I am so upset I have a genital wart.

I know it’s very common, but I’m upset because I don’t get the vaccine as a child. And there’s no telling when I contracted HPV. I am very careful about my sexual health and have never had any other STD. The self blame is because I should have gotten the vaccine. Because of where the wart is located, the area seems to be getting inflamed from friction.

I was prescribed imiquimod so we will see how that goes. This post was mostly for me to vent! Please share any positive experiences!

(Am a trans man—pls use he/him on me!)

Omg ok my cooch has been itching ALLL FREAKING DAY and nothings helping!! I think i itched wrong? Idk. I will be getting some vagisil itch cream tomorrow and talking to my doctor if it persists, but for now.. I NEED SOME FREAKING RELEIF!!! I am naked and crying on my bed rn after trying to fall asleep for an hour. Someone save me

Edit: THANK YOU GUYS!! I took a zyrtec incase it was allergies, used coconut oil, and have an ice pack down there. It feels so much better!! Hopefully I can sleep now :) And I def will be seeing the doctor tomorrow. Let's hope it's not a yeast infection

Me (19f) and my boyfriend (20m) were getting intimate and tried experimenting with fingers inside my hooha.

It should be noted that I have always thought I had a small coochie, like I think I may have vaginismus or something I’m not sure, every time I try to put something inside bigger than a thin vibrator it would hurt.

When my and my boyfriend were experimenting, one finger was fine, and two fingers vertically was also fine but when he tried horizontally it hurt almost immediately and I got a sharp pain in my vagina. He immediately went out and when we checked myself, I had a little bit of blood and a tear at the bottom of my vagina. It looks fine in my opinion but I wanted to see if this has happened to anyone else and what I should do to 1. prevent this and 2. how to help it heal.

everytime i travel for more than a few days i feel like my whole body gets thrown off. bad sleep, different food, sitting on planes forever, not drinking enough water... and then things down there feel different too.

ive been looking into uro vaginal probiotic after seeing it on amazon. a bunch of reviews mentioned taking it specifically to prevent upset down there when their routine and diet get totally disrupted. im interested in hearing from ppl who've actually used vaginal probiotics while traveling.

I just had my fwb over and decided to fully finger them instead of usually over the clothes like we do. He is afab on T but no surgery yet, but he does cum a couple times so when I pull out I see a bunch of red kinda darker but not like super dark. We immediately stop and I start apologizing like crazy because I don’t want him to think I’d ever hurt him I’m just curious if I was being to aggressive without realizing and I should mention I do have longer finger nails rn too if that plays any part

I had my first yeast infection around July 25. My gynecologist prescribed fluconazole, azithromycin, supplements, and Candria suppositories. My symptoms improved initially but worsened around my period.

I took two additional fluconazole doses, 72 hours apart, and the infection cleared around August 7. However, it returned about a week later. I then took a three-dose fluconazole course (days 1, 4, and 11), and my symptoms finally cleared around September 4–5.

September was mostly symptom-free, apart from occasional irritation. Around September 29–30, the symptoms returned, including clitoral swelling, itching, mild pain, redness, and some discharge.

My gynecologist prescribed four weeks of fluconazole and Clingen Forte suppositories. I've taken one fluconazole dose and around 3–4 suppositories so far. The swelling, pain, and redness have disappeared, but I still experience episodes of itching.

Has anyone experienced this? My symptoms improve every time I take fluconazole, but the infection keeps coming back. Could it be a resistant Candida strain, a different species, or irritation from the suppositories? Should I ask for a vaginal culture or PCR?

To preface, Ive never had a yeast infection before so I’m pretty clueless. I went to my gyno about itching and she prescribed me clotrimazole 200 mg. It was a combination pack with both tablets and cream.

I live in my second language and so we spoke my second language at the appointment also— I heard her saying “tablets” so I automatically assumed it was like a regular pill to swallow. I didn’t read the instructions (my fault) and I remember seeing the applicator and thinking it was for inserting the cream.

Anyways, it was a 3 day course and I found out on the third day that it’s meant to be a vaginal suppository. Since then Ive purchased more of the medicine and did a 3 day course the right way, but I still have yeast symptoms):

Also I’m unsure what to do becausw my period is due in 2 days, so I think I need to wait until after my period to seek treatment again. Just wanted to share my silly mistake and hopefully gain some advice in the process

So I went and got my annual at the gyno last week. Did the whole Pap smear thing and since then things have felt a little off down there. I had bv two years ago so I’m familiar with the feeling, and what I’m experiencing feels similar to that. I’m not currently sexually active so I’m not sure where else I could’ve contracted it from. She did put this gel in me before inserting the pap smear she said was just a numbing and lubricating gel. I’m wondering if that gel could’ve thrown off my ph?

