William asks…
Why is it so bad to be a virgin in todays society?
I’m a 15 year old girl,and i want to save sex till marriage.Yes i have been offered sex b y many guys,but i’m not ready for it.I’m not ready for it emotionally or mentally.I know sex is healthy,and natural.I know having sexual urges and feelings is healthy and normal.I do masturbate to well,fulfill those urges.I’m not a prude and i think when you do have sex,you should be open with your partner about your sexuality and fantasies,and willing to try new things,positions,ideas.I don’t want to have sex because i don’t want to risk pregnancy or getting STDs at all,the only way to prevent pregnancy 100% is abstinence.It seems like sex is thrown around so much now a days,it has no meaning anymore,it’s only used for pleasure.Is it a bad idea for me to wait?Why is it such a bad idea to wait till marriage??
Btw,don’t give me that “you wouldn’t buy a car without test driving it first” because i’m not a car or automobile.And i’ve heard the whole incompatibility thing,and you could talk about your comfort zone,what you would be open and closed to and things you would like to try.And i’ve also heard the whole not like teaching thing,i’ve never had sex,but i think even if you are with someone experienced,you have to teach them what you like
I don’t think i’m gonna change my mind.I mean i do not want to risk pregnancy at all,i plan on going to an Ivy League University,then Johns Hopkins then doing residency
And Masturbation isn’t weird
Michelle answers:
I’m glad you’re waiting for a while, but I would encourage you not to be unrealistic standards on yourself regarding sexual abstinence when you are older.
Although I agree with religious conservatives who want to challenge the youth to delay sexual activity for a while, I totally disagree with their message that a condom is a provision for sin. I send my Christian friends to the website below which debunks the whole thing against premarital sex in the Bible. That way they have no excuse not to support comprehensive sex education.
Steven asks…
Dr says Preggo, tests say not?
I asked this question a couple weeks ago, but I have more to add:
I had Mirena placed in Feb 2011. It was removed in Aug 2011 because I had so many symptoms of a pregnancy (and a neg pee test at the dr offfice) so they said I was having hormonal imbalances. I’ve been having unprotected sex since then. In the last couple of weeks I have been experiencing the following symptoms (some increased from the Aug time, others newly apparent):
Nausea/vomiting
Dizziness/Fainting
Extreme Fatigue
Insomnia (worsened, I’ve had it for years)
Mood swings
Growing breasts
Darkening nipples and veins on breasts
Hardened abdomen in the uterus area
Increased sex drive
Worse migraines (again, had them for years)
Dreams (never have them unless I’m pregnant, and they’re always scary as hell)
Back pain (kidney area, no infection)
Increased urination and thirst (ridiculous on both)
Increased appetite (I’m always hungry but the very thought/smell of food makes me sick to my stomach)
Cravings (milk products and greasy foods)
Increased sense of smell
Lack of concentration
Slightly worse memory
Joint pains
Spotting (for 2 days, very light and extremely intermittent)
Varying from constipation to diarrhea
Swishing feeling in abdomen
I even used that Graco heart thing and I could find a heart beat in my lower abdomen (it moved a lot, especially with the swishing sounds which I know for a fact is not my digestion), that was around 100+ bpm.
I went to planned parenthood for a preg test and it came back negative. The nurse said to come back once a week, early in the morning to take a test for a couple of weeks cause I have so many symptoms that I’m most likely pregnant. She thinks it’s either too early in the pregnancy to detect or the med I took the afternoon before interfered with it (AZO tablets, I was trying to double ensure I don’t have a UTI – sometimes the dr misses the UTI if it’s early on).
Today (5 days after the planned parenthood visit), I took an at home test and it was neg. However, for the first time the test showed up blank for 2.5 minutes before the single line appeared. I am going to take another test in the morning (hoping it’s pos). I know the swishing seems exactly like a baby moving in the womb as I have a 1.5 year old. I could feel her movements when I was barely a month along…
Is it possible that I am pregnant? If so, why are the tests showing up negative still.
If I am not pregnant, what could be causing all of these symptoms (especially the swishing)?
