My counsellor’s advice is to stop thinking about it. But with anxiety, there is no such “off button”. How do I stop thinking about it when it is causing me to feel so uncomfortable? Also, she says since the risks are minimal, I should just move on because researching online, and going for tests are ...

Hi Sam, I have HIV anxiety and I am seeing a counsellor about it. So this is very difficult for me because whenever I encounter blood, my mind goes straight to “omg I am infected with HIV”

In my situation, can I say based on your answer that there isn’t any HIV risk?

Hi Sam, I have HIV anxiety and I am seeing a counsellor about it. So this is very difficult for me because whenever I encounter blood, my mind goes straight to “omg I am infected with HIV”

In my situation, can I say based on your answer that there isn’t any risk?

Thanks Sam, I will give it a thorough read. When you say large enough quantity, how would you quantity though? Like how much is large enough?

Thanks Sam. I don’t know if my privates did brush across the blood accidentally when I was sitting down or getting up. And that makes me worry because the vagina is a mucous membrane that allows transmission right?

I wanted to enquire about an experience I had over the weekend. I was in a. Public restroom and only realised there was a drop of what looks like diluted blood (like menstrual blood in pee) on the toilet seat after I was done using the toilet. I am feeling extremely uncomfortable about this. I am co...

Thank you heather! I totally forgot my body makes these hormones too and sometimes naturally it fluctuates because of stress etc. so they make sense now. As for the contraceptive method, I didn’t consider IUDs though I know they have a higher success rate but I feel like I need a method where I am p...

Hi Sam, I worry that the pill is ineffective since I am experiencing some sudden spotting. I also worry that because I haven’t taken the pill at the exact same time, it is ineffective. I take it in the same time window like from 9.30am to 11am or sometimes even earlier than 930am, depending on my sc...

Thanks Nicole. But is it possible to have spotting while I am on the pill still? I always presumed that if I was on the pill, I won’t be spotting or getting withdrawal bleeds until my pill free break.

Well I usually get some spotting a day before my period, that’s normal. Or 2 days max. But I never get it 6 days before. And when I say spotting, it appears when you wipe but it does not appear on my panty. That said I am also feeling some cramps earlier than usual. Could that be an indication of a ...

Thank you, I understand now. However I am starting to experience spotting today but I am 6 days away from my period and I don’t usually get spotting this early. It isn’t a lot, only when I wipe. I also had vomiting and diarrhoea episodes last week as I was sick, but those episodes did not happen clo...

Thank you, I understand now. Does this mean that whenever I start my new pack after my 7 days of hormone free break, i can start the new pack at any time on the start day? I have been taking it in the morning like right when I get up, but because I would be travelling next month, I’d lie to adjust t...

Hi Elise, thanks for getting back to me. You are right about the anxiety, I just found it so difficult to believe it is a non risk situation as we had sex before I took the pill, even though I did not miss any pill, I took it on the day I was supposed to. How does the timing of sex not matter when i...

Hi there, earlier this month when I was done with my 7 day break after completing 21 Yasmin pills, I had protected sex (male condom) with my partner the morning before starting a new pack of pills. So I end my 7th day on Tuesday and start my new pack of pills on Wednesday. I had protected sex with m...

Is it normal for withdrawal bleeds to be lighter on one month and heavier the next month? This month again I was experiencing very light withdrawal bleeds, which doesn’t feel like I am having it at all. I am assuming it’s my withdrawal bleed because the discharge came on the day it is supposed to.. ...

Hi there, I had sex with my partner yesterday where we had a condom slip after he tried to pull out after ejaculation. This was because I kind of moved away before he had a chance to hold on to the base hence it slipped out. Question is, I am already in Yasmin, I take it religiously everyday between...

I have been on Yasmin for almost 2 years now and I am starting to notice that my withdrawal bleed is getting lighter and lighter. Is that normal? I am supposed to get my withdrawal bleed today too, but all I had was some dark brown discharge when I wiped, which is normal when I have my have my withd...

Thank you I will probably not be having sex this month or even longer as I hurt my hand pretty badly today, hence the antibiotics I am supposed to have my withdrawal bleed today too. I see some brown discharge as per normal when my withdrawal bleed is here but it kinda stopped? My guess would be tha...

I was just prescribed amoxicillin tablets, I wonder if I can take that with my Yasmin pills? I forgot to ask at the clinic and now they are closed. Are there any known interactions?

Thanks

So I had sex with my partner yesterday and I saw his pre cum, was white in colour, which isn’t usually the case. Usually it’s more clear and transparent with a tinge of white. I wanted to ask why there is a colour variance? It wasn’t ejaculate because he ejaculated later, about 5 seconds, after I ga...

Thank you! Does it mean that if my endometrium is thinned out so much, it is going to be the same next month? Like I won’t expect too much of a bleed? Is it ok or safe for the endometrium to be so thinned out? If I stop the pill, does it thicken back up? So the update is that I experienced some blee...

Ok just wanted to update that I totally forgot I had sex on 14 Oct too! And I couldn’t hear the suspense so I went to take a test and it is negative for now. Just feeling so anxious I’m not sure what to do. Is it too early to test considering I had sex on 14 Oct but expecting my withdrawal bleed tod...

Hi there, I know this isn’t a medical platform but I’m feeling too anxious so I thought I’ll post it here. So I’m supposed to have my withdrawal bleed today, but until now it’s 4.30pm but still nothing. It usually comes in the afternoon, but I haven’t had any spotting at all and it’s freaking me out...

Hi there, I had sex with my partner on friday and Saturday when I was on week 1 of my pill. And then the following week, on Wednesday, I forgot to take my pill until 8 hours later then the original time, which is 10.30am. I took it only at 6.30pm when I remembered. No other pills were late and I hav...

Thank you, I have made an appointment at the clinic but a slot isn’t available until Thursday. I feel better now, and the blood in pee incident only happened once so far, that night of 8 August. I went to bed without wearing any panty liner and the next day I was fine, no blood seen. I’m wondering i...