Hey KittyPink, Hope it's okay I'm jumping in here :) My guess is with some communication and creativity you and your partner will find fun and pleasurable work-arounds to any challenges that difference in body sizes presents. Also, if you are exploring with your partner being more dominant during se...

Hi thewrit3r, I am briefly back volunteering with Scarleteen while I have a break in my grad school schedule -- I remember your posts from before I left! I always appreciate the thoughtful things you share on the boards :) I especially appreciate this post, which I resonate with very deeply. There i...

Hi kpopisthebest, You said "I feel like that’s perhaps not a very mature choice but I don’t want to add the anxiety of knowing there’s a test coming in the mail and having people query me what it is." For what it is worth, this decision feels mature to me! I see you thinking through the di...

Hi Juliaho90, Without the ability to tell the future, there is unfortunately no way for us to know for certain how exactly your body will respond. There will be a period where your body adjusts to being back on the Yasmin pills -- like when you first starting taking them, but what exactly that will ...

Hi PowerPup! Hi everyone! Thanks for this thread :) I am personally really looking forward to tomorrow, when I am going to watch the last Harry Potter movie :) I didn't keep up with HP as a kid, but I read all the books a few years ago, and then began watching the movies -- all for the first time. W...

Hey Scoobasteve, It makes a lot of sense to me that as you are navigating this new romantic interest and experiencing more in that area, your relationship with your sexual self might be in a moment of flux! A few questions to try to parse out a bit more what's coming up for you: Are you wanting to i...

Hey milkwithice, Welcome to the boards! So I'm pretty sure that you are talking about Fordyce spots (though of course I am not sure since we are online and I am not a medical provider!). Here's a little info about Fordyce spots from the University of Santa Barbara's Sociology Department's Sex Info s...

Hey demurex, Welcome to the boards! Unfortunately, we are not able to make diagnosis over the internet. So the short answer is that making an appointment with your healthcare provider is a great next step. To ease your herpes worries: 1. Given your sexual history, that it is just one bump, and that ...

Hi Jenniferjams, Thank you for admitting that you did not make an attempt to learn why our organization has the policy that we have. I appreciate you acknowledging that. In regards to your question: Is it possible to just let other users answer pregnancy scare questions instead of staff themselves? ...

Hey Dragon15, Welcome to the boards! Sorry to hear about this stress. If your package says you are protected, then you can trust that! The ring is over 90% effective at preventing pregnancy with typical use, and when combined with condoms they are 99% effective. Also, pre-ejaculate has a very low sp...

Hey JenniferJams, Seems like you maybe missed the link at the bottom of our response to pregnancy scare posts? The final bullet point says: "If you would like more information on this policy and why it is in place, click here." The link leads you to this page which will answer the question...

Would you be interested in seeing a counselor outside of school? If so, is that someone you would like help finding?

Hey Alksa, Welcome to the boards! Glad to have you here :) - Sounds like right now you are using 3 birth control methods (the pill, condoms, and withdrawal or "pulling out"). That means you are very protected against pregnancy. In the 99.9%+ range. (You can read more about the effectivenes...

I'm glad the candy helped a little bit, though I'm not surprised that it didn't help more. When dealing with intense menstrual pain it's important to first make sure that there is not something larger going on that needs medical attention--and once that is ruled out you can focus on treating the pai...

Hey brightsun, Welcome to the boards! Glad to have you :) My first question for you is: what is prompting you to masturbate? Is it because you are feeling aroused and are really wanting to masturbate? Or because you are bored, feel like you should, etc.? Because often if we are masturbating out of b...

Hey stangot, Welcome to the boards! Glad to have you here :) I'm sorry that you've been around such negative and hurtful messages about masturbation. A reminder, that hopefully will help you feel a bit less alone: most people masturbate! According to most studies and surveys, about 95% of adults hav...

Hey stangot, Thanks for sharing about your experience :) A reminder to you, siberiaunicorn, and almost everyone out there who has a vulva: getting pleasure from your vagina is not in anyway "better" or "superior to" getting pleasure from your clitoris :) A lot of us have that thi...

Sounds good Joe!

I'd say even if that doesn't happen again, it'd be worth it to set-up an app just to discuss the increasing pain. Just so you have more info about what is (or isn't) going on. Do you think you could chat with your mom this week?

Hey Debs, Totally hear you that an electric toothbrush hasn't worked as well for you as an actual vibrator. After all, "actual vibrators" are specifically made for sexual pleasure and electric toothbrushes aren't. That being said, one of the most popular vibrators, and one that is consider...

Hey solareclipse, Given that you are having increasing pain with your periods, and have had one (or more?) last for many weeks, sounds like a doctor's appointment is the way to go. Hopefully with some medical support you can experience less pain and a bit more piece of mind--knowing what is going on...

Hi ArzineusYuki, Thanks for sharing this update! It's always great to keep up with how users are doing. And I'm very glad to hear that you are doing so much better :). Congratulations on your first acting performance! Totally makes sense to be nervous about that--even many famous actors still get ne...

Totally get that! Also I feel like claiming you "knew" someone's sexual orientation before they shared it is not ideal...obviously more appropriate with a celeb than with someone in your personal life, but still applies. Especially because it's usually based in assumptions about gender and...

So glad to hear that you have found a psychologist that you work well! Hearing that you have been worrying less, and that you are feeling more confident in breaking anxiety cycles, is so great. Congratulations! I know it takes a lot of work

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