Women's Health - April 2007

Does it mean we feel it more or less than men?

2007-04-20 02:20:29 · 11 answers · asked by zipp 1

My precious father died suddenly and unexpectedly (to us - in retrospect, he had an inkling, we believe) at age 65 a year ago. He and my mom had been together since she was 14.

In his last few months, dad told mom a few times how terrific they were, how far they'd come since being impoverished, abused kids in NYC, what a nice family and life they'd built. And that was true. Mom liked to say, "We had it all, like Bogey and Bacall." And she - and we - like to remember dad with smiles and pride, if usually through tears.

Because they had just retired and moved to warmer climes, mom essentially has lost her whole life. (Dad had wanted to stay here but gave mom her wish to live winters warm - and they did get one warm winter together - he died the last day of that winter, in fact.)

She tries: she volunteers, she goes to a craft studio 2x a week for hours, she goes to movies, bingo, lunches. But her main feeling about life is emptiness and 'why bother?'

2007-04-20 02:10:37 · 2 answers · asked by cassandra 6

If you get your tubes cut and burned, is it possible to have a tubal pregnancy? I know if you just get them tied it is possible, but if their burned, isn't it impossible for the egg to be fertilized??

2007-04-20 02:00:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Have you ever used newspaper for wiping?

2007-04-20 02:00:32 · 4 answers · asked by laura f 1

Besides having any kind of surgery how can I get rid of a pot belly I have had all my life and was born with it. It feels like a ring around my waist. I am 5'6" @ 125lbs. I excersize and do it all, it doesn't go away. Any suggestions : / thanx

2007-04-20 01:30:37 · 7 answers · asked by Valentineama 2

I am a petite women with small B breasts. I like my breasts or at least I did but the more women getting fake breasts the less adequate and attractive I feel. 3 of my friends have them and a 4th one is getting them next week. I don't want to get them done but feel pressured. Will I be the last women on earth with small breasts? Why is it that everyone needs fake breasts now? Women really do it for other people. No one does it for themselves. Everyone wants to look sexy for other people to look at them and I will admit it that I do too but I don't feel sexy anymore with my small breasts. I read all over the internet that men prefer natural breasts weather small or large so then who are women really getting implants for if men are already happy with the way we are?

2007-04-20 01:08:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

First off, I don't mean to be crude. Second, this question tackles a little bit about sex and sex education.

First off, does anyone get pregnant without penetration under the premise of the guy masturbates with his hand and probes a finger (on the you know what)?

Next, do sperm cells die when exposed to oxygen?

And what's a rough estimate for the amount of sperm cells in the event of impregnation?

Cutting things off, yes, these answers are very important seeing as I've gone through it. See, here's my problem, I had my last period the end of March and I'm normally late with the cycle--around a month late. I went on a vacation for an entire week without my boyfriend (no sexual contact whatsoever) and a week and a half after that, I'm experiencing mild breast tenderness.

I know I'm getting a little bit paranoid however, I'm not used to the fact that if it is, indeed, PMS, it's a week or two early. It's been unbearably humid recently however, does that have anything to do with it?

2007-04-20 00:07:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

many times I thought that Im a
less girl but after a little conection with
a girl I found that Im not.I tryed
to have a boy friend
so I choosed a boy that he
was 26 and I was16
after a short time I found that
I hate him so that was the end
of he and me.then another one.
And I had 3 boy friend in a short
time!well I love them just for 2
or 3 days and after this time
I think I hate them with out an accually reason!so
who am I?Im confeused....

2007-04-19 23:37:05 · 10 answers · asked by magy 1

1 day i woke up & found a piece of tampon string in my vagina. i cant remember if it was inside and i tried to pull it and it broke, or if it was like that(because it was about 10 months ago)it looked like it got moist from large amounts of discharge.that morning i couldnt remember if i put in a tampon the night before so i used my fingers to see if i could feel anything but i didnt.i went into the shower & while i was washing i found another piece of string so i checked myself again and felt nothing.today i still feel nothing inside my vagina.i go way up & feel nothing. i go all the way up even to the little ball thing at the top and i don't feel a thing. is it possible there is a tampon in me? if not, where would the strings come from??
PLEASE HELP!!!!

