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I have gone from younggrandma to just yg. Now,
I am using my real name.
I don't think anyone who knows me will have trouble figuring out who that is!


I have been gone a while dealing with things in my own life. I am back now to help once again. Do not expect answers from me that just tell you what you want to hear. Life is to short for nonsense. :)
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Okay, so im going to have my first time in august with my boyfriend. I just have a few sex questions.

its pretty much impossibal to get preg. if you use a condom right?

does it hurt the first time?

can i have sex without birth control?

My periods are usually unusual, so im going to be scared if my period comes late [it usually always does] so how will i know if im preg. or not?

how do you use a preg test? im going to use one just incase.

are you sore in the morning?


anything else i need to know?
thank you :] and im 15 1/2 female. Please don't tell me that its stupid and im too young because i really love my boyfriend (link)
Here is a website that will answer all your
questions. http://www.coolnurse.com/


Ok.
me and my boyfriend recently had a pregnancy scare,
and then all the sypmtoms of pregnancy went away and i got my perioid, but its lighter than my normal periods, But my breasts havent been hurting and i havent had any cramps or any of the pregnacny symtoms i was expericancing before, so tell me could ibe pregnant or am i just having a weird peroid? (link)
As was said if you had a period, no matter
how light, chances are you are not pregnant.

I do want to let you know that cramps are
not a symptom of pregnancy. Here is a web
site with lots of good to know info for
sexually active teens. Pregnancy symptoms,
Birth control info and just about anything
else you need to no. :)

http://www.coolnurse.com/


okay im 13 and i will be 14 in 2 months and im thinking about having sex w/ my boyfrien tell me what i should do (link)
If you have to ask what to do you
are not ready.

I know everyone treats sex like it
some sort of right of passage. It
is not. It is a very big risk to
take with your future.

It comes with many responsibility's
that most teens, if they took a minute
to think about it, would not be ready
to take.

You can get pregnant at any time.
Is your boyfriend or yourself
ready and able to provide for a
child without the help of your
parents?

Do you have jobs and insurance to
pay for hospital bills and doctors
visits? Any pregnant female under
the age of 20 is considered a high
risk pregnancy. That means you are
charged more. Most parents insurance
company's will not pay for pregnancy
of a minor child.

That is only one very big possible
consequence of having sex while still
a child. There is also AIDS which can
kill you after a long illness. Other
STDs can also scar you for life.

If you can handle all that then you
are ready. Go for it.


im from sudan in africa ...ok i don't know what to do ...my boyfriend and i had sex on july 14 weekend and my period it suppost to come on aug 4 and these days im feeling more sleepy and have lower backach...am i gonna have a baby???:( (link)
You don't get symptoms of pregnancy
for at LEAST 5 weeks after you get
pregnant. Any symptoms you may be
having now are caused by something
else. Lower back pain is something
a VERY pregnant woman would have
from the weight of carrying the
baby.

If you had unprotected sex then
you might possibly be pregnant.
Always have your guy use a condom.
Protect yourself. There is lots
of information on this site, should
you care to do some reading.

http://www.coolnurse.com/


So you think its fine to shave your pubic hair off? Because Im a little freaked out that guys will get weirded out by it...Do they? (link)
Teen guys may not have a problem with
it. So if you are a teen I guess you
can do it if you want to bother.

Older guys would rather know they
are not corrupting a 13 year old.
Pubic hair is traditionally known
as a sign of maturity.

As a rule just do what YOU like.
I don't think young guys getting
that far care about weather there
is hair there or not. :)


ok if you are doing anal and the boy cums in your bum can you get pregnant ? (link)
It is not possible to become pregnant
Having anal sex. Clean up after to
prevent any semen from getting into the
vagina.

Here is a short article on anal sex
should you care to read it.

http://www.coolnurse.com/anal_sex.htm


How can i stop masterbrating????? (link)
Why would you want to?

It is a safe form of sex. No risk
of getting pregnant or getting someone
else pregnant.

No risk of possible life threatening
STD or AIDS.


My bf is 16 and im 15 weve been together for almost 7 months we kiss and stuff and nothing else hes a bit shy he doesnt want to do much else i dont push him into anything but recently ive asked him about it and he finally opened up a little he said that he has a small penis and he emabrrassed about it i told him i love him and size doesnt matter that much and last week he showed me his penis it is small ive tried to reassure him what else can i do? what the average size? (link)
Penis size doesn't matter to females.
The orgasm comes from the clitoris
being stimulated. A guy can be 10
inches but if he doesn't know what
hes doing...hes worthless. :)

It might be difficult to get some
guys, especially younger ones, to
understand this. For some reason
they like to brag about the size.
So, your guy probably thinks the
bigger the better just from being
in locker rooms and hearing others.

