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I'm sure it's nothing to worry or stress about, and I'm not.
I just wanted to check and see what others might think about the situation.
Ok, so I've been on birth control for the past 4-5 years now. And my period is always the second or third day of the sugar pills and lasts about the whole week if not ending 2 days early.
I couldn't get a refill of my prescription until I went in for a Pap. Therefore, I was off the pill for two weeks. I wasn't made aware of this until I mentioned my period coming that early. I have to take Wellbutrin and I had also been taking some type of anti-inflamatory pills for ten days for my lungs. My dad makes sure I take my medicine at the same time each day by waking me up in the morning and giving me my pills, because I can be pretty forgetful.
After about a week of being back on it, I got my period two weeks early, which I figure is because I was off for two weeks. Makes sense I guess. Right?
Ok, well then two weeks later, when the period was oringinally intended, I started what I thought was my period.
And I was pissed cause I thought I was getting two periods this month.
But everytime I put in a tampon, I'd take it out about 4 hours later at the most, and there would barely be any blood on it ay all. Not even enough to fill a quarter of it. And the blood was hella light, like a faded pink rather than the regular red I get. This continued for about two or three more days. About the second day of the "period" I started cramping. Not the intense painful cramps I normally get, just slight tugging kinda feeling. Small cramps, on and off lasting a few minutes if not shorter. It started last Monday, and it's Thursday now and I'm still feeling the cramps.
Every now and then I'll get this random wave of uneasiness, not hardcore naseua, but the moderate uncomfortable feeling you get in your stomach.
I get dizzy, but then again, I've always gotten lightheaded out of nowhere with my body feeling weak for a bit.
I've been sleeping just fine, though I'm pretty exhausted throughout the entire day. Even after I've gotten up. And I'm normally a morning person, when I'm up, I'm up.
I don't remember the last time my boyfriend and I had sex, haha, I think it might have been like three weeks ago and we had sex less than an hour apart, and I was laying down the whole time in between. We don't use any protection other than the pill, which you can save the lecture on because I know it's not the smartest thing to do. We're not trying but then again we don't care at all if I end up pregnant.
For some reason he has a LOT of cum, which is kinda weird to me but whatever. I don't know if that would make any difference with pregnancy, hahaha.
Like I said, I'm sure it's nothing but I just wanted to see what other people may think.

The first thing you should do is to take a pregnancy test. Don't think that you can't be pregnany because you were bleeding since the last time you had sex. When you get pregnant and the egg implants into the lining of the uterus, it is common to get some bleeding. Most people think this is a period and don't think about being pregnant until the next time they miss their period.

If it is not pregnancy, then it may just be your body trying to re-regulate itself after the lapse in hormones from missing the couple weeks of BC pills. If it is not pregnancy, then you don't have to do anything different. Just keep taking your pills as scheduled and everything will be back on track in another month or two.

Good luck!

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is it normal for your vag to hurt and ache during your period?

It can be very normal. I know that my vagina hurts the first day or so of my period (it feels like there's a lot of pressure down there or something). I am not talking about cramps... but the actual vagina. My mom says that hers does too. If I stay off my feet it feels much better. Take some Motrin or Tylenol and it should help. Also soaking in a warm bath helps too.

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On my, is it called genitals? The front area, like where your pubic hair is. I have a, pimple looking thing on it, to my far left, almost at where my leg bends (bikini edge line?).

I've gotten a 'pimple' down there before once in a while, but it's like the same colour as my skin. No big, it goes away.

But this one has become pinkish red, and it hurts really badly, and it has a black dot in the middle (I thought it was an ingrown hair at first but now, I guess not).

I want to go to the doctor but...I'm not sure. Like I'm super nervous about letting him even look down there and I'm not sure if it's because of a normal reason or if it's just because he's a guy.

I am totally pro health and if my friend was in my situation, I'd absolutely agree on going to the doctors to get it checked. But for me, I'm not sure.

Maybe it's normal and someone has a name for it? Then I'd be embarrassed to go to the doctors for it, look at it, and it turns out that it's nothing! But what if it's serious or something like herpes (I'm not even involved sexually with anything =/) or turns into a large mole when I'm older?

The secretary for my doctor has to know what I'm going there for so I don't really want to tell her either because she's always gossiping and I don't want her to give me 'that look' when she sees me because she knows what I’m going in for.

Hopefully, it's not bad and someone here knows what it is, an idea, or even had it before, but thanks in advance for the advice.

Ok, if you have never been sexually active, you probably have nothing to worry about. People do get ingrown hairs and pimples, etc, down there. If you are worried about it and want to be reassured, I would suggest making an appointment with a different doctor (female). Sometimes it feels better to do stuff like that with a perfect stranger. If you find one that you like and trust, then you you could go to her again when you do become sexually active. Someday soon you will need to start thinking about birth control and getting PAP smears (the yearly woman exam). If you aren't comfortable going to your current doctor for this issue, what are the chances you will want to go to him for other personal issues? I don't know what kind of relationship you have with your parents... but you could just tell them that your friends have been talking about going to the doctor for "woman issues" and it made you think that maybe you should get a different doctor for stuff like that. They should undertand that. They may not even need to know... except that if you are under their insurance, they may see it. It would be better if you keep the lines of communication open so that they will trust you.

