No, spotting and cramping aren't an indication of the pill's effectiveness: they're just side effects that happen sometimes with hormonal methods, and it doesn't mean that anything is wrong. If you have been taking your pills as directed, then you can assume that you are fully protected.

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Offering to help a young person purchase sex toys for reasons of safety is vastly different than finding them a partner. The best thing you can do as a parent is to ensure that your son knows where to find accurate, non-judgmental information about sexuality, and to make sure he knows that you are s...

It could be the start of your period: sometimes they stop and start like that, especially at the beginning or at the end. Sometimes too having sex can sort of kick-start a period if it's due, especially if you reached orgasm: during orgasm the muscles in the pelvis and around the uterus contract, wh...

Thanks for elaborating! To be honest, I'm not sure what else to tell you here (hopefully one of our other staffers will have something more helpful to contribute at some point!). If it's just something that occurs to you every so often though I wouldn't spend too much time stressing about it.

Hi, Resputia. Arousal and sexual attraction aren't really things we can force, so unfortunately there's nothing you can do to make those feelings happen. As for what arousal feels like, this piece explains in detail what happens physically when someone is aroused: Sexual Response & Orgasm: A Use...

Hi erinmer, welcome to the boards. I'd say it's pretty natural to be curious about and interested in experiencing something like pregnancy, just like you might be curious about any significant physical experience. It does sound like this want is stressing you out a bit though, and thinking about it ...

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With the ears at least there might be some simple sewing/crafting patterns or tutorials online; a google search for something like "cat ear pattern" should turn up at least a few results.

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Hi Teen19, you mentioned in your other thread that your girlfriend is having some brown discharge. Often, that's what spotting looks like, or the start of a period, and since you said it had been about a month since her last period it's entirely possible that this is her period starting. You can rea...

If you figure you weren't covered in March, then you want to wait at the very least until you've taken the first week of April's pack to be covered. If it makes you feel more comfortable though, you can absolutely wait longer. (The instructions that came with your pill should also cover this; if you...

Seven years is a pretty significant age difference. Particularly for people in their late teens/early twenties, those years mean a big difference in life experience and, often, maturity, no matter how mature you might be. It's possible that this could work out well and be a good experience for you, ...

No, this wouldn't be a condom failure: the condom did not slip off inside of you or break in a way that let any fluids get near your genitals, so it did its job.

Condoms can be a bit slippery, so it's possible this might happen again, but even if it does it's not a cause for concern.

Hi again, Scottch. I have a feeling that this isn't going to be the answer you're looking for, but as Heather mentioned in your other thread, not everyone enjoys every single kind of sex, and it might just be - whether it's right now or always - that anal sex isn't something that's going to be all t...

You're welcome! Hope the visit with the gyno goes well and you're able to get some answers.

Hi Jambo. There are a lot of different things that need to happen for pregnancy to be possible, which you can read about here: Human Reproduction: A Seafarer's Guide If something gets in the way of those things happening - like one or both people are wearing clothes (dry humping) - then pregnancy is...

If any kind of vaginal entry has always been painful for you, then vaginismus might be a possibility, but it's also possible that you have a particularly resilient hymen (now more accurately called the corona). Most of the time, the coronal tissue is thin and stretchy, but for some folks it's a bit ...

If it's not interfering with the rest of your life and you feel like you can choose to do something else, then it doesn't sound like there's a problem. Different people masturbate and/or watch porn with different frequencies, you choosing to do so more often than others might isn't anything to feel ...

It's good to hear that things are going well!

I love what you've said here, LandUnderWave! (Great username too - always nice to see another Discworld fan.)

I'm sure others will have some thoughts on this too, but yes, I do think that some pornography shows real sexual pleasure, and while that might be more prevalent now, there has always been porn that shows people truly experiencing pleasure. My reading of the term 'real' in Hanne's piece is a bit dif...

If the loose stool is happening that long after you've taken your pill, and only once a day, then the effectiveness shouldn't be decreased. If you're concerned though you can always check in with a pharmacist.

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Good luck! I hope it goes well.