Birth Control, tampons, and other women's stuff. Beware!

[LC]

[quote author=kissmedeadly8989 link=topic=7110.msg1337048#msg1337048 date=1247847604]
Haha she seriously just said "So?".  I could see her saying that if you were skipping it on purpose by taking active pills continuously, or if you were on a pill that only gives you 4 periods a year.  I'd be going crazy thinking I was pregnant.
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I was. I had already taken 2 home pregnancy tests and I made her give me another one. :lol:

Yeah her response was "So?" all incredulously. Then I said "Well I figured there probably wasn't anything wrong but this has never happened to me before so I just wanted to make sure. I feel kinda dumb now." She just stared at me. Then she commented that I had gained 5 pounds since the last time I was there and I needed to go to the gym more. :|

[LC]

[quote author=HockeyGirl link=topic=7110.msg1337054#msg1337054 date=1247847787]
A couple days before i start all i want to do is eat, sleep and cry lol
plus i get awful cramps and pimples magically appear
Does Yaz help with any of that?

im glad hearing they were light and short
better then bleeding my guts out  :2eyesbleed:
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I don't get cramps at all and I don't get pimples. Not sure about the eating, sleeping and crying thing though. Maybe it will just turn you into a super bitch like me. :lol:

[kissmedeadly8989]

[quote author=LawChick link=topic=7110.msg1337056#msg1337056 date=1247847862]
I was. I had already taken 2 home pregnancy tests and I made her give me another one. :lol:

Yeah her response was "So?" all incredulously. Then I said "Well I figured there probably wasn't anything wrong but this has never happened to me before so I just wanted to make sure. I feel kinda dumb now." She just stared at me. Then she commented that I had gained 5 pounds since the last time I was there and I needed to go to the gym more. :|
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Um yeaaah.  I'd be finding a new doctor.

[Kristinella]

[quote author=LawChick link=topic=7110.msg1337059#msg1337059 date=1247847945]
I don't get cramps at all and I don't get pimples. Not sure about the eating, sleeping and crying thing though. Maybe it will just turn you into a super bitch like me. :lol:
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My thing is that I'm a bitch all the time, so it's hard to tell when it's pms.  I totally have perma PMS.  :lol:

However this hemorrhaging shit needs to quit like 10 minutes ago.  I'm about ready to put some voodoo spell on my ass.  Even the bird doesn't want to be around me. 



"They're all going to laugh at you."

[HockeyGirl]

[quote author=LawChick link=topic=7110.msg1337059#msg1337059 date=1247847945]
I don't get cramps at all and I don't get pimples. Not sure about the eating, sleeping and crying thing though. Maybe it will just turn you into a super bitch like me. :lol:
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we can be the "Yaz Super-Bitches" together!
smackin people around will be twice as fast if i have someone to help me


[quote author=Kristinella link=topic=7110.msg1337075#msg1337075 date=1247848462]
My thing is that I'm a bitch all the time, so it's hard to tell when it's pms.  I totally have perma PMS.  :lol:

However this hemorrhaging shit needs to quit like 10 minutes ago.  I'm about ready to put some voodoo spell on my ass.  Even the bird doesn't want to be around me. 



"They're all going to laugh at you."
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haha thats too funny  :lol:
thats exactly how it feels

[k_bass]

ugh, i have had my mirena for 4 and a half years and i'm getting it out next month. this past year my weight has been up and down like crazy, i have had horrible mood swings, no energy, headaches, constant back pain, i'm depressed, i'm breaking out more than i ever have, my boobs are constantly sore, its horrible. i'm a little nervous about the removal though. everyone i have talked to about it got theirs removed less than a year after getting it so it just seems like my removal might be a little more complicated. :|

[LC]

[quote author=HockeyGirl link=topic=7110.msg1337080#msg1337080 date=1247848686]
we can be the "Yaz Super-Bitches" together!
smackin people around will be twice as fast if i have someone to help me

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Tag teaming. I like it.