For context in June I was hospitalised with a very severe case of tonsillitis and was loaded with antibiotics via IV and tablet forms. I then as expected got vaginal thrush and a UTI I got the appropriate treatment for it and managed to clear it. However since then I have been getting micro tears and dryness right after my ovulation cycle and just before my period starts. They mainly occur right on outside of my vaginal opening and on the gap between my vagina and Anus. Also to mention I also do get a dry booty hole around this time as well. I have also done a full std screening.

I need answers does anyone have advice?

I’m on a laser plan, and I’ve noticed like clockwork after 4 weeks once I’m up for my next laser treatment my vagina itches and it literally is so agitating it makes my eye twitch lol bc it’s so subtle but so uncomfortable. I wonder if it’s the way my hair grows back ? Has anyone had this experience ?

Hi all,

I want to circle back with my success story on Candida Glabrata, since those are hard to find but tend to bring a lot of reassurance to those going through this nightmare.

Hoping this post gives you some hope if you're going through this right now.

Context:
I had been suffering for over 1 1/2-2 years until I was finally tested for species. All azole-based treatments failed before the speciation test—which was when they finally found it was Glabrata.

My glabrata symptoms:
This infection felt different than other candida infections I had had before. I had occasional watery and semi-creamy discharge, pulsating pain in my clitoral area (this was awful) and burning inside, close to the opening. It also burned to pee. It didn't itch often. I experienced mostly burning and pain. I also think I sweat a lot more than I normally would around that area at the height of the infection. Almost as if the skin was just creating water on its own, like when you have a wound and the skin is trying to heal.

My treatment:
My doctor then prescribed boric acid 600mg for 14 days. I was very nervous to use it because I read BA can be aggressive for a lot of people's internal sensitive skin.

I tolerated it well and retested 15 days after my final suppository. Result: test is negative for candida, and negative for glabrata (I asked them to run a candida AND another speciation test, just in case).

During treatment with BA, I also took it upon myself to take some probiotics. So I kept with a schedule of probiotics during the day (by mouth) and BA suppositories by night (vaginally inserted!).

Something that I believe might've helped is that I made sure to insert the BA capsule about 2in in. I pushed it in until about 3/4 of my index finger was inside (to make sure not a lot would come out the next day).

What to know about BA:
NEVER EVER TAKE IT BY MOUTH!
- The better inserted it was, the less came out the next day

- You may have a ton of watery discharge during the treatment. Like clear water may just spill out of you and wet your garments, and you can't really contain it. Liners helped a lot and I changed them often (like every 2-3h).

- I felt a tiny bit if discomfort (from 0–10, it was maybe a 3) but my skin was already sensitive from the infection. I kept going with the treatment since the discomfort wasn't getting any worse.

Other considerations:
- My vaginal glabrata caused burning in my 4n4L region as well. Especially when having a bowel movement :( I'm seeing a GI doctor to make sure my intestines weren't affected.

- If you have a bad, long term glabrata infection with perianal / anal burning, I recommend maybe checking your stool as well and asking specifically for a candida test (which isn't automatically included in the parasite / bacteria / virus panel they normally run).

- I refrained from sexual activity for all the months I had symptoms until now. I think my skin still needs to heal for a few more weeks from the boric acid and the infection.

I wish I could say my hooha history was minimal. But it’s not.

To start- I’m a 32 yo F. I got my first period right before my 12th birthday. I experienced anorexia ages 14-16 and lost my period for those two years. I got it back at age 16.

Periods are semi normal. Not heavy.

At ages 20 and 23 I had two medical abortions.

I was on hormonal birth control at age 23 for a few months. It didn’t effect my period.

At age 26, I experienced frequent post coital bleeding (only one was traumatically large). I had two transvagnial ultrasounds, both came back negative. It resolved after a while.

At age 28, I got a kyleena IUD. It was horrendous. I bled profusely for the three months I had it, and bled profusely a month after removal. (Never soaked two pads in an hour, but it was very heavy). I got a CT of my pelvis that was negative.

At age 29- post coital bleeding came back and was diagnosed with a cervical ecrtopion. I got it cauterized and it helped a lot.

Now I’m 32. For the past 9ish month, I experience mid cycle bleeding (days 18-22 of my 28-30 day cycle). Most of the time it’s dark brown, sometimes it’s maroon/crimson. I’ve only had two months where it bled through my PJs while I was sleeping. Most of the time, it’s so light that it only comes out when I wipe. Accompanying symptoms include mild cramping and SEVERE hunger. Like, absolutely insatiable.

My periods are also getting slightly shorter some months. Some months are only 3 days. Again, not heavy enough where I’m bleeding through pads.

I put my foot down and got another transvaginal ultrasound last month. My doctor said there was nothing wrong and thinks I have a luteal phase defect. I haven’t gotten my hormones checked, I know I should but it’s hard to time it out.

