Bananas in the pampas

26. Average. Loving sport (running, krav maga). HSV 2 (diag. October 2019 - if you want to talk PM me). Working with ASD children, teens and young adults. || Old and messy blog

[la-camoche]

"Norman's on sabbatical, honey"

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[la-camoche]

Aaaand I'm having an OB again...

[la-camoche]

Okay I finished my preventive treatment like 2 weeks ago. It lasted 6 months and I didn't have a single OB thanks to it !

But yesterday I started an OB... fortunately I have crisis meds and started them yesterday, it's already starting to get better.

Feeling a little sad because I was hoping the virus would sleep for long... I hope it won't get worse, because last year I had 1 to 2 OB a month...

[la-camoche]

[stevenrogered]

Everyone, take your seats. It’s your first day of law school, which means we’re already behind. I am Professor Christopher Castillo. This is Criminal Law 100. Or, as my mentor liked to call it…

[la-camoche]

No OB since I take the suppressive meds 💕 since the start of January yay

[la-camoche]

Covid 19

Day 4 of staying at home in France. I go outside to work on Monday Tuesday and Thursday so I can get some fresh air but it must be really hard for people working at home...

I suddenly felt the urge of cleaning my oven and microwave 🤣

[understands]

[la-camoche]

Today is my first day of suppressive medication 💪

Hope it will get rid of my frequent outbursts

[la-camoche]

[la-camoche]

Just went to the doctor explaining I regularly have outbursts asking him to take suppressive therapy

I was feeling really bad because I'm starting my 4th outburst, but knowing that I will now take the meds daily cheers me up, I hope it will significantly reduce the frequency of it !!

[ted]

Ella Dawson has genital herpes, and she wants to tell you about it. 

She’s not speaking up for the shock value — she’s telling you because she wants all of us to be able to talk about STIs without shame or stigma. When we make it okay to talk about, she says, people are more likely to get tested and less likely to be afraid to share their status. 

In her badass talk at TEDxConnecticut College, Ella tells the story of her diagnosis, how she overcame feeling like “human trash,” and why we need to end the stigma — now. It’s packed with information (and a shot of humor), and if you didn’t already agree with her, you will by the time she’s done.

Watch the full talk or read the transcript here.

(Full disclosure: Ella is TED’s social media manager. This post was written by her boss who is so incredibly proud of how fearlessly she speaks out.)

[tylerct]

OK What the fuck is wrong with this bitch. Getting herpes is most definitely a reflection on a bad decision!!! There is something in this world called condoms!! Oh yeah and they are free at Planned Parenthood so you can’t even use the fucking excuse that they are expensive or your broke so you couldn’t buy any.. Seriously what the fuck I am not saying you have to make it a big deal that you have herpes and have to tell the fucking world but you need/should tell your sexual partner..

[brosandprose]

Hi! That’s me. I’m that bitch. Nothing wrong with me except for an anxiety disorder and a runny nose today.

Here’s a fun fact you should probably know: condoms do not prevent the transmission of herpes. That’s because herpes is transmitted through skin contact, not fluids, and a condom does not cover all of the areas where genital herpes can express itself. Herpes is also often transmitted through oral sex, which most people do not use protection for. Using condoms and dental dams can greatly reduce your risk of getting herpes, but telling people to just use condoms is quite useless advice. I should know—I was a Planned Parenthood volunteer who used condoms religiously when I contracted genital herpes.

Many people do not tell their partners that they have herpes because they do not know they have herpes in the first place. That’s because many people can carry the virus without showing symptoms, and herpes is not tested for in most standard STI tests. But most people have herpes—in fact, according to the World Health Organization, 2 in 3 people in the world have HSV-1, which is the strain of herpes that I have. In all likelihood, you have herpes too. You may have even contracted it from a family member who kissed you on the mouth when you were little. 

I tell all of my partners that I have genital herpes before we have sex because I think they have the right to decide what they want to do with their bodies. I consider it part of obtaining informed consent. My partner who transmitted herpes to me did not give me the option to decide whether or not I wanted to take the risk of contracting the virus, and I think that was probably because he did not know he had the virus. I harbor no ill will towards him for transmitting to me. If he’d disclosed his status to me, I would have fucked him anyway.

Considering the fact that you know that condoms are available for free at Planned Parenthood—and that your tumblr is full of porn GIFs, no judgment!—I hope that you have been tested recently for herpes as well. It requires a blood draw, so if you’ve been peeing in a cup for your STI testing, you don’t know your herpes status. If you test positive for herpes, which you probably will, statistically speaking, I’ve written this guide on what to do after you’ve been diagnosed. I hope you will find it helpful!

Thank you for watching my TEDx talk, which you absolutely made sure to do before calling me a bitch, and have a wonderful evening!

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DRAGGEDT

[capacity]

She said I’m that bitch….. I’m already gagged I haven’t even finished reading this

[homotology]

This is why I love Ella. She’s smart af, kind, but also ready to drag a bitch should she need to. Queen of telling it like it is; science edition.

[la-camoche]

Okay trying not to cry but I believe I'm starting my 4th outburst since my diagnosis and it's so hard

Taking an appointment to the gyn to see if I can have suppressive meds that I will take on a long time because it's starting to ruin my life I'm trying to remain positive but it's hard

[mysharona1987]

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The only “Not All Men” post I’ll reblog.

[dxmedstudent]

To break down rape culture, we need to stop teaching people that men can’t help themselves; they absolutely can look for enthusiastic consent, and they must. This is absolute bare minimum decent human being behaviour. 

[nineprotons]

Also, if you stop teaching people that “men can’t help themselves” it tends to go hand in hand with teaching the fact that no, men do not “always want it”– which in turn is beneficial for those men who might themselves be assaulted, regardless of the rapist’s gender. Enthusiastic, mindful consent applies to everyone.