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Anonymous inquired: Hi. I was the one who asked about the pimples or bumps I've been having for the past 4/5 months. Is there a chance that it could be genital warts? And do you have any pictures or websites I can look into so I can compare my symptoms? |
Warts of all kinds are caused by the HPV family, and HPV is among the most common of STIs, so either way it’d be possible.
But warts tend to be flesh coloured and are often symptomatic, causing burning, itching, and general discomfort.
And if you had a risk of HPV, you would have been tested for it.
See, STI tests don’t always test for every possible STI, only those relevant to your current lifestyle and situation. If you had a potential exposure to HPV and told your provider, they would have tested.
Generally, they give you a pap smear if you have a vagina. (If you have a penis, anal pap tests are the only thing they can do.)
Looking for comparison pictures is… well, they’re not pretty by far, some are very graphic. There are many lumps and bumps we can get that are harmless, but there are also some that are very bad and as a result end up looking very bad.
But if you’re prepared for that, you can google it.
Here’s a webMD series on lumps and bumps on the skin. You might also try looking for genital skin issues. Healthline has an article specifically about those on the vulva and vagina here.
- mod BP
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Anonymous inquired: I accidentally dropped one of my birth control pills down the sink, from the second week, so I took the next pill in the pack instead. Does that affect my risk of getting pregnant? |
It means your active pills for the month will end one day sooner, and thus you would need to remember to start your next set a day sooner as well.
Or in other words, you’ll just have adjusted everything by a day, and it’s no big deal.
This is generally speaking, but this article goes over multiple situations.
And remember, whenever you are in doubt, you can call your pharmacist or your provider who gave you the prescription. They are equipped to answer these kinds of questions over the phone and are used to it, so they won’t think anything of it.
- mod BP
ithelpstodream:
Ithaca College student Yana Mazurkevich just rolled out her second Brock Turner-inspired photo series, in conjunction with sexual assault advocacy group Current Solutions.
Re-reblogging this, because Tumblr’s review system decided in less than 30 seconds that our original reblog of this post contained adult content.
Which is impossible because we didn’t add anything in our reblog, and of course there’s no way a tumblr staff member saw this and voted in less than 30 seconds, not to mention that a real person would have realized none of these pictures contain adult content as defined by their policy, and even if it did would fall under their exceptions for political and educational value.
- mod BP
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Anonymous inquired: Just saw a post saying that after 5 years of being on T, there are health problems including cancer? This isn't true, is it? |
tmitransitioning:
No. That’s not true. It’s entirely possible that someone who’s been on T for five years could develop cancer, but someone who HASN’T been on T for five years could ALSO develop cancer, because sometimes cancer happens and it sucks. HRT does not increase your risk of developing most cancers, and many of the possible health concerns that are associated with long-term HRT use are easily monitored for and controlled in otherwise healthy individuals and are also not guaranteed to ever become concerns in the first place!
HRT is bioidentical human hormones in human bodies. Everybody has a mix of testosterone and estrogen and lots of other things naturally. Human bodies are not so different across birth-assigned sexes (which, by the way, are often totally meaningless and do not reflect the reality of someone’s anatomy, including their genetics and hormone profiles and reproductive equipment) that putting more of the hormones associated with a “different” “sex”‘s puberty in the body will cause a total biochemical breakdown. Posts that say otherwise are spreading transphobic misinformation and fear-mongering.
While HRT can cause issues for individuals even when used correctly and can definitely cause issues if used incorrectly, that’s just… descriptive of everything in life tbh.
- Mod Rabbit
Edited for some background. Rabit is completely right. You will sometimes hear this quoted as fact by seemingly reliable sources (teachers, doctors) because when trans medicine was first becoming mainstream there was very little research and a whole lot of guessing. There was a theory that after a while on hormones it could affect the organs in particular harmful ways, which has been shown to be inaccurate now that we have done further research (sorry for this ugly link, on mobile http://transhealth.ucsf.edu/trans?page=guidelines-ovarian-cancer ). Anyone who is sharing that theory is just spreading outdated information and should be treated as suspect as best on their trans education.
The current guidelines are: screen based on the organs you have and treat based on what you find + genetic risk, just like cis people.
Mod Mayhem
autisticadvocacy:
New technology is being developed to help avoid pressure ulcers for wheelchair users.
autisticadvocacy:
“It really is a life or death situation for all of our clients when they lose their benefits.”
autisticadvocacy:
“Getting help with difficult things doesn’t mean that autistic people are bad parents. Support for parents on the autism spectrum will help them learn the best ways to respond to their children’s needs.”
autisticadvocacy:
These biases contribute to the school-to-prison pipeline for black girls with disabilities, who are more likely to be suspended or expelled, restrained or secluded, or even arrested at school. #ProtectTheGuidance