[Kristinella]

[quote author=k_bass link=topic=7110.msg1337083#msg1337083 date=1247848745]
ugh, i have had my mirena for 4 and a half years and i'm getting it out next month. this past year my weight has been up and down like crazy, i have had horrible mood swings, no energy, headaches, constant back pain, i'm depressed, i'm breaking out more than i ever have, my boobs are constantly sore, its horrible. i'm a little nervous about the removal though. everyone i have talked to about it got theirs removed less than a year after getting it so it just seems like my removal might be a little more complicated. :|
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I've noticed a def. change and it's only been a few days.  Besides the pain and grossness, my mood has elevated, I'm less lethargic and more motivated and I lost another pound today! Whee!  

I had mine in for 1.5 years.  I'm not sure how diff. it is with the additional 3 that you have.  

[k_bass]

[quote author=Kristinella link=topic=7110.msg1337093#msg1337093 date=1247848973]
I've noticed a def. change and it's only been a few days.  Besides the pain and grossness, my mood has elevated, I'm less lethargic and more motivated and I lost another pound today! Whee!  

I had mine in for 1.5 years.  I'm not sure how diff. it is with the additional 3 that you have.  
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was the removal painful? when i got it put in i almost puked from the pain.

[Kristinella]

[quote author=k_bass link=topic=7110.msg1337102#msg1337102 date=1247849165]
was the removal painful? when i got it put in i almost puked from the pain.
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Removal wasn't bad.  You could feel the pulling (but...I kinda did it wrong) and there was some definite cramping right after wards.  Best to take some Ibuprofin before your appointment. As far as the bleeding and clots, that started literally right after I went in to get checked out and had my pap.  I'm also pumped that I can get my HPV shot, as long as it's before September.  My doc said the cutoff is 27, and I thought it was 26 and I missed it.  :|

When I had the insertion, I remember it did hurt, but I also had a 3 month old screaming baby at my bedside at the doctor's office, so that was motivation that took the pain away.  :lol:

[kissmedeadly8989]

[quote author=Kristinella link=topic=7110.msg1337122#msg1337122 date=1247849496]
Removal wasn't bad.  You could feel the pulling (but...I kinda did it wrong) and there was some definite cramping right after wards.  Best to take some Ibuprofin before your appointment. As far as the bleeding and clots, that started literally right after I went in to get checked out and had my pap.  I'm also pumped that I can get my HPV shot, as long as it's before September.  My doc said the cutoff is 27, and I thought it was 26 and I missed it.  :|

When I had the insertion, I remember it did hurt, but I also had a 3 month old screaming baby at my bedside at the doctor's office, so that was motivation that took the pain away.  :lol:
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I got 1/3 of those.  I didn't go back after the first one.

[emmieslost]

[quote author=angelaiscaustic link=topic=7110.msg1337027#msg1337027 date=1247846503]
 That's crazy.
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i have endo and i'm way sensitive to bc of all kinds.  i can't wait to be off it.  less than three months now and i can stop taking it. 

[Kristinella]

[quote author=kissmedeadly8989 link=topic=7110.msg1337131#msg1337131 date=1247849932]
I got 1/3 of those.  I didn't go back after the first one.
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I didn't realize they did them in intervals.  Damn.  I also need to get retested for HPV since I have a different boyfriend now.  I'll rage if I have it and didn't prior to him. 

[kissmedeadly8989]

[quote author=Kristinella link=topic=7110.msg1337171#msg1337171 date=1247851514]
I didn't realize they did them in intervals.  Damn.  I also need to get retested for HPV since I have a different boyfriend now.  I'll rage if I have it and didn't prior to him. 
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It's a series of 3 over 6 months.

[emmieslost]

[quote author=Kristinella link=topic=7110.msg1337171#msg1337171 date=1247851514]
I didn't realize they did them in intervals.  Damn.  I also need to get retested for HPV since I have a different boyfriend now.  I'll rage if I have it and didn't prior to him.  
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it amazes me about how lax my friends with HPV are about sex.  i can't believe i've never had it.  i've been meaning to ask my dr. if i'm too old for the vaccine.

