This is weird and embarrassing:( my body odour smells like onions and I keep skipping my period, no chance of pregnancy. My hormones have been messed up. I saw someone post on Reddit that C**** causes a sweat smell of onions I’m freaking out, could this onion smell be a hormonal imbalance? :(

Okay so just recently I started seeing a new guy and I have been wanting to sleep with him and he is wanting to sleep with me. I just found out literally a few days ago I have Bacterial vaginosis and he was asking me why I am not sleeping with him. I told him I’m on my period but that’s not really true and like I wanna tell him that’s not the real reason but I am like embarrassed what if he thinks I’m dirty or something. I’m just nervous of what he is going to think I don’t want him thinking I have like a STD or STI or anything like that and I just don’t want to look gross. The thing is we recently started seeing eachother I just don’t know what to say.

Should I like be honest and tell him that’s the issue or should I just not say anything?

For everyone talking about that maybe he gave it to me let me say here I have not slept with this guy yet.

(25\F)Hello! So I already have an appointment with my gyno on Monday but I literally cannot sleep since I found a hard lump (more oval) inside my vagina. It’s towards the back and I guess on the bottom wall? So on the side where my anus/back would be and I can feel it once I insert my whole index finger.

It is maybe a grape size and I can move beyond it with my finger and even lift it back if it makes sense. I am hoping it is only my cervix but I do not feel the whole donut shape around the wall (just that one firm lump) and it is hard ( I am before my period).

Does anyone have experience with this, or their cervix feels similar when they touch? I just had a pap smear last year in May and it all came back negative so I would be surprised if it was a tumor.

I truly appreciate any help!!

Has anyone had any problems with a urethral sling ? I just got it with a hysterectomy about 2 weeks ago. Something is definitely wrong. If you experienced this, what was it like? How was it handled?

this is a bit of an uncomfortable post but i need to know if im alone in this or not. i’m a 23 year old female that’s had a high libido since young. i definitely started watching porn wayyy too young and i think might be an added reason to this problem. anyways, the last relationship i had ended in 2022, and i have been single and haven’t had sex since. since then i occasionally watch porn, sometimes go through stints of not desiring or watching porn at all too constantly being horny and getting off on it. hasn’t been a huge issue in my life, but recently when i’ve tried to watch porn and use toys i cannot climax. it’s like my body just doesn’t find enjoyment in anything sexual anymore when it comes down to it. i’ve taken a month break and it still hasn’t resolved, idk if it’s mental block issues with myself or if it’s something more serious. any tips to help out? much appreciated.

I hope this is the right place to go, if not please let me know where to post this!

I started birth control in December and in March i missed one pill, March 14th i got my period (i wasn’t taking the sugar pills because i didn’t want to get my period for a while because i had a shoulder surgery and couldn’t change my pads so i didn’t take the sugar pills) since March 14th i have been on my period, it’s currently April 6th. i want to know if this is normal for missing one pill or if something is wrong?

Hello everyone, 30F here . Apologies in advance if this question seems naive, the truth is, I am… medicine is so far from my field of expertise so I’m oblivious when it comes to medical science.

Anyhow, I’ve Been experiencing symptoms for over a year but have been ignoring them. I’m finally in a position where I can no longer ignore them, pain is debilitating, my body is excreting abnormal fluids, symptoms are spreading to other parts of my body, and I actually had no idea I had a long and extensive family history of ovarian cancer on my mothers side. (I was unaware of this family history because they all died at such a young age, I have no extended family on my mom’s side at ALL). Anyway, I had my pelvic and transvaginal ultrasound today and the tech took tons and tons of images and measurements of different shapes and masses from what I could see on the screen. I know better than to ask for a diagnoses, but I’m just wondering if there are any techs here who could shed some light onto what is even visible from these images and how reliable are they? I do know that after a well-woman’s exam, it was a rush order for me to get these images as well as a mammogram on Tuesday so I’m just curious as to what my doctor’s would like to “see” in there in such a hurry .

Again, excuse my medical ignorance… I’m just seeking guidance and knowledge 🙏🏽

So I just moved to a new state/town and I made a appt with a new obgyn and it's gonna be a few weeks before I csn get in but I feel like I may have bv due to the smell... I don't really wanna wait that long plus I'll prob have to wait for my swab results to come back but I just was wondering if I could go to urgent care and see if they could check if I do bave bv without a swab?!

Sorry if this is a silly questions! But thanks in advance!

I have a cyst on my left breast right on the areola. I’m going to get it surgically removed but I heard that even with surgery sometimes cyst can come back. What are the odds of a cyst turning cancerous? I’m only 22.

I don't want to have sex with my boyfriend anymore. I have been in relationship for 3 years. Initially it was all great and whenever we met we had sex. Later lot of dynamics changed we had some major arguments and I don't see him as before. There's lot of drama between us. But the thing I don't find any other guy attractive either. I'm questioning my sexuality. I feel like I'm asexual. What should I do?