2007-04-19 20:50:02 · 2 answers · asked by clueless 1

I had the leep surgery almost 1 yr ago been goin to the doc every 4 months so far so good ,but i been spotting like 4 to 7 days before my actual period everytime since the leep does anyone know what this is about ?i asked the doc and he said he didnt think i was healed all the way cause i started spotting when he did the pap but it is always the week before my period the same almost everytime please let me know if this is normal or what. thanks

2007-04-19 19:24:20 · 1 answers · asked by carmen_dyer2000 2

do you have to be a certain size in order for a plastic surgeon to allow you to get a breast reduction?
like if you're still small to normal, will they let you make them smaller?
just wondering

2007-04-19 18:11:28 · 3 answers · asked by blondie 2

2007-04-19 17:32:00 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

How much time do you have each day to take the pill before it's effectiveness decreases? Say you normally take it at 4pm then one day you take it at 10pm, the other at1am, etc.

2007-04-19 17:17:39 · 10 answers · asked by LK 1

Hi girls,

this isn't actually a question but instead it is just a message to all the people on here who have answered my questions that i have postedd about Breast Reductions. I finally had my surgery on Wednesday (only 3 days ago) and I feel fantastic. My surgeon has taken me from a AU 12G to a AU 12D
(34G to a 34D). He took out 500 grams of solid breast tissue from each breast plus through liposuction on the sides he got some fatty tissue out too.

SO just wanted to say thankyou to those of you who have previously answered my questions and given me advice and good luck to any of you who read this and are due to have the surgery done.

2007-04-19 16:40:10 · 4 answers · asked by renee.emily 4

2007-04-19 16:34:05 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

Absolutely unbearable and uncontrollable itching and burning to the point of blistering the skin. Located ONLY on the vulva and NO vaginal symptoms at all. Patient is completely shaved, so no possibility of lice. No histamine is present, therefore no allergies. Patient does not have herpes, or any other STD. No antibiotic that has yet been given has worked. Condition continues after 4 weeks. Antibiotics and Antifungals include: Metronidazole, Ketoconazole, Levaquin, Miconazole, and Diflucan.
What's the problem? It is not self-induced and the condition continues to worsen.

2007-04-19 16:26:11 · 3 answers · asked by cyanne2ak 7

I just started taking seasonale birth control two weeks ago after my last period ended. It's the type of BC where you only have 4 periods a year so technically i'm not supposed to have another one until July. Even so my period falls on the 6th of every month so I wouldn't be having another one until the 2nd week of may even if I wasn't on Seasonale. I did miss my pill 4 days in a row so I doubled up for two days which is what my doctor told me to do. Yesterday was the 2nd day I took a double dosage of my birth control to catch up on the 2 days I missed and i've been having terrible stomach cramps ever since the first night I doubled up. Then today I started my period (I think). I went to pee and there was really dark brown blood but just a small amount. What is going on???

2007-04-19 15:47:19 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got put on Provera for 10 days because i hadn't gotten my period in 7 months. a day after taking the last pill, i got my period. it lasted for a week then i was free for another week and today i got it again. what's the deal? it's been exactly two weeks since i started it last.

i'm sure the doctor is sick of seeing me by now. has anyone else experienced this or know if it's normal? i'm confused.

2007-04-19 15:32:39 · 1 answers · asked by twentyseven 1

Hi, does anyone feel a certain closeness to their female health care professionasl after getting a pap smear, pelvice exam and breast exam done by them? I ask this because i just recently had this done by my new femal health care professional and, I feel closer to her.

Additional Details

6 minutes ago
Just so everyone knows, I am not a lesbian, do not want to be one and, I am very much in love with my husband. I think it is maily my hormones because, I am going through menopause

2007-04-19 14:50:31 · 7 answers · asked by geonet777 2

Ok.. this is kinda embarassing but i'm in aggony! :(

Ive Just got a bladder Infection (is cos ive not been drinking way enough water to flush out my system and yes i know i should!)