Continue to reassure him. Thats about
all you can do. He will learn eventually
that you are serious. :)

Here is a chart on average penis sizes.
http://www.coolnurse.com/penis_size.htm


Sub: Erection Problem


My age is 48 (Weight 75 Kg.)
I have sugar (Type I) Range between 125 to 225
I had hand habit from my age of 13 (some time now
also)
I am not getting continue sleep for 6 hours. I am
working has a Technical Assistance. Working hours 6
hr.(not having hard work). Working inside A/C room.
My weight is not increasing. My weight was 85 before,
it is decreasing little by little.
Last 4 Years I am living out side India, Every year 2
month coming to India.
Last two year I am having erection problem
( I am not getting hard erection)

Note: During Sleeping Time I am getting hard erection.
When I wakeup I am noticing the penis having hard
erection, then it is coming normal.

Please advice and refer the suitable medicine or
advice to me.

Thank you very much in advance.

Best regards
e-mail: amjamalmohamed@yahoo.com

(link)
Diabetes can cause erectile dysfunction.
It can be fixed. You need to take this
information to your doctor. Since you
are getting an erection during sleep,
that is a good sign, but you need to
see a doctor so he can help you find
the problem. :)


Okay well me and my Boyfriend broke up cuz he was going to be in Brooklyn for the whole summer, H had asked me out and said that everything would be okay, then he goes and says that its not worth it and that i was right we will never get to see eachtother, he didnt want to hurt me and that we would get back together when he comes back and that every thing would be okay.I miss him alot.i really want him back now.and then he calles me back saying that he might go to school in Brooklyn!! I dont like this at all, Im just really confused,I think i love him, he is on my mind all the time,Im not sure if its love or not, do you think it is? I hope not cuz if I do love him and he does not coem back then im going to be hurt, Bad, I dont want that to happen,Im really confused, if you can help then thatnks, if not then stil thanks. (link)
Since you haven't gone out with him long
enough to really know each other, I think
you probably are not "in love" with him.
You like him and enjoyed the attention
but you will get over him if he doesn't
come back. Just set your sites on someone
else.

But, see if he comes back first. You never
know!


Ok, so a couple of days ago my friend asked me to smoke, I was stupid and said yes.

Just 2 days after it I had to get a physical for cheering. I had to pee in a cup. Would they be able to tell from that? Or is that just weed?

Please let me know ASAP cause everytime the phone rings I get scared.

thanks!
f/15 (link)
They won't test for cigarettes. Have worked
in a doctors office that did plenty of
sports/cheer physicals. All the want to know
is if you are healthy enough to cheer
without keeling over. :)


hello there
my brother in law met a girl online and he has been 1 year with her he is 26 and she is 21
he is inlove with her she lives in another country and she came and visit him once. his parents against this relation because she is not the right girl for him, she is from another religion , she is divorced (no kids), and lives in another country no one knows her past. she also works night shift job. i dont want him to marry her because i dont want her to enter the family. how can i stop this relation (link)

The man is 26 years old. Plenty old enough
to make his own decisions, right or wrong.

There is nothing you or anyone else can do
to change his mind. As a matter of fact,
being told no by relatives when you are 26.
Is probably a sure fire way to push them
together even more. Gives a guy a "You
aren't going to tell me what to do" attitude.

The family doesn't have to know her background.
He does. I've worked night shift jobs. It
doesn't make a person bad.

It comes down to this. If you push him
you won't have to worry about her being
in your family. He will just stay away
with her and you will have neither in the
family.


Does anybody know how to take birthcontrol? (link)
If you are talking about the pill you
first have to get a pelvic exam. Here
is info on what to expect...
http://www.coolnurse.com/pelvic_exams.htm

After that the doctor will give you
a prescription good for a years worth
of pills. The nurse will explain how
you are to take them. :)


I recently started a new job. My co-worker seems to be constantly nit-picking my work (she is not my boss or supervisor) and gets upset if I don't do things her way. I'm happy to have someone offer suggestions but these are not suggestions. They are criticisms. Our job involves lots of phone calls and she listens in, comments while I am on the phone and then tells me what she thinks I did wrong when I hang up. However, if I say something directly to her, THAT she doesn't hear. I love the job, love the other employees, but I don't know if I can stand much more of this. Someone else suggested talking to the boss about it but I have only been there a little over a month and do not want to be seen as a trouble-maker. What can I do? (link)
I think it is a good idea to talk to your boss.
At the very another co-worker. Just tell them
you would like their advice on how to handle
this person properly because you do love the
job & would like to enjoy it! They will
appreciate you coming to them for advice. :)


I have been on the birth control lutera for about 5 months now. Everything is fine but I always find myself forgetting to take it at the right time. My gyno said that if I miss one, it doesn't matter just take two the next day. I have never missed two in a row; but I have made it a habit of missing one day, then taking two the next.

my question is, if I have been taking two every other day (for the most part), is the pill still effective?

