doctor tried lowering my dose with the hopes of going down to 50mg. My doctor suggested me doing 100mg one day 50mg the next for 2 weeks. Having tried this for a week my anxiety was unbearable. I have now gone back to 100mg. It’s really difficult having to chose between your mental health and physical health. Has anyone got any tips of how I can stay on 100mg but ease the symptoms of my bladder and bowel? Thankyou!

for some background information, i’m 19, my period has always been regular, sometimes late due to stress, but nothing major. about two months ago i moved from my home country to ireland as an au pair into a new family, changed my eating habits and excercise habits, lost some weight and have been under a lot of stress and anxiety due to my lifestyle changing so drastically. my period is now a month late and i am so anxious. i know it can be because of stress (and me constantly stressing about it does not help the situation) but i have googled and am now very worried it could be pcos. i have always had some acne but none of the other symptoms. should i go to the doctor or just let my body get used to the new lifestyle etc.

so, for context, my boyfriend and I are long distance and to spice things up for us I bought toys. we used one tonight and I think i ended up breaking my hymen. there was some blood on the toy and clean up afterwards suggests that's what happened. but there is a small spot right inside the vaginal opening that looks different? it's literally right inside the opening (kind of shaped like an upside down teardrop??) and it has a spot near the top that looks torn-ish with blood. I dont go to a gyno or anything and don't feel comfortable talking to my mother about it (she's hella overbearing and condescending so no thanks) is this normal? what is the thing right inside the opening? what are you supposed to do for care after breaking a hymen and should I be concerned about what I saw

(also please don't judge, I know I should probably know these things but I grew up fairly sheltered so I wasn't taught these things)

I’ve been on the Evra patches now for over a year and they’ve been great, had absolutely no issues with them, had no breakthrough bleeding and absolutely no side effects. However, I’ve recently started a weight loss diet and started exercising, and I’ve noticed that suddenly I’m bleeding as if I’m having a period even though I only had my patch free week 3 weeks ago. I used to be able to go 6 weeks or so with no break and now I’m only on week 3/4 and I’m bleeding. I’ve read a few things online that says fat loss and low calorie can cause bleeding whilst on contraception as with fat cell breakdown you’re releasing oestrogen which can cause the endometrial lining to shed, but I’m wondering if this has happened to anyone else? I’m not sure what else it could be. The only other thing I’ve changed is started taking women’s vitamins (no St John’s wort) and iron supplements. The bleeding is dark brown/almost black with occasional dark red. Thank you in advance x

I’m in a bit of a rut and in need of some advice and inspiration. Between my weight, eating habits, career troubles, self-image, and general stress- I find myself feeling like I’m really “letting it go” these days. What are 5 things you do as a woman to build good daily habits and feel great about yourself?

F, 18 here.

I have had a small issues w abdominal pain (mostly on my right side) I have went to the ER, stayed there for the whole night, just for them to send me to the gynecologist, which then they didn't know the issue after checking and just send me home.

Today, after sx l've started to experience pain on my ride side, it wasn't constant but it can occur randomly, I haven't experienced any pain during it, but after I did. I don't know the cause of it (I haven't had sx in about a week) but what l've noticed is a tiny amount of really light brown in my discharge (which has never happened before) and I'm just done w my ovulation.

I have no clue what's wrong, and it's bothering me and my SO.

2 days after I had intercourse with my husband I started having weird symptoms. Like lower belly pain super mild and occasional lower back pain. I don’t have any burning when I pee or any other discomfort or smell. Idk what to do? My doctor didn’t have any openings until 2 weeks from now not really sure I’ve just been drinking a tonnnn of water and cranberry juice. Any advice would be helpful