Just im in really bad pain, its 2.30 in the morning and i need something that will at least ease the pain :'(

Please help and no nasty comments!!!

2007-04-19 14:37:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

what are the side effects of taking birth control? i have horrible cramps, am sicker the a dog for 24 hours, i pass out the whole works. i went to an OBGYN and all he perscribed was birth control called YAZ. thats all. i've tried other pain killers. and nothing really else works. as i see it bc is my only option. side effects i'm worried about though. anything i should know?

2007-04-19 14:19:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had silicone implants done years ago and although I've had no problem, I'd like to have a new set, larger implants done. My plastic sugeon said it's a bit more painful since there's scar tissue now surrounding the implants. That was a few years ago and now I'm seriously considering doing it. I'm out of work so this is a perfect time to recoup.

Has anyone had new implants put in and was size did you go from/to? I'm not a 38C but I feel that I can carry larger ones....and would like them. Please comment.......

2007-04-19 13:26:43 · 3 answers · asked by njsueb 3

i have been checking my cervix for the past month now for ovulation ect.
i ovulated on or around the 14th of april my cervix felt weird at the time really soft with lots of egg white cm about 2 days after ovulation i noticed a definate decline in cervical mucus and my cervix had dropped and was hard to touch.
well just last night/this morning my cervix is again higher but a little softer with a little cervical mucus but more lotion like.
if i acheived pregnancy(does it sound like it) would my cervix be doing this? and this soon after ovulation?
another thing i notice that the opening of my cervix is and has been always a little open since checking not open as such but really prominent to feel is that because i have already had 2 vaginal births the last was 10 months ago?
any info would be great what should i expect next ect.
thanks all

2007-04-19 13:04:43 · 1 answers · asked by nomorebabieshaha 3

i get it usually 2 weeks before i get my period. i feel fatigued, very pessimistic, hopeless, and easily get pissed off. i take evening primrose oil, but the effect is limited...don't know what to do....i feel very depressed and wanna be all alone. 2 weeks is a very long time to experience such symptons every single month!
any ideas?

2007-04-19 13:01:08 · 1 answers · asked by saxoool 2

im 17 and i have a perty flat cheast. is there any way how to fix that?

2007-04-19 12:55:23 · 11 answers · asked by jena 1

Im supposed to start my period next week but this morning i had some blood when i wiped but now im not bleeding. Is this normal?

2007-04-19 12:53:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i found that kegel can tighten the vagina muscle but can i do that during my period? and does vinegar helps to tighten the muscle too? if yes how can i use it?

2007-04-19 12:46:33 · 1 answers · asked by nihsedaj 1

My bf just broke up with me last night and it was exactly one mth before our 2 yr anniversary. Iam not doing well at all. We are 17 and lost our virginity to each other. All of our firsts were with each other. Any advice to help me move on and keep it together at school. He said the reason was because it was turning into a relationship all about me and i got mad at him often which i did. He said he cried everytime i got mad at him and he told me today he still loves me but he needs me to change and not get mad so easily. Please offer advice. Thank you.

2007-04-19 12:46:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

How old should you be to take birth control?

2007-04-19 12:36:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had a baby 4 weeks ago and ever since have felt like crap, it feels like something terrible is wrong with me. Well i was having urinary symptoms and was diagnosed with a uti, took macrobid (which i hated) only for a few days retested my urine and there was a few white cells and blood but i thought maybe the blood was from my still bleeding from the baby so retested again and they were going to see if anything grew, it came back negative. WEnt to the ob retested cause i was still having symptoms and came back positive, but i think i didnt clean good enough and didnt take the antibiotics that he prescribed. Last night i couldnt take it and went to a really crappy er and my pee came back negative they did a pelvis exam and thought my discomfort was due to my uterus and may have an infection of the uterus. Was prescribed more antibiotics but am unsure if i should take them? The dr was under the impression i was in a lot of pain but it is slight pelis pain with difficulty urinating.

2007-04-19 12:32:48 · 1 answers · asked by estkijedsco 4