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Birth Control...
Posted Tuesday June 30 2009, 2:08 pm
I'm 17 and female, and I'm really thinking about going on the pill. However, I do NOT want to start taking it because I'm sexually active. I am NOT sexually active and I'm still a virgin.
The reason I want to start it is to regulate my period. I've had it for 4 years now and it has never been regular.
I just don't know how to talk to my mom about it and that is what I need help with. I'm afraid she'll assume that I'm sexually active and think terrible things about me or something...
Any suggestions? =)
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ugh.
Posted Tuesday June 30 2009, 8:16 am
alright soooo my problem is my hair, its the worse.
it wont stay straight I straighten it every day.
because it's so frizzie.
and my hair breaks, if that makes any sence.
and when i wash my hair i lose alot of hair..
and i wash my hair alot.
i know it isn't good but i can't help it.
some one help my get better healthy hair pleaseee?
I'm going crazy it almost makes me wanna shave it all off:(
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How do you know what has MSG in it?
Posted Tuesday June 30 2009, 12:50 am
How can MSG allergy sufferers identify what contains MSG when it's not required to be listed as an ingredient? Most restaurants seem to use MSG in their food preparation, but it's not noted on the menu (but peanut products are). It can even be listed generically as "natural flavorings" as an ingredient. My friend developed a sudden and severe allergy to MSG, and died an agonizing death from anaphylactic shock from ingesting MSG. She specifically asked the person selling the product if it contained MSG, but he said it didn't (don't think he actually knew it did). Can't something be done to help people with MSG allergies so that they're aware of what foods they must avoid for health reasons?
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What is Hypertensive Heart Disease? Billy Mays died of it?
Posted Tuesday June 30 2009, 12:14 am
Somebody told me that Billy Mays died of hypertensive heart disease (is that true, by the way?) and he didn't really die from hitting his head in the airplane. What is hypertensive heart disease, out of curiosity?
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How to stop inhalant abuse
Posted Tuesday June 30 2009, 12:10 am
I've been huffing for close to a year now probably. I know that huffing kills people. I know that inhalant abuse hurts your brain cells too and it can't be like reversed or whatever.
Over the past year things have fallen dramatically in my life. I feel like I'm dumber even and it's really weird because I can't remember some really easy things that I use to know a lot about. I don't know. I'm not even as happy as I once was. It's like I'm only living for the high now.
I inhale every day now, and a lot more than I started with (which I think is natural to occur with this behavior). I don't inhale things like spray paint or gasoline though. I know those things kill you like instantly, right? I've been inh...
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'Too' Skinny
Posted Monday June 29 2009, 11:54 pm
17/f
I'm 5'8 and I weigh 90lbs. I've always been very skinny. My mother, grandmother, grandfather and father are all skinny, too. I have two older brothers and they're both skinny. It's obvious to me that being tall and skinny just runs in my family. My family knows this so I hardly get complaints from them.
My problem is dealing with boyfriends/friends/random people. I've never seen a person run up to an overweight person that they don't know and say, "Dude! You're fat as hell. Do you have an overeating disorder or something??" But I've had random people on the street and in stores come up to be and say things like, "Holy crap. You're so skinny. Are you anorexic or bulimic or something?"...
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What happens if I skip a month of birth control and start again in a month?
Posted Monday June 29 2009, 11:39 pm
I just ended my period and was supposed to start a new pack this past Sunday (it's Mon now) but I didn't realize that my school's pharmacy was closed (and that's where I get my prescription.) This would have been my 3rd pack.
I'm not sexually active (never have been) at the moment so not really worried about not being protected against pregnancy. I take the birth control pill only to regulate my cycle. I would like to know what will happen to my body during this month, and what will happen when I start a new pack after my next period? I'm just worried about any negative hormonal changes (if any?) my body will have to go through because of this, and if starting on them again in a month will screw with my period, appetite, etc...
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My periods are really bad now...heavy bleeding, blacking out...help!
Posted Monday June 29 2009, 11:06 pm
I have had my period for a little over three years now and I am getting worried.
It's been really heavy lately, like bleed through a tampon, pad, and my jeans! It's embarrassing that I have to keep a change of CLOTHES with me too when I have my period! It was not like this before and it seems to only be getting worse.
I also get really bad cramps, like where I "black out" for a minute or two and wake up on the floor. I get a fever, not terribly high, but it's still considered "a fever."
I can't talk to my mom about this stuff, she's one of those people who think feminine "stuff" is shameful and should be kept private. I am not sure what to do though because it's becoming...
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Feeling sick after food?
Posted Sunday June 28 2009, 3:58 pm
Recently after I eat food, mainly my dinner or chocolate or something, I get bad pains in my tummy and find myself going to the bathroom alot more than normal. The pains almost feel like period pains, but I don't get them any more since I've been on the pill (been on the pill for 3 months). I've been getting more headaches and the pains in my tummy I only really get after I eat meat or chocolate. I've recently gone on a diet so I'm not eating so much chocolate, but I had abit on friday which nearly made me throw up, which was when the pains reduced me tears (quite embarrassing in front of my boyfriend!)