[kissmedeadly8989]

[quote author=emmieslost link=topic=7110.msg1337184#msg1337184 date=1247851970]
it amazes me about how lax my friends with HPV are about sex.  i can't believe i've never had it.  i've been meaning to ask my dr. if i'm too old for the vaccine.
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"The vaccine is routinely recommended for 11 and 12 year old girls. It is also recommended for girls and women age 13 through 26 who have not yet been vaccinated or completed the vaccine series."

http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/STDFact-HPV-vaccine-young-women.htm

[emmieslost]

[quote author=kissmedeadly8989 link=topic=7110.msg1337188#msg1337188 date=1247852106]

"The vaccine is routinely recommended for 11 and 12 year old girls. It is also recommended for girls and women age 13 through 26 who have not yet been vaccinated or completed the vaccine series."

http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/STDFact-HPV-vaccine-young-women.htm
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so just because i'm 29 does that make me too old [s]and slutty [/s] for the shot? 

[kissmedeadly8989]

[quote author=emmieslost link=topic=7110.msg1337190#msg1337190 date=1247852173]
so just because i'm 29 does that make me too old [s]and slutty [/s] for the shot? 
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:lol: I dunno.  They might be willing to do it if you insist.  I'm not sure if insurance covers it once you're past a certain age or what.  I'm not even really sure why it has an age limit.  I saw something on msnbc about older women (like in their 50's) getting it.

[emmieslost]

[quote author=kissmedeadly8989 link=topic=7110.msg1337192#msg1337192 date=1247852305]
:lol: I dunno.  They might be willing to do it if you insist.  I'm not sure if insurance covers it once you're past a certain age or what.  I'm not even really sure why it has an age limit.  I saw something on msnbc about older women (like in their 50's) getting it.
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i think they do it because they assume the older and sluttier you are that you've probably been exposed to HPV at some point.  but i never discussed it w/ my dr since i was with the same dude for so long and always get my regular checkups.  i need to do some more research, i want it. 

[kissmedeadly8989]

[quote author=emmieslost link=topic=7110.msg1337205#msg1337205 date=1247852921]
i think they do it because they assume the older and sluttier you are that you've probably been exposed to HPV at some point.  but i never discussed it w/ my dr since i was with the same dude for so long and always get my regular checkups.  i need to do some more research, i want it.  
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I think a lot of people are getting it.  The shot, not hpv.  I don't know the time increments aside from it being over 6 months because I only got 1/3, and don't anticipate going back for anymore much to my gyno's dismay as she always tries to insinuate that my boyfriend is probably cheating on me and being a manwhore.  :x

[holly]

80% of women have gotten it before age 50.  Nearly everyone has it; it just doesn't show changes in cells, warts, etc in everyone.  And there are a tons of strains.

[emmieslost]

[quote author=holly link=topic=7110.msg1337237#msg1337237 date=1247853799]
80% of women have gotten it before age 50.  Nearly everyone has it; it just doesn't show changes in cells, warts, etc in everyone.  And there are a tons of strains.
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the stats are pretty much the same for HSV-1.

[heatherann04]

I was on the shot for 4 years and gained about 75 lbs...but other then the weight gain i liked it

[emmieslost]

[quote author=heatherann04 link=topic=7110.msg1337300#msg1337300 date=1247855904]
I was on the shot for 4 years and gained about 75 lbs...but other then the weight gain i liked it
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depo?  i was on the shot for almost 9 years.  i gained over 100 lbs when i got off it.  :lol: 

[andrea0121]

I got preggo on Yaz. 

I've been on the Nuva ring for about a year and a half and I lurves it.  Light periods, no mood swings or anything, and other than weight gain (which is most certainly attributed to the lack of a thyroid and PCOS, not the BC) it's all good  :-D