2 weeks ago (Tiebreaker)
Additional Details
It didn’t seem like my heart beat. I timed mine between 60 – 70 bpm, this one was over 100. I’ve gone through many tests for the heart to know how to properly check and identify my heartbeat vs. a baby’s. (You can’t take heart meds while pregnant, so you have to keep an eye on yourself a lot). I also get tested annually for diabetes/lupus/thyroid problems/etc. (I have a few health problems that haven’t been 100% explained yet). So I’m used to keeping a detailed list of symptoms in my head or on paper. Including watching for patterns as to onset and easing symptoms. I was wondering how long a urine test can be false for though? And I also was wondering if it is possible that I was pregnant back in Aug and the test was just a false neg… so that’s why I have even more symptoms now?
2 weeks ago
I also have sore breasts. They get so sore that just my arms bumping them hurts, and the natural sag to the sides when you lie down bothers me. In order to put my arms down to lie down without pain I have to pick my breasts up, my arm down, then let go of my breasts, just to keep the pressure off them. This pain isn’t constant, just once every other week (minimal).
My bleeding was also odd. It was a week late from my period (was supposed to be the 28th, it started the 3rd). The red bleeding lasted less than 2 hours. It was very light (didn’t even fill have a reg tampon). For a couple of days I had intermittent spotting of light brown. Then a week later I had some intermittent spotting of the light brown for a couple of days. Whenever the bleeding or spotting occurred (literally just like the hour before/after the spotting occurred) I would get cramps that felt like something was tearing at my old c-section scar (had a baby in march 2010).
Also, my back pain is identical to the pain from my first child that was described as the ciatic nerve pain and later on similar to the early labor pains.
I went to the doctor last Tuesday. He did a urine and blood test, both showing up negative. However, in his notes he said “I do not believe she is not pregnant. I think she is just too early to show up positive so I want her back Thursday to retest and from there we will keep testing until it says she is pregnant.” Thursdays’ test showed up negative as well. My doctor has been on vacation ever since. So now I'
Michelle answers:
Problems from diabetes. Avoid sugar. Get tested.
Chris asks…
*Please read brief description*?
Hi, I already had a UTI before and it burned and it had hurt a lot! I was taken to an emergency room and was detected with minimal UTI.
Now, I am on a natural fertility treatment for about 15 days or a bit more now ( half a month or more ), and I am not kidding, I need to go to the bathroom every 5 to 10 minutes to pee. It doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t burn, nothing, I feel the urge and I do pee. But no signs of UTI like I had before, just going to the bathroom, peeing all the time but no pain or nothing. To be exact the only thing I do feel after I pee sometimes is something is on top of my bladder, but even so, I am not left with just the urge, I do pee and a lot.
By the way, I have been feeling mild cramps that comes and goes, comes and goes, but it’s not daily either.
1)Could this be a weird UTI? 2) An early pregnancy sign? 3) A upcoming period? 4) I really don’t know.
I am going to do tests tomorrow for the UTI. 5) If it’s negative should I suspect pregnancy?
Just as a note, almost 3 years ago I also did a fertility treatment and got pregnant, but lost my baby when he was 6 weeks old which I miss. But this means I do have a possibility to get pregnant with a treatment.
I have been taking cranberry capsules for months now.
Michelle answers:
Im sorry for your loss!
I’ve always been told that drinking cranberry juice will help clear out your system and help with UTIs. I’ve had great success with it. You can also buy cranberry pills in the vitamin section Walmart, or your local pharmacy and they work just as well.
What you describe could easily be a symptom of anything including a UTI and pregnancy, so your best bet is to drink lots of water, cranberry juice and to take a pregnancy test if you don’t get your period when it’s due. Good luck!
Helen asks…
New baby, and it seems our relationship is stalling. Help!?
My boyfriend and I have been together 10 months and have a 1 month old. (I know, I know, but I’m a responsible 26 yr old whose protection really did fail) My bf has been faltering about where our relationship is going. From the very beginning things were great, and seemed to be following the natural course of a long term commitment, with him hinting at a proposal soon. At 9 months of pregnancy I started feeling like he wasn’t as excited about our life together, and came right out and asked him if he wanted to marry me. He said he wasn’t sure. Now that our child is here he says he has “fallen in love with me again” and wants to get married after I told him I would rather be alone than to live a life of committing to him and the home we have made together with no commitment from him. Yet he still has not asked me. I’m just sad, I try to blame it on postpartum, but is this the end? I do not want to push commitment for our child. If anything I feel like if I wasn’t good enough before she was born, I’m not sure I want to be now. HELP!
Michelle answers:
You were basically not even committed when you got pregnant. This relationship did not have a chance to mature naturally. It probably never will now, I’m sorry.
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