I also wore a strict school uniform, and loved. It was a pretty elitist school and I think without the uniform it would have been so stressful getting ready every morning.

I struggle with this as well. I work as a doctor (not in the US) and we have no strict dress code but are expected to dress pretty professionally. I think of this as a way of showing my respect for my profession, my colleagues and my patients. I do get a bit shitty at the girls who wear mini skirts and heels even…

Completely normal! Most, but not all, women who have bad periods as teens find they improve dramatically as they get a bit older. Enjoy!

I really think we need to stop using the word 'alive', as in 'kept alive' when we refer to the woman. Because she's not, she's dead, and she's been dead for over a month and that's why this is all so horrible and ridiculous.

I realise I'm late to the party here but doctor here, so for future reference: cold RUNNING water for minimum 20 minutes. Don't put anything on it until the next day unless it's very minor (no blister, no broken skin) or a doctor/nurse puts something on it for you with sterile technique, or that's how you get…

I had a lovely hot bath and steamed all the stress out.

Risotto's always great for gluten free, just be careful with the stock you use. My favourite risotto is smoked salmon and asparagus, another great one is beetroot. You just grate a raw beetroot and cook it through the Arborio and it gives it an amazing colour and flavour. You can then add goats cheese or whatever…

Thanks, I'll make sure to comment on such an article with broad general statements about all Americans being racist and arrogant then shall I? Wonderful.

Me! Also I'd love to meet someone from USA who doesn't make sweeping assumptions about all the people who live in my country, thanks.

Thank you! It's awfully ironic to see so many Americans blasting Australia for being racist and bigoted....

Thank you! I love all the Australia blasting in the comments. As if saying 'all Australians are racist arseholes' is not also completely offensive.

Medically, what I (and other doctors) tell patients is that you burn as much energy going the same amount of distance pretty much no matter how you get there (there is some variation of course, due to resistance and different movements etc but its pretty close). What I'm getting at is if, for example, you run 3k in 20…

I'm probably not too much help as we don't really do 'college' where I'm from, but I have lived with complete strangers before and this first time I did this was when I moved out of my mum's house. I found the best icebreaker was to suggest some housemate (in your case roommate) beers or snacks on one of your first…

Yeah these ads are pretty gross, but surely there are more topical advertisements to draw attention to? This set of ads, as well as the 'Knife Fight' series, were pretty widely discussed and (mostly) slammed in Australia when they came out in '04, I even analysed them in my English class for an assignment on the…

Oh you poor thing, that sounds awful! Its so strange how our bodies react so differently to the same stimulus

My Gynae told me 60% of women get little to no bleeding at all, so the odds are in your favour!

YAY GO YOU! Seriously I love my Mirena so much, I have ZERO bleeding now and very minimal signs of my menstrual cycle at all (occasional tiny cramps and an extra chin pimple once a month) and its absolutely amazing. Enjoy!

I have ovaries that my doctor told me were 'on their way to looking pretty polycystic', with the experience of having a couple of ruptured cysts (worst pain of my life - I thought I was dying). Since losing ~10kg they seemed to have calmed down, although the Mirena I had inserted might have also helped. Its hard to…

Its always interesting to me how people can have such different experiences with IUDs. No anaesthesia at all and my insertion just felt like a bad period cramp and then I had moderate cramping for two days which was completely covered by Ibuprofen. I know how lucky I am, I'd psyched myself up for something much worse!

My grandma is commonly mistaken for QEII when she's overseas, this always makes me so happy. She pretends to hate it but she secretly loooooves it.