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Feminine issues?
I am a 23 year-old female, who is noticing minor issues with my body. Little problems that I did not notice before, one such issue concerns female problems. Having lived in my body so long, although these problems might seem normal I am a little bit concerned.
Before getting my period on Friday, I started feeling really poorly. I was experiencing stomach problems, and diarrhea. I felt poorly enough where I stayed home from school for two days in a row, thinking that I was getting sick.
Having dealt with my period for 11 years now, I am no stranger to painful periods. Before I started taking naproxen sodium during the first days of my period, I would continuously throw up. This included when I was on dates with my boyfriend (who I have been with for a few years), when I had to work and other bad scenarios.
In my opinion, this time, my period is acting very unusual. While my mother and grandmother say that this is normal, I feel like it’s wonky for my body. I have diarrhea which was cloudy, and I noticed that my period was bright purple.
In the past my period has changed. For example, since I have lost my virginity it has fluctuated by how often I have sex. With my first sexual partner, the time period that I would start my cycle shifted by a week.
Since I only get to have sex with my boyfriend a few times a month, it alternates on different weeks of the month. For example, I will get my period in the first week of one month, and then get it on the second week of the second month.
Although I feel like this is completely unrelated, when I had sex with my boyfriend of three years last month I started experiencing a burning sensation after sex. Admittedly, which might sound stupid, because we are both students (who still live at home and do not have full time jobs), we use the withdrawal method, which somehow works out for us. In spite of experiencing many scares, as a result of my paranoia we have never been pregnant.
Please do not lecture me, I am more than halfway through college, and we are both past our teenaged years (he Is 25) and have been sexually active for a while. He is my third (and most experienced) sexual partner (none of the guys that I had sex with were virgins, but one had only slept with two other girls, and another had only slept with one; besides I only had unprotected sex with one other and we are best friends now, so if he had an STD he would have probably told me), and I am his eighth or ninth (but he has been tested before). We use this method because we like the intimacy, think that the risk is slim enough, and are in an adult, monogamous relationship.
On the other hand, my boyfriend and I have had reservations about our decision. Which means in the past he’s been reluctant to have sex with me (out of fear that I would get pregnant), has urged me to go on the pill, and I did purchase condoms (which we have only used once). Neither one of us would suggest that teenagers use this method.
When I told him about the burning sensation, not realizing the seriousness of the situation and that I was in pain, he said, “That’s good.” When I asked him “Why?” He said, “Because both of us are burning.”
Problems like this have occurred before, which he has been more concerned about, and I don’t know if it’s because sometimes he will penetrate inside of me when I am still a bit dry and wait for me to get wet before doing anything rough, or if it is a feminine problem. Although I have also noticed it when I used to have phone sex with my boyfriend.
Should I be concerned? Are any of these indications of feminine issues? My mom knows about the issues with my period and is yelling at me to see a gynecologist.
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Yes you do need to see a GYN. The reason both you and your boyfriend burn is because you or he picked up a very common STD called the Ping-Pong disease. It is an STD only because it can only be transmitted through sexual intercourse. It DOES NOT MEAN ONE OF YOU CHEATED ON THE OTHER. Your GYN can explain it better if she or he diagnoses this disease in you.
The reason why it is called the Ping Pong disease is because it can be bounced back and forth between partners if both partners are not cured at the same time. If you're diagnosed with this problem your doctor will prescribe medication for both you and your boyfriend or tell you to have your boyfriend see his doctor and refrain from having sex with him until he is medicated for the disease.
As for the problems with your period; they are unusual yes. Do they rise to the realm of abnormal? I don't believe so, though since you do need to see your GYN for the other problem it is something to discuss with the doctor. Taking the birth control pills should stabilize your period so that you have a more regular period and may even help with the problems you experience with painful periods. Her again since you will be with your GYN this is something to discuss with the doctor. At the very least you owe it to yourself to try and see if it does help.
As for the diarrhea and purple blood; my uneducated guess is that has this has a lot to due with the medication you take for the vomiting and pain.
I suffer from chronic pain due to an auto accident. I take pain medication every day. I also have stronger medication I can take when the pain breaks through my daily medication. Fortunately this does not happen very often but when it does this medication is so strong it plays havoc with my system. I can go from have diarrhea to being constipated too watery movements all depending on how long I need to take the breakthrough medication.
From what you have written I believe it is this medication that you take that may play havoc with your system. Here again since you are going to be with your doctor you should talk about this and any other concerns you have.
If you don't believe anything else I or anyone else writes to you please believe this. There is nothing you can say to your doctors that they will embarrass them, cause them to laugh at you, or that they haven't heard before from another patient. You are the only one who can tell the doctor what is going on with your body. You are your own best health advocate. Be your best advocate and tell your doctor everything that may be bothering you no matter how inconsequential you may think it is.
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