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how do i get rid of arm fat/flab?

There are two things that are important to attain your goal, in my experience:

1.) Weight training to build muscle tone
2.) Running!!!!

Let me explain... you can build muscle all you want, but you aren't going to see it unless you get rid of the extra fat. Cardio exercises (running is the best) are wonderful for burning fat!

Build up slowly and work up to running a few miles a day. Then, do several different types of arm exercises using free weights or machines. A good work-out is about one and a half hours long. It keeps the heart rate up long enough to really work. Do this 3 to 4 times a week at least and you will start to see results!

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i am 16.My friend lives 10 minutes away from me. we both want to start excersiseing after school together three days a week at her house. My friends mom thinks its a good idea and has even offered to drive me home sometimes. i told my mom about and instantly she said no. Shes always making comments about me being overweight but whenever i try to do something about it she is always my obstacle. Like what the hell does she want me to do? what do i do?

Sometimes parents have a reason for saying no that you don't understand. Perhaps she doesn't quite trust this friend or doesn't trust that you just want to exercise? Is it possible to approach your mother very respectfully and ask her what her feelings are about this subject? Maybe you could say something like, "Mom, I know that you want to see me take better care of my body. I feel like I want to start doing that by exercising a few days a week. It is important to me to have someone to work out with to use as a support system. I know you don't want me to go to __________'s house to do that. Would it be okay if __________ comes here instead?"

Maybe if she knew that you were really serious about the exercising, she would reconsider? You could even ask her to work out with you? You may not think that she is the ideal "work-out buddy"... but 1) it could be the start of a different relationship with her... which could help your cause, and 2) she may eventually want you to give her a break and, therefore, let you you do it with a friend instead.

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I've been taking YAZ for about 2 years now and I haven't had any bad side effects. However, reading about the lawsuits against YAZ and it's possible side effects scares me.
What other brands of birth control pills are good?

Birth Control is a very personal choice and we all make different choices for different reasons.

I, personally, love the Nuvaring. Many people feel uncomfortable with the application part and taking it out because you have to literally put your fingers inside of you vagina to do both of those things. But if you are okay with your fingers being in there, it is pretty fool-proof. You can't feel it once it is in (and your partner usually can't feel it either during sex). It can't come out on its own. The chemicals in it work locally or just in that area. That is great because you don't have chemicals running throughout your whole body. Last, it is really nice to only have to think about it once a month! It is equally effective to the Pill.

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I skipped a period last month and this month when I got my period it is brown blood. From what I understand, my skipped period was due to dehydration. Is it possible that this is blood that has been sitting in my uterus (or whatever) so it's brown with age? Not a medical emergency, just curiosity. Thanks.

This seems like an obvious question... Could you be pregnant? It is not uncommon to have a small amount of brownish discharge at the very beginning of pregnancy. They usually call this "implantation bleeding". That means that when the fertilized egg implants into the uterine wall, it can cause a small amount of bleeding. There can also be a lot of cramping during this period of time. You were right about the brown blood being old blood. If it is brown it means that the bleeding stopped but now the old blood has to come out.

There are a lot of other things that would cause a missed period or an abnormal period. There are too many to list here, but you would have to be VERY severely dehydrated for that to be the cause. I doubt that it was. (Being that dehydrated is SO bad for your body. Do I have to say "shame on you?" :-) )

First, make sure you are not pregnant. Then, make sure that you don't have an infection in there. A simple yeast infection, if left untreated, could cause this problem. Assuming that everything checks out okay, you could wait it out a couple months and see if it "fixes itself". Your body should "self-regulate". If it does not fix itself in a couple months then I would recommend seeing a doctor.

I can't say good-bye, though, without nagging about how important it is to take care of yourself! Please drink a lot of water and eat healthy foods! Okay, enough nagging! :-)

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I'm 5'7'' and weigh 127 pounds. According to height and weight charts i'm considered a small frame, but compared to others around me about the same height, i feel i weigh more. I'm going to Florida in a few weeks with people and would like to have a better stomach. Suggestions?
I know i need to eat better and exercise but i'm looking for like a daily schedule as far as eating and exercising.

The best thing that you can do to flatten your tummy is RUNNING! Start slow if you are not used to running or else you will injure yourself. Then if you get injured you will be out and won't be able to run at all for awhile.

Diet is important but you need to eat a balanced diet. Don't cut the carbs. Write down everything that you eat and look up the calories. It doesn't sound like you need to lose any weight... just tone up, right? So you want to consume the same amount of calories that you spend. If you are running a couple miles a day, you should be able to consume 2500 to 3000 calories per day (assuming you are moderately active the rest of the day too).

So, you could do lots more than just running if you want to build muscle tone everywhere. But to keep it simple... watch your calories, eat a healhty, balanced diet, and RUN!

Good luck!

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