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" Down-There Disaster 1: You Put in a Tampon, Forgot About It and Now You Can&amp;#039;t Find It  The tip-off to a forgotten tampon is the gnarly odor it produces. &amp;quot;The foul smell is brought on by an overgrowth of bacteria that thrive on bloody surfaces,&amp;quot; says Sujatha Reddy, an Atlanta gynecologist and clinical assistant professor of ob/gyn at Emory University in Atlanta. &amp;quot;As days pass, the bacteria multiply, and the odor becomes stronger.&amp;quot; Usually these bugs don&amp;#039;t cause a full-blown vaginal infection, but they can trigger toxic shock syndrome -- a very rare but deadly condition associated with wearing a superabsorbent tampon for more than eight hours at a time. (Symptoms include a high fever and vomiting.) Problem is, once you realize it&amp;#039;s in there, you may not be able to find the string. When a tampon is left in for a few days, the string can migrate out of reach.  Don&amp;#039;t-stress solution: &amp;quot;Lie on your back and reach into your vagina with two clean fingers, feeling for the tampon string,&amp;quot; suggests Elizabeth Stewart, M.D., author of The V Book: A Doctor&amp;#039;s Complete Guide to Vulvovaginal Health. &amp;quot;If that doesn&amp;#039;t work, stand with one foot propped on the toilet or a chair and try fishing it out. Or squat and bear down, forcing it closer to your vaginal opening.&amp;quot;  A dab of lubricant will make it easier for your fingers to enter your V zone, but don&amp;#039;t apply too much or the tampon might slide out of reach. Above all, try not to become unhinged: The more tense you are, the tighter your vaginal muscles will contract, and that will hold the tampon inside your body. If the tampon is still lost beyond reach, you&amp;#039;ll need to make an emergency appointment with your ob/gyn. It&amp;#039;s no big deal; gynos retrieve them routinely. &amp;quot;Your doctor will have you lie on the exam table, then she&amp;#039;ll gently insert a speculum and use forceps to grab the errant tampon,&amp;quot; says Dr. Reddy. It&amp;#039;ll be out in seconds, and unless your M.D. spots signs of a vaginal infection, you&amp;#039;re good to go.  Down-There Disaster 2: The Condom Got Lost Inside You This booty blooper can happen if your dude&amp;#039;s love glove is too tight or too loose, causing it to pop off or slip away midthrust. It can also occur if he doesn&amp;#039;t hold the base of the condom as he pulls out postpassion, or it can even be the result of an ultravigorous sack session. Whatever the cause, a runaway rubber can pose health problems for both of you. &amp;quot;The moment bodily fluids mix, you&amp;#039;re at risk of contracting an STD,&amp;quot; says Dr. Stewart. &amp;quot;And unless you&amp;#039;re using a reliable backup birth-control method, you can also become pregnant.&amp;quot;  Don&amp;#039;t-stress solution: Get it out ASAP because the condom may cause irritation to delicate vaginal tissue. If extraction proves problematic, &amp;quot;wipe your vagina with a moist washcloth or paper towel to get rid of excess fluid, then lie down and have your guy insert two clean fingers and try to grasp the condom and pull it out,&amp;quot; says Dr. Stewart.  As with the forgotten tampon, you may have better luck standing with one foot propped up on an elevated surface or while squatting and bearing down. If a few hours pass and the rubber is still hiding, see your gyno. She&amp;#039;ll retrieve it quickly and painlessly with a speculum and forceps.  If pregnancy is a possibility, call your ob/gyn pronto (if you didn&amp;#039;t go see her) so she can prescribe emergency contraception. Keep in mind that time is of the essence. &amp;quot;To best thwart pregnancy, these pills should be taken within 72 hours of the condom&amp;#039;s coming off,&amp;quot; says Dr. Stewart.  And unless you&amp;#039;re one hundred percent sure that your man didn&amp;#039;t expose you to an STD (and the truth is, it&amp;#039;s hard to be that sure, since he may not know if he&amp;#039;s infected), schedule an in-office visit within a few week&amp;#039;s time for a complete round of tests.  Down-There Disaster 3: You Peed When You Peaked During Intercourse &amp;quot;One night while having sex in the woman-on-top position, I found myself getting closer and closer to a mind-blowing orgasm,&amp;quot; recalls Katherine, 33.* &amp;quot;But just as I hit the point of no return, I