Hi jo821, First off, are you seeing (or have you seen) a counselor or therapist for the depression and anxiety? It sounds from your description like they have a role in all this, and they're likely affecting your life in other ways, so addressing them might go a long way to helping you. I'm not goi...

Hi Scarleteen! I am a 24yo queer woman and I struggle with depression and anxiety, which have gotten worse in the last two years, which have also coincided with my first strides into the dating world as a single person (I was in a long-term relationship that ended and before that I didn't really dat...

Thank you both so much for your replies! When this happened -- because yes, that's a very long time to do a pap, and lordy, sorry that took so long for your sake! -- did the GYN say anything to you about it? was there any discussion about it? In other words, did she suggest anything like vaginismus ...

Hi all, I'm a woman having sex with men and I've been sexually active for four years. Even before that, I found vaginal insertion difficult (tampons, masturbation), and assumed it would get easier after having intercourse a couple of times. With my first partner, it took us months to be able to have...