I agree with you. Unfortunately, there are newer guidelines that say a pelvic exam shouldn't be performed until the woman is 21 or is sexually active for three years. The next gyno I went to wouldn't do it either. Personally, I think going in for a gynecological exam when you are having sex is just the responsible…

I really liked her in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants! I thought she was perfectly cast for Lena.

I don't think it's a recurring role anymore, she's been in every episode of at least the last season! And she kills it.

You took the words right out of my mouth.

Luckily my mom encouraged me to get on BC when I had a boyfriend, but I take it now for menstrual migraines. The whore part of the whore pills is just a bonus for me.

The first time I ever went to the gynecologist, she refused to perform the exam because I wasn't 21, nor had I been sexually active for three years. She still gave me birth control, but I think that's a bullshit rule.

I think the reason that they don't is because birth control is the pill's main purpose, the other ailments it lessens or eliminates are just a bonus. Full disclosure: I take birth control to menstrual migraines, and they are a LIFE SAVER.

That's really interesting! And slightly depressing.

I really miss Even Stevens. What a good show.

Exactly. The earliest memory I have of receiving a shot was yeah, I cried, but I got a big ol' hug from mom after and was given candy. My world didn't end! My arm didn't fall off from the pain! It didn't cause a phobia of needles (that was an entirely different situation, which I have since grown out of).

She makes me CRAZY. a few weekends ago, a roommate of my friend got on the autism tangent and how she believes Autism is caused my vaccines. When we told her the study that touted that as fact was debunked and the doctor who fabricated the study lost his medical license, she still wouldn't let up. It was all I could…

I think it depends on the vaccine and the person's immune system. But I'm not a medical professional, so take this with a grain of salt!

My mom worked in the immunizations clinic for a few years, and she said that giving shots to babies was both the easiest and the hardest. It was the easiest because they are so squishy, that the needle just goes right in! No problem. She said ti's also the hardest because 1) no one like to hear babies cry, let alone…

I'm glad you and your baby made it out alright! I think it's up to each woman how she wants her birth experience to turn out, barring complications. Sometimes, your birth plan doesn't go the way you want, but isn't the goal to end up with a healthy child? And you being healthy as well? People need to lay off, as far…

So fuzzy and yellow! Squeeeeee!

Who's a hungry bear?

. . . Which I am. All. The. Time.

I just want to know if she comes baaaaaack! I seriously worry about her. I don't need to know in what capacity or for how long she returns, just that Mr. Martin provides me with some proof that she's alive.

I need to know which Daria episode this is!

I know, it's just sad and in my opinion, pathetic. Hence why I do not have a career in politics! :)