I'm asking this because I got my period a week early, and that isn't suppose to happen when you're on bith control I thought... (link)
Getting your period early is because
you are missing pills and your system
doesn't know what is going on.

You know you aren't pregnant but it
should be a warning that you are missing
to often. Taking 2 the next day is fine
if you forget once in a while. It isn't
something you will be able to get away
with on a regular basis. You doctor will
be assuming you take them as directed
most of the time.


Okay i hate to be rude but i have a question. okay so I was just helpin people like I do and I thought I was doing everything write. but when I woke up this morning i found out otherwise! I got this message from who knows who! saying that if i kept riting short answers then I would be baned from this site. but the thing is i rite some extremely long ones sometimes and some really short ones justt to boost confidence. but i think that who ever this person is shouldn't think that way.

I think that any bit of advise helps with there questions and confidence. I guess what im asking is if anyone agrees with me. and if you dont can you shed some light on what they mean. because honestly i think everthing helps. but maybe thats just me. (link)
I gave you the warning. Thought it was better
than banning you. You have improved since the warning.

You misunderstood. I told you that you could be
banned for writing like a 10 year old. All
our columnists have to be able to write a
proper sentence. Nobody with a brain will
take seriously any advice typed like a text
message. Honestly, it doesn't make you appear
to be very bright.

The part about the short comments was just
helpful advice. If you can't give a good
answer just don't bother trying. It will
affect your rating when they rate you low.
I personally could care less about the rating,
but some columnists do. If you are here to
answer questions you really should put some
effort into it. Nothing but short bad answers
could possibly get you deleted.

Again, you have improved this afternoon.
It is appreciated. :)

Examples so the masses have all the facts.

NOTE* I am having to delete some examples
because I am getting the chat speak warning!


"theres alot it depends wat ur in 2"

"but i dnt have photo bucket. do u hgave myspace?"

"its totally kool dnt wry"

"thats exactly like my hair!"

"ya dats normal :) haha



I know that everyone who reads this will just say "Drop him!!" i have heard it from all my friends but i just want another opinion. Ok i have known this guy for about 3 or 4 months now, we have hung out and seen each other about once a week and we talk almost every other day. Though he is not my prince charming and i dont have the greatst connection with the kid i like him and idk y. well here is the kicker, we have sex and yet we are not like b/f and g/f i have talked to him multiple times about going out but he just says i dont want a relationship and that he just doesnt like me in that way..... idk what to do. I want to be with him but he refuses to want to be with me.... should i just drop him? (link)
No need to drop him. You aren't even a
couple. He just uses you for sex.

Simply tell the guy that you are no
longer having sex with someone who
doesn't think you're good enough to
date. That is to big a risk to be
taking for some clown who just wants
a warm place for his winkie.

This guy is using you, tell him that
and he will be gone. You deserve better
than him. :)


okay, so I know that I have a septate hymen, which is kind of like a little band of skin I guess...(okay I know more about it than that but I'm generalizing (: )Anyway, I know you can have it surgically removed, but I really don't want anyone to do anything to that region of my body unless it's life-threatening. I've been looking this issue up a lot lately (ever since I've been having sex-technically-with my boyfriend and he noticed and pulled on it and got me thinking it prolly wasn't normal). I've heard it hurts a lot and bleeds some to get it cut, but if I leave it alone it could snap during sex? Is there any way I could leave it alone without anything bad happening? If it stretches, could I just push it to the side before having sex?
thanks for any help! (link)
Having it removed would be a simple
procedure as the columnist before me
already said.

So long as it isn't causing you pain
during sex you don't have to get it
corrected. It won't cause any other
medical problems. :)


i have sex problem. i can not take time with my wife and my panis is very soft and not stand (link)
You will have to see a doctor. There are many
reasons this could be happening. Most are
fixable if you see a doctor.


how do i prepare for a fasting blood sugar test?
i know i'm not supposed to eat before it.. but for how long? we had to call back to set the appointment and knew i was getting a fasting blood sugar test so we told the lady who was scheduling my appointment but she didn't tell me anything to do before hand.. (link)
Its usually 12 hours. Nothing to eat or
drink after midnight is the usual. Call
back and ask to be certain. They really
should have given you paperwork with
all the details, or at least told you.
Very irresponsible. I'd complain. :)




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