That's totally my experience with the speculum as well- I think some of it is tensing up in anticipation of pain, but it's always so so uncomfortable. Ugh.

Me too! And no one ever believed me or took my complaints seriously until my current doctor, who is amazing. She said approximately 10 % of women have more nerves in their cervix and are very sensitive- she's one of them also, so she total gets it. She used a different tool than they usually do (looked like a little…

Not going to lie- this article made me hyperventilate a bit. I love the idea of the benefits of an IUD but it pretty much sounds like a torture device to me. My cervix is "special"- I've had that blackout/cold sweat/nausea thing happen just during a regular pap smear.

This article is bad and you should feel bad.

Jesus Christ this is idiotic. You can't vaccinate someone against a hormone their own body produces. There is no such thing as a pregnancy vaccine. If this existed and worked, don't you think we would have heard about it before? Seems like a great alternative to surgical sterilization for people who want permanent…

Can we talk about the sad attempt at photoshopping her waist here? The proportions are ludicrous- human anatomy doesn't work that way, people.

I was in front of a group of teenage girls in line for lunch a week or two ago, and overheard the following conversation:

A-fucking-men, you guys.

THIS.

Coconut oil is great and all, but for the love of God can we please stop with the "chemical free" thing? Coconut oil is composed of fatty acids- which are chemicals. EVERYTHING IS MADE OF CHEMICALS. There is no such thing as "chemical free" anything. Are they not requiring basic chemistry in schools anymore?