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- Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:07 pm
- Forum: Sex & Sexuality
- Topic: Difference between him and I
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4142
Re: Difference between him and I
In my case, things my boyfriend does feel better when he does, even though I can do much of it to myself as well. I have the advantage of being able to adjust to whatever feels best, but he has the advantage of about three years of observing my every reaction (I give a lot away physically about how ...
- Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:55 pm
- Forum: Bodies
- Topic: Menstruation: Shame or No Shame?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4413
Re: Menstruation: Shame or No Shame?
My mom made periods a shameful subject because she was raised to talk about bodily functions only in private and use code words for them. However, once I started developing reproductive issues, read up on them, and found out how common they are, I changed my perception about talking about them. I wo...
- Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:48 pm
- Forum: Bodies
- Topic: What is one AWESOME thing your body can do?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5102
Re: What is one AWESOME thing your body can do?
My body is great at putting up with pain from two chronic illnesses. Also, as long as I'm laying down/sitting in a quiet place, I can fall asleep pretty quickly. I"m the Sleep Expert of my friends! My mind is fantastic at drawing conclusions, which can be a double-edged sword, but it's also log...
- Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:56 pm
- Forum: Sexual Health
- Topic: Fantasy birth control and safer sex devices
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5552
Re: Fantasy birth control and safer sex devices
I second the pouch-to-kill-sperm! That sounds like a wonderful idea. Maybe a lotion that's rubbed on half an hour before the first sex-session, that lasts 24 hours? that way people could have sex multiple times without worrying about it. I wish there was a way to remove only fallopian tubes. Leave o...
- Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:49 pm
- Forum: Gender
- Topic: Bodies, gender and clothing
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4657
Re: Bodies, gender and clothing
Body: I'm comfortable with it except that around my period I get dysphoric about having a uterus (though that might just be because that time is especially painful for me); otherwise the rest of my body fits relatively well. Gender: definitely female, cis, no fighting gender-norms there (norms meani...
- Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:40 pm
- Forum: Gender
- Topic: Radically different ideas about gender?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4014
Re: Radically different ideas about gender?
I second the short-hair-is-feminine approach. If I could, I would shave my head completely bald. However, I know a lot of people would assume I have cancer or some other similar illness, and I'd be afraid my scalp would be a bit flaky, as I have dandruff a lot of the time >.<, not to mention a lot o...
- Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:33 pm
- Forum: Sexual Health
- Topic: First Experiences with the OB-GYN
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4747
Re: First Experiences with the OB-GYN
My first visit, I was very nervous. I had already had the STI/pregnancy/safe sex/birth control talk ahead of time, so we proceeded directly to the exam. I was nervous, naturally, and my doctor was rather impatient about it. I rode horses for over a decade, so my inner-thigh muscles are supremely str...
- Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:21 am
- Forum: Sexual Health
- Topic: Freaking out a little
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4756
Re: Freaking out a little
Thanks so much! I have an appointment on the 30th so I can ask about it then. :D You've helped me calm down a ton. I'll honestly be glad if this isn't just a one-off situation, because this is a treatment for endometriosis until I can get a laparoscopy done. If I have any more questions I'll ask my ...
- Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:04 am
- Forum: Sexual Health
- Topic: Freaking out a little
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4756
Re: Freaking out a little
The place I found that information was here: http://www.scarleteen.com/article/sexual_health/the_buddy_system_effectiveness_rates_for_backing_up_your_birth_control_with_a_ . The paragraph about effectiveness states, "However, we have only listed combinations of methods which are safe and sound ...
- Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:52 pm
- Forum: Sexual Health
- Topic: Freaking out a little
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4756
Freaking out a little
My OBGYN put me on the Depo shot with the combined pill (TriNessa) simultaneously because the shot alone caused bleeding. The first month, the pain was unbearable for a few days, but less than before. The second month had unbearable pain for only two days and the rest was quite painless. This month,...
- Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:55 pm
- Forum: Got Questions? Get Answers.
- Topic: The Room of Great Distraction
- Replies: 28
- Views: 13386
Re: The Room of Great Distraction
Anime can be good. Ouran High School Host Club is a really funny one, but it's best to seek out the funny ones when you're in need of distraction, because there are a lot that aren't funny and will definitely increase anxiety. Sometimes if I need distraction, I'll clean. Even just taking piles of ne...
- Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:10 pm
- Forum: Got Questions? Get Answers.
- Topic: What are...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7750
Re: What are...
My most common three are usually tumblr, Facebook, and deviantart! I spend a fair amount of time on YouTube as well, mainly for music. Tumblr is just my space, where I can find things I like and things I don't. It simultaneously restores faith in humanity and destroys it all at once. Facebook is mai...
- Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:04 pm
- Forum: Got Questions? Get Answers.
- Topic: Cultural or community ideas about sex where you live
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4240
Re: Cultural or community ideas about sex where you live
I live in Pennsylvania, United States. We have marriage equality, but there's a lot of backlash about it, even now. We have legal abortion, but so much of the state is pro-life it isn't funny. PA is mostly raging Republicans (not stereotyping, they just have the loudest voice in most things), so it'...
- Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:01 pm
- Forum: Got Questions? Get Answers.
- Topic: Challenging sexuality bits in your teens & 20s
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3550
Re: Challenging sexuality bits in your teens & 20s
Okay, just a warning, this might be a long one. When I started puberty, I was a late bloomer, basically. I got my period a full year after all my friends did, and while the first few weren't so bad, I quickly found that having a period for a week and a half, heavy enough that unless I changed produc...
- Sun Aug 10, 2014 6:38 pm
- Forum: Got Questions? Get Answers.
- Topic: Let's Introduce Ourselves!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9283
Re: Let's Introduce Ourselves!
1. What first brought you to Scarleteen/the message boards? I had a question about some symptoms I was having from the pill/my as-of-yet undiagnosed endometriosis, and after searching the boards, I found a few relevant posts. I decided to stick around in case I had any other questions, because ever...
- Sun Aug 10, 2014 6:25 pm
- Forum: Got Questions? Get Answers.
- Topic: New user now, but an old-timer at our old boards?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 185823
Re: New user now, but an old-timer at our old boards?
I was crazyhorseperson, but that was too long for the new boards, so I changed to ratperson! :3