I'm not sure if it's the change in my diet or what, but surely I wouldn't get pains this bad or going to the toilet frequently if it was just my diet?
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menstration
Posted Saturday June 27 2009, 9:40 pm
what does it mean if your period blood is brown?
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What doest the doctor do if I test positive for HIV or AIDs
Posted Saturday June 27 2009, 7:47 pm
OK If I go to a clinic or a doctor's office to get tested for HIV or AIDS and they find out that I have HIV or AIDs then what do they do? Do they mail me a letter that says I have HIV or do they call me and tell me I was positive for it? What happens? Do I go back to the doctor and ask them about my test results? I'm confused and I don't want to just wait this out and hope I find out--I want to know so I know what to do if I don't get the called/mail/whatever...anybody know?
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Free HIV/AIDs testing?
Posted Saturday June 27 2009, 7:43 pm
Is there like a National HIV Testing Day or something this year? I'm pretty sure there was a National HIV Testing Day in 2008 but I don't know about 2009. Does anybody know when this might be going on and where you can go for the free HIV testing on that particular date? I'm sexually active and I haven't made the wisest choice in sexual partners. I want to be tested for HIV/AIDs but don't have much money so I was hoping there was going to be a national day this year too...
&if I've missed the actual "National HIV Testing Day" then is there another day or a free clinic I can go to for HIV/AIDs testing?
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I Don't Burn I Scorch!
Posted Friday June 26 2009, 4:27 pm
I don't understand SPF from a stop sign. I need help in purchasing the right sunscreen for me. I also need to know what SPF means and what number I should be getting.
I'm pretty fair skinned and I don't burn I scorch and really fast. This is dangerous for me because I can't sweat or be in the heat under hot sun for medical reasons. I'm going to be at an outdoor sporting event for three days so I need to get this right.
I want a sunscreen that either goes on clear or sprays on clear that isn't messy or goes on creamy white. It also has to have a bottle I can slide into my pocket and get past security with. I need to be able to put it under my grandstand seat.
If it matters I'm Canadian. I ...
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missing it..
Posted Thursday June 25 2009, 11:44 pm
17/f.
i keep missing my period. :/ like its every other month. a lot of my friends have this problem too. but my mom keeps stressing me out about it!! she keeps saying if you don't get it by july 1st i'm taking you to the doctor, but i don't want to go. has this ever happened to you? do you know any possible reasons why i may be missing it? any information would be helpful.
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Stretch marks
Posted Thursday June 25 2009, 11:22 pm
I have stretch marks on my thighs from a growth spurt, and I want to know if anyone has like secret tricks to get rid of them, I don't have coco butter like everyone says works, and I really can't afford to go out and buy products, does anyone have a good way to get rid of them within a few weeks or months?
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pregnancy or stress?
Posted Thursday June 25 2009, 6:50 pm
18/f
I am going on five days late for my period, Ive been under a great amount of stress from dealing with fincial issues, not to mention his car breaking down and is unable to be repaired that caused me to have to move out of my fiances house and back in with my parents which of whom i just started to begin a relationship with after about a year of not speaking with them. I've been missing my fiance, and i have no car of my own to go and see him he is the only person who has ever expressed care/love towards me. Now we had sex just about every other day of this month because we were trying to get pregnant so i was not using my birth control my mother thought i was on and now with all of this stress he is unsure if he even wants a ch...
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Vaginal Itching
Posted Thursday June 25 2009, 9:00 am
The back half of my vagina itches, its seems to be on the inside-ish. I shave down there so my thought is that its chaffing (i hadn't shaved in awhile- so maybe it was caused by that). It doesn't really itch when im like lying down, its just when im walking/ moving.
Any ideas what this is (or if its just chaffing) and how i can fix it?
Thanks so much.
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How can I fix my menstrual maxi pad rash? So uncomfortable wearing pads...
Posted Thursday June 25 2009, 3:06 am
This is super embarrassing but I figure I can't be alone, right?
So, when I'm on my period I use pads. I can't use tampons for health reasons so please no tampon suggestions, girls. Now, I've used the Always pads (Always Ultra Thin with Wings and the Regular absorbency) and I've used the store brand pads (Equate at WalMart and whatever else at various stores--including Family Dollar). I NEVER buy the scented versions because I'm sensitive to things like that and even as an infant I had problems with scented diapers and soaps. I even smell the packaging to make sure they don't smell like ANY sort of perfume before I purchase.
Typically, I have a fairly heavy period. I change my pad frequently. I would say ...
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ovulating
Posted Thursday June 25 2009, 2:04 am
How does ovulation occur? And how can I determine when I am ?
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Hair on face. 15, female
Posted Wednesday June 24 2009, 4:49 pm
I have sideburns and lip hair and am growing black hair on the side of my face.
it scares me ...
my lip hair is prickly but ive never shaved my face before.
why is it doing this ?
how come every girl i know doesnt have it
and i dont want to shave every day and have a prickly face
that's disgusting!
what do i do!?!
i can notice it in my bathroom mirror
and i feel angry/depressed/shocked
because this is exactly what i never wanted to have.
EXACTLY.
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