Community Posts, Tips & Support on Women's Health

I'm on the depo shot and currently don't have periods. The other day I spotted a little. Could it be a sign of ovulation. I've also had light cramping, lower back pain, & nausea. I'm not trying to conceive but my husband and I don't use protection and he finished inside me. Im pretty sure that it's too late for me t...

Orange looking pee almost red like ?? What is this ?

I remember years ago we could go to the doctors to get pills we could take to stop our periods, I’m going away on holiday soon and has anyone ever been to the doctor recently for this??? I know I can get them online(if I’m approved for it) but I would have to pay, so if I can get them from the doctors for free it’s ...

I’ve been on my “period” since the 4th of July & it’s like not enough for a tampon & it’s like brown. wtf is this. I got on the depo 6 weeks pp & now I’m almost 4 months pp what is happening?!

I’ve wet myself twice today, just a little dribble but I had no urge to go to the toilet at all and it just came out 😳

Welp my LO was diagnosed with Oral Thrush today. Got the medicine but wondering if anyone got any advice for preventing it in the future?!

Hi I started the mini pill (progesterone only) birth control bill ab two and a half weeks ago. I’m 8 almost 9 weeks pp. It has made me break out soooo bad. Do any other mamas take this? Have you experienced this and does it go away? I’m thinking of just using condoms for contraception if it doesn’t get better bc it’...

Me and my husband had sexy time and didn’t use a condom but I’m on the pill and I take it every day. Should I still get a plan b???

What is the best contraception that won’t make me emotional and gain weight!🤣🤣 I’ve not been on contraception since I was 17 it made me hate myself so much to the point I felt I had to isolate myself because I was so emotional and hated my body. I can’t take pills because I forget and I really don’t want anything…

I went to my baby’s 8 week check up and jabs today and was offered contraception, I asked about the Depo vaccine but the doctor was very against giving it to me incase I want another baby in a year (I definitely don’t want another just yet) and has now put me on the mini pill. The mini pill is called Desogestrel a...

Is anyone in here on the mini pill? I've just been switched to it from the contraceptive patch. How are people on it? I've been getting migraines, and the doctors aren't sure why, so they've switched my contraceptive to see if that makes any difference.

We are going on holiday september and wanted to start trying for a baby when we come back. I suffer with very painful & heavy periods so wanted to take the pill to delay my period until i come back from holiday. Nervous about how long it could mess up cycle afterwards, has anyone been in this situation before & can ...

I want to go on birth control as soon as I have this baby cuz if I get pregnant again ima genuinely have to get put in a mental hospital! The problem is I want to start my weight loss journey when I have the baby since having 2 kids back 2 back has completely changed me. My concern is losing weight on birth control ...

After 8 months on Clomid 50mg my doctor switched me to Letrozole. I’m excited and hopeful. “I was ovulating on Clomid” I’ve been told Letrozole has a better success rate so I asked her. I’ll be taking it on days 3-7, just took the first pill. To those who took it… 1. What were your side effects? (Didn’t have any wi...

i canceled my doctors appointment for the 12th because i didnt need to check in and i didnt want to pay a copay and have nothing to report to my primary care doc. its impossible to reach the office so im out of there until november. a couple days ago itching began and i was peeing a lot. i thought the peeing was fro...

Looks like I am having my first period postpartum after 13 months and I got bladder prolapse, I can feel the bulge and got physio, ended the sessions in January and I keep doing exercises when I find the time. I used to use a menstrual cup before birth, I wonder if it will stay in place with the prolapse, does anyon...

so I had baby in March did anyone not get on birth control like what did u y’all do after having a baby….

Taken within time frame, 4 days before period.

Anyone else struggling with thrush? We’ve tried Nystan and changing from steam sterilisation to milton tabs but it’s still there. My nipples are normal.

I’m 8 weeks pp I got the courage to look at my vagina today and wish I didnt I had an episiotomy and it looks so wonky like the actual vagina entrance is like huge and wonky like it looks like it’s made the hole bigger/ loose I don’t know it just looks awful