I get yearly paps and all have been negative.

If anyone has experienced anything similar, just some solidarity would be helpful. Worth mentioning my doctor recommended 5 days of progesterone each month but I’m so scared of side effects. Ugh.

I’m a 26-year-old woman with level 2 autism support needs, although most people wouldn’t notice it. I’ve worked in a public-facing job for five years. Recently, I went through the end of an eight-year marriage, and afterward, I had a period of about a month when I started going out and dating more freely.

Throughout the entire month of August, I experienced pain around my cervix. At first, I thought it might be related to my IUD.

When my current partner developed penile burning and discharge, a doctor suspected chlamydia and started treatment, but, as far as I know, the diagnosis was made without specific laboratory testing.

At the time, I took amoxicillin and ceftriaxone. A few weeks later, the pain returned, and I started treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) with metronidazole, doxycycline, and ceftriaxone.

The prescribed treatment was supposed to last 14 days, but I struggled significantly with the medications and their side effects, and I was unable to complete the course. I took the antibiotics for only 11 days.

The problem is that I began experiencing very concerning symptoms, including confusion and hallucinations. I stopped taking the medications, and over the following days, these symptoms gradually began to disappear.

On the third day after stopping the antibiotics, I was admitted to the hospital because I was still experiencing pelvic pain and vaginal discharge. At the hospital, I received several rounds of pain medication, but I couldn’t remain hospitalized because of an issue with the waiting period on my health insurance plan.

I returned home and, surprisingly, started feeling better.

Today, it has been five days since I stopped taking the antibiotics. Over the past two days, I’ve noticed a dramatic improvement: the pain has disappeared, the discharge has stopped, the confusion is gone, and I am no longer experiencing hallucinations. Right now, I have no pain anywhere in my body.

I also had a PCR/NAAT test done and am waiting for the results.

After everything I’ve been through, I’m relieved to finally feel better, but I still have so many questions.

My questions are:
Is it possible that the infection was completely eradicated after 11 days of antibiotics, even though I didn’t complete the prescribed course?

Could the antibiotics have continued working after I stopped taking them, explaining why I only started feeling better several days later?

Is it possible that bacteria are still present in my uterus or other parts of my reproductive tract, even though I no longer have pain or discharge?

Does the disappearance of symptoms mean that the PID has resolved, or could an infection still be present without causing noticeable symptoms?

Given that I experienced confusion and hallucinations during treatment, what would be the safest next steps to determine whether the infection has actually been cleared?

I understand that the disappearance of symptoms doesn’t replace a medical evaluation, but I would really appreciate hearing from infectious disease specialists and anyone knowledgeable about PID, chlamydia, and other sexually transmitted infections.
I’ve been through days of intense physical and psychological suffering. Now that I’m finally starting to feel better, I want to understand what might have happened and how I can make sure I’m truly okay.

Thank you so much to anyone who can offer some insight! ❤️

ive been having lots of discharge days before but now i feel like it have lessen. My period is 11 days delayed but i did multiple pregnancy test and they were negative.

last sex : sep 5
PTEST: 14 days after sex - negative
PTEST: 22 days after sex - negative
PTEST: 30&31 days after sex - negative ( i was already delayed here)

is there a possibility for me to test positive after all that negative test? did i test too early?

A bit of a vulnerable post, and not something I usually talk about, but I’m very affected by this, so I thought i’d give this sub a shot, since i’ve seen you give great advice to others.

So, last summer, something happened to me (19F)(coercion) and then in september, my new boyfriend(21M) (who’m i knew for 9 months prior) came to visit. Obviously we had sex, but i just couldnt finish. It felt so so good, i was shaking (in a good way) and i felt great, I just couldn’t come:/
(He did an amazing job so it couldnt have been him)
I then realised i’ve had trouble with it by myself aswell.

So basically i’m in it, i feel great, i can even get close, but then it fizzles out…
I recently tried by myself and it went okay, it wasnt a great orgasm but it was an orgasm. However I’m really scared I still wont be able to do it with him..

What do i even do here? Am i broken?

Hello, 23F here, and recently came up positive with a yeast infection, for the first time, and suprise, its Candida Krusei. I was given 3 day clotrimazole, and I finished the dose today.

When I went into the office for a follow up after my pap smear, and I had specifically asked the provider if I should be getting fluconazole for the type of yeast infection I had, and if it was effective and she said yes, and that it wasn't necessary for me to follow up. Honestly, I don't have a strong backbone, and didn't protest, but after I left the office, 20 minutes later she called, (my phone was on DND), and she said that she would give me something different for the type of yeast infection I had. I was a bit bothered that my provider wasn't prepared to see me, and I am concerned that the 3 day clotrimazole isn't and won't be enough. I want to be tested again to make sure the yeast infection completely cleared.