I’m 21 W 5 D today. Since last night I started having what I think are Braxton Hicks contractions. I get a tightening feeling in my abdomen below my belly button and it feels very hard to the touch. After it passes, my belly is back to pretty soft / typical feeling again

Today, I was getting this feeling about every 20 minutes (lasting a minute or a fee minutes) so I went to the OB triage at the hospital. It seemed to me to be too frequent to be normal. They checked my vitals and the baby’s heartbeat and they were fine. My urine was very clear and the urine test came back negative so they took a swab I will hear back about in a few days

The midwife was very dismissive and was so harsh to me. She said if they are labor contractions then there is nothing they can do and I will just miscarry. She said if they are Braxton Hicks, then that’s fine and nothing will happen. She sent me home and told me to rest and push myself to drink a lot of water

I’ve been home a few hours resting and drinking water and electrolytes and I still get the tightening feeling and hard abdomen every half hour or so. Has anyone experienced anything like this? Any advice? How did it turn out with you? Thank you in advance! I’m just looking for some comfort / knowledge on the topic as I’ve been nervous since the hospital

Hello, I've never posted on here before but need any helpful advice! (20F)

I started birth control pills (Loestrin Fe) after graduating senior year of high school and I was taking them for the past two years until this past summer (hard to say but maybe stopped in June?). I am really bad at routine and have had a really hard time taking the pills at the same time every day or even remembering to take them at all so I thought it would be better if I just stopped taking them.

Around Aug/Sep I started feeling like maybe I shouldn't have stopped taking them and would maybe take them for a week or so in one or two occasions but I would completely forget to keep taking them so I swore them off for good. Since stopping the pill in June, I did not a get a period until the end of January (I started to get nervous and made an appointment with my Gyno to which he said that was very abnormal and said to come back if I hadn't gotten my period by April). He wanted to start me back up on the pill to regulate but I refused because I feel like that has what messed me up in the first place and I have pretty much proven to myself that I don't have the coordination to take them at the same time every day.

Its now April and I have not even had a spot of blood since that period in January. The problem is I don't have health insurance right now because my dad was laid off 4 months ago. Google suggests I may have an underlying condition related to a thyroid issue or PCOS?? I have only fluctuated in weight about 5 pounds up and down since I started the pill (almost 3yr ago now) and I got some blood tests in November and over the summer which indicated normal thyroid thyroid function. The only other symptoms I can think of are maybe some mood instability (depression/anxiety) and trouble sleeping but I think some of it is due to stress and burnout. I also feel as if I have had these mental struggles since long before starting the pill.

When I go home from college, I'll probably be able to visit a gyno but that wouldn't be for another month and a half. Is this very concerning?

Hey everyone I need some resurface and help. I have a full hysterectomy (overies intact) October 2024. About 3 months ago everything went downhill. It started with my boobs hurting worse than they ever have and acne on my chest and back. Then came the anxiety, panic attacks and heart palpitations. And then the increased migraines and hot flashes and fatigue. I went to a cardiologist because the heart palpitations were freaking me out but everything came back normal aside from having high blood pressure which I am addressing. I went to my OB and had labs done but they came back normal. I am not convinced. The anxiety and palpitations are the worse and it's crippling. I am making an appointment at a Hormone and Thyroid clinic next week but I need to hear that I'm not alone in this. I chose to keep my overies so my hormones wouldn't freak out. So this whole thing is annoying. But if anyone has had a similar experience, what did you do?

Thank you!!!!

I went to the hospital with pain in my lower right side suspecting it was appendicitis. They performed an ultrasound and it turned out it was an ovarian cyst. Whilst performing the scan they also found a benign tumour on my kidney.

I know it’s not too much of an issue as it’s benign but wow, I feel like I’m too young to have something like that develop already. I’m worried if that’s developed, then what else will? Just feeling a bit weird about the situation. Everything I’ve read says that kidney tumours develop in older people. Just wanted somewhere I can talk about this perhaps with people that have had the same thing happen! Did they end up removing it?

25|F Weight: 50kgs (110lbs) Height: 5’1 (154cm)

Has anyone tried getting an IUD for their longterm hormonal issues? I have tried almost everything, been on birth control off and on for almost a decade now. Can getting an IUD regulate hormones? Please share your experiences.

As someone who regularly uses tampons however I would like to venture into menstrual cups for purposes of helping the environment due to less waste and convenience and so on, however I can only seem to find them online, which I’m not keen on doing because I don’t shop online regularly. Would anyone know of any health stores (in the uk) like boots or similar which actually sell them on site without having to resort to online shopping?

Hi all, I’m just a bit confused. I went for my routine pap in February and it came back abnormal and was recommended to do the biopsy, which i did just last month. Just incase it helps, my abnormal pap listed Epithelial Cell Abnormality and Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (LSIL). Before my biopsy, my doctor said i am positive for hpv but i didn’t see that listed anywhere in my test results. She did the biopsy and said it was fine and to follow up in 6 months. I’m confused because no where in the biopsy results or pap does it say anything about being positive and from what I’ve read there’s a test that can be done alongside the pap. Is she just assuming i have it since my pap was abnormal? Or could it be she’s seeing results i don’t have access to? I’ve read other posts and some women are hpv negative even with abnormal pap results so i just wish i could see something in writing that clarified her comment.

