Community Posts, Tips & Support on Women's Health

I got really slammed at work and kept a tampon in for like 8 hours and now I can’t get rid of the smell!

I’m just curious as to what contraception you are all using? I’ve been given Degestrol but read about how it is highly linked with depression, and I remember being on it before and suffering with depression but don’t know if it was general PPD or now looking back it could have been that. Wondering whether to make ...

I feel embarrassed even writing this but I'm panicking a bit. I'm currently on no birth control so me and my partner use condoms. The other day he pulled out and the condom wasn't on him anymore it was stuck inside me😩 I was in leak ovulation, do you think there's any chance I can be pregnant?!

My LG has oral thrush and has had two courses of nystan it's still there I've seen there's a miconazole gel but I've heard it's out of stock, when we have seen the doctor and I told him this he said there would be a chemist somewhere that had it, when I went to my normal chemist they said it's been out of stock 2 ye...

Just wanted ideas on what contraceptive they find to be the best for them? I’ve always been on the pill previously and stopped Iin Feb 2023 as I was getting married later on in the year and knew that we wanted to try for a baby after marriage and wanted my hormones to regulate by then. Since giving birth we’ve been...

What do you do to clean poop off of things like sheets or clothes? Do you just rinse it well and put it in the wash, or do you rinse it off and then soak it in something first like bleach or borax, rinse it again and then wash it with the rest of the washing? Would love to hear suggestions

I’m 2 weeks PP and Ik I wanna get back on BC on my 6 week appt. I do not wanna get pregnant again anytime soon lol. I was on BC for 3 yrs before i got pregnant i loved it and got off cause we wanted a baby. And now getting back on but gonna do the mini pill cause i’m breastfeeding. Are any of y’all considering BC? I...

I am pregnant with my second baby, I had HG first time round until around 22 weeks. No medication ever helped but I wasn’t given the option of ondansentron by my GP. I am currently 7 weeks pregnant and the last week has been horrendous with constant nausea and vomiting, I was given metoclopramide by my GP on Monda...

What’s the best birth control for postpartum? I want to avoid hormonal options, but I’m not sure about using an IUD since I don’t want to stress about being careful during sex. I’m 2 weeks postpartum and need to decide soon.

I know this a weird question but Do condoms throw off ph balance.? Cause I been messing with someone and we done it multiple times ph balance has always been good and fine but this time my ph is off since we had sex two days ago with a condom unless the semen actually got there or the condom broke on accident. Helppp

Got diagnosed with severe anxiety and borderline depression today and they’ve given me setraline. Going to start taking it tomorrow but was wondering everyone’s experiences with it. Obviously it affects everyone differently but how did you guys get on with it

Red pill: Accepting a potentially unsettling truth and waking up to reality. Down the rabbit hole you go! [growth] Blue pill: represents staying in blissful ignorance of the illusion around you. [comfort]

Currently my husband and I are using the withdraw method but I’m terrified that I will get pregnant. I am 4 months postpartum. I always said I wouldn’t go on bc again but I have 2 weddings this summer and just simply not ready. Any thoughts?

Oh my goodness ! My pelvic floor is leaking . When I sneeze I pee on myself . Who else is facing this lol

I am currently taking the desogestrel pill but have found it’s been making me feel really down and generally not great I had an emergency c section, which there were some complications with, and was told I need to make sure I wait at least a year before getting pregnant again, so need to make sure I am on some sort...

Is anyone else prescribed progesterone pessaries? I’ve just picked some up today due to two previous losses, will start them tonight but haven’t taken them before and I’ve heard they can be messy 🫣😂

Info online seems mixed...

I suspect I’m at the beginning of a urinary tract infection, do I call the midwife or the gp?

Just curious

I know that neurofen isn’t recommended but other than that I’m clueless!