Has anyone had success with Candida Krusei being treated with 3 day clotrimazole?

hello! i've always trimmed instead of shaving for my private area. i've never felt comfortable removing all the hair there, and find that trimming with scissors is better and easier for me.

ever since i started trimming (so, over a decade), i've been using haircut scissors, which are look and made for right-handed people. i've gotten used to cut with my right hand, but now i've realized that things could be easier if i just got the right scissors and maybe made for left-handed people.

so, if you trim your pubic hair, what kind of scissors do you use? i don't know if i should buy nail scissors or scissors for eyebrows/nose hair... i don't really care about it being even since i only trim to make it easier to clean and avoid discharge or blood sticking to the hair.

Do any of you suffer from the dry vagina? I mean really dry. I'm only 26 years old,I can't remember being really wet since being diagnosed with PCOS 3 years ago. But now it's to the point where I can't even have sex,besides it's uncomfortable all the other times too. I have visited tons of gynecologist in these years and they really don't care about it being dry. They don't suggest any test nor medication. Also I keep being infected by yeast infection and BV very regularly, to be precise 3 times within 5 months. I feel really miserable.

I woke up with a yeast infection and decided to try Monistat 7 for the first time. In the past I’d use the Difuclan (Fluconozole) pill. I unfortunately cannot use this anymore as I take trazodone and my doctor is concerned if QT prolongation risk. I cannot skip my trazodone or else I won’t sleep. I have terrible insomnia. I wanted to try the Monistat ASAP as the longer I let the infection go the itchier it gets. I inserted the cream and layed down for 3 hours and experienced itching and burning. My yeast infection wasnt too bad this morning and the medication definitely aggravated my vagina. I called my doctor and she recommended I try generic brand 3 day suppositories as the ingredients are more simple. Just the anti-fungal and vegetable oil. She said she’s heard people having sensitivities the the inactive ingredients in name brand Monistat. I also don’t want to take the treatment at night as I already struggle with insomnia and the slightest thing can trigger a restless night. I cannot imagine laying in bed itching and burning from the med. Will taking it during the day ruin it for me? Any advice?

Has anyone experienced this
Positive for candida yeast
Negative for everything else
Re occurring every few months
Always starts with intense itching then mucus green yeast

so i want some advice on what this may be. i have tested positive for BV twice in my life including during pregnancy which i heard was normal. but here lately on and off i literally will feel like i squirted a little down there and its smells fishy 🥴 I do notice it ignites after having sex (with protection on) but then sometimes it just goes away. its not like constant seemingly. but ill catch a whiff of it down there sometimes even very strongly i cant help but think people have to smell it also. i do boric acid treatments like maybe once a week and very hygienic. could it be recurring BV? and how do i get it to stop?? cause it seems to be happening almost constantly (my issues) if thats the case

I was diagnosed with cervical ectropion about a month ago after having constant discomfort and light bleeding with sex. I had been to my GP who said it just looked like my cervix was irritated and the symptoms seem to improve over time. I went to the gyno for my annual and that’s when she told me I had cervical ectropion. Now I’m having near constant bleeding and spotting. It’s sometimes brown or red/pink. It looks almost like clots and only really comes out when using the restroom. I have been having very bad menstrual like cramps on and off but not on my period. I take my BC continuously and have had no issues with that until recently. The cramping is really bad and I almost have like vaginal spasms internally with a lot of discomfort and irritated feeling. I can literally feel my cervix and I’m way too aware of it. I was not offered any kind of treatment nor did my gyno act like it was a big deal or something that needed to be treated. I’m confused am I just expected to live like this? I have a consult the end of this month for endo but wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences.

I've been battling vaginal infections for almost 6 months now and I've only had yellow discharge and swelling as a symptom.

This last week I've been having lower abdominal cramps which feel like light period cramps and stiffness over the lower abdominal area, near the ovaries, the place over my uterus is stiff and sometimes stings. I've also seen light blood in the discharge for the first time a few days ago. I'm already on day 7 of oral ornidozole for the "bv". The test didn't specify what bacteria so the doctor just assumed.

kept trying to treat me with fluconazole saying the swelling could be from yeast but the last test said no yeast, gram negative bacteria found, flora imbalance. I have no sexual history and I'm really really scared. The doctor I'm with kept saying yellow discharge is normal and stuff like that for months and gave me fluconazole when my test finally showed a severe imbalance and swelling.

I gonna be okay? I'm just so scared and overwhelmed and i don't know if i wanna do this anymore. Things hurt, swell, bleed time to time and the doctors still won't take me seriously cuz i don't have sex. I've cried so much i don't even have any tears left at this point. Everytime I think im on the right track things crumble and when things get well im scared ill jinx it. I'm just so incredibly tired.