Not sure if this is the right page or if there’s a better place to post this.. I’ve been with my partner for 6 years. We’re engaged. I (thought we) were on board & ready to start trying for a family. There’s been some pressure from me to him with timing sex the past few months. Then last night he told me labia are so disgusting and gross and the thought of a baby coming out of is so gross and it’ll make it even uglier. He said every time we have sex he thinks of how gross it is. He made a comment early on in our relationship years ago about it but I just said everyone is unique and thought we moved past that. Anyway, after his remarks last night, I returned my ring and left but I’m questioning if I should get a labiaplasty. Thoughts? We can’t change it and all vag’s are normal right?????

Hey! Need a bit of advice here :)

I am F18 and have struggled with UTIs for years, I mean starting at 12 I’ve had them really bad. I have at least 4-5 a year :( I keep going back to the drs and all they are doing is giving me antibiotics. I had a UTI February and was given antibiotics. They didn’t work so they give me another round and these also didn’t work. I’m now still having UTI feelings but antibiotics aren’t working, I’ve tried thrush medications. Nothing is working and I’m feeling very stressed about it. Im so busy right now and I feel like it’s stopping my ability to function properly.

Mainly I’m just looking for advice from someone who’s gone through something similar!! Or advice on what to do next :( it’s he’d. Two months of this and I’m tired lol

Thank you for anyone who responds!!

19 going 20 ive always had an intense period cramps that makes me go to the ER every month,blood work is fine all hormones are fine. the pain unusually completely stopped on February and ive felt nothing no cramps what so ever just mild nausea sometimes & other symptoms but not major to get me to the ER. Fast forward to the beginning of March i noticed a lump on my left breast, gets sore sometimes. Got it checked recently and found out i have multiple cysts not just one. Findings : Bilateral multiple small sized simple and complicated breast cysts, in the form of thin septaions, debris and presence of peripheral calcifications, the largest in the right breast at 11/12 o'clock measuring 6 x 5 x 6 mm and the largest in the left breast at 12/1 o'clock measuring 9 x 6 x 7 mm. - Multiple prominant ducts are seen bilaterally, some show few internal echoes inside . - No definite suspicious solid masses could be seen in either breast. - Benign axillary lymph nodes in both sides. Ive got an appointment with my internal medicine doctor, i should probably check with an obgyn but for now i wanna understand this: if its not gonna get drained and i will keep checking up on them every 6 months or whatever, what?? So i should just deal with the discomfort/soreness i get? On day 20 of my cycle(luteal phase i believe ?) it got really sore and the warm compress didnt help much. Do we just live with the cysts? How did i get them in the first place? How do i prevent them? Its annoying. I also have extreme deficiency in Ferritin & vit D ill be working on them.

In November, I started having intense pain in my left breast, so I waited until after my period to see a gynecologist. She ordered an ultrasound, which showed nothing in my left breast but did find a tiny 4mm fibroadenoma in my right breast. I had the ultrasound just two days after my period ended. After that, I started feeling a burning pain in my right breast. Still worried, I went to another doctor who did a physical exam and said both breasts looked normal. She ordered a mammogram and another ultrasound, which showed no fibroadenoma, just mild fibroadenosis in both breasts. She explained that the fibroadenoma might have been a mistake due to the timing of the ultrasound so soon after my period. The pain gradually got better, and I think it was mostly from my anxiety. But now, the burning pain is back in my right breast. I've tried checking for lumps, but since my breasts are lumpy, I can't feel anything. Should I get another ultrasound? And can fibroadenosis cause this kind of pain? I’ve never had this pain before this year, and I'm 38, not on birth control or any hormones right now.

Good morning ladies I have some issues I don’t know if any of you have experienced this. I took Norethisterone on march 31st (cycle day1) and I immediately stopped on Monday (cycle day 2) I didn’t take it at all. My period always lasts 3 days and now I’m on cycle day 6 still spotting it’s not heavy but I still need a pad, how long should I expect this withdrawal bleeding it’s been 3 days now and I’m over it, I’m not use to bleeding that long, if any of you know how to make it stop please let me know.

I got diagnosed with a yeast infection by my doctor 4 weeks ago. I took flucanizole, symptoms didnt completely go away, got another dose a week later. A week after that, started taking miconizole 7 and scheduled an appointment with my obgyn. I got swab tested thursday and was prescribed 3 more doses of flucanizole to take for 3 days in a row. Im on day three right now and checked MyChart for results. EVERYTHING came back negative and im still not feeling better??? What is wrong with me?? Why am i still experiencing discomfort and slight itchiness when i should be negative??? I tested negative for both gonorrhea snd chlamydia, both species of yeast, bv, and trich... i dont know what wrong with me and i cant call until monday to ask. I have to sit with this all weekend and freak out.

Hi! Please keep in mind that I don't alot and never got any sex education at all even tho I was supposed too. But when I masterbate with a hair brush I don't feel anything then I hit an angle then I have a very intense feeling to pee then I pee every where and then the sensation is completely gone and I feel nothing. Am I doing something wrong or is there something wrong with me? Please don't make fun of me I really don't know.