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Can the birth control pill make your vaginal discharge thick white and (very) acidic? Except for the acidity its completely flavorless.
I would love for my boyfriend to go down on me, and I'm completely comfortable with everything but the taste, I feel like the acidity would freak him out. And its not acidic because I have an infection or anything like that, it just got that way when I went on birth control (I've been on four different kinds for three years, acidic for all three, the type seems to have no effect on it).
I have good hygiene, I shave, and I don't smell there. I can't go off birth control and I'm 100% certain that its the thing that's causing this.
If anyone had any problems with this before, or just any suggestions how I should tell my boyfriend this, please write =) (link)
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Yes, it's part of how many hormonal birth control methods work.
It thickens the mucus and makes the vagina an unfriendly environment to sperm. Sure, some sperm can survive through it, but the amount is reduced by the unnatural changes.
There isn't anything you're going to be able to do from here that will change it, most likely. If you've already tried 4 different kinds and talked with your doctor about the problem then it's something you will have to deal with, unfortunately.
Hormonal birth control methods are just that. Hormonal. They change the inner-workings of your body. Everything has side-effects, of course ;) and this is just one of those things.
You can try to eat better foods to try to level out the pH but it is likely to not change much, if anything. I suppose it is worth a shot though. Trying more alkaline foods for about 3 months would show results if anything was going to change.
There are a few charts online for alkaline foods like this one:
http://www.trans4mind.com/nutrition/pH.html
and this:
http://www.energiseforlife.com/food_ph.php
Talk with your partner about it though. Decide if you want to continue hormonal birth control if you want to go with condoms, spermicidal lubricant, and/or another method of contraceptive for awhile. It may be surprising to you but the taste might not bother him a bit--many men aren't bothered by such things in the heat of the moment. Talk with him about it. See what he thinks. Go from there.
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Oh my gosh thank you so much. I will definitely try the alkaline foods and see if it helps. Thank you thank you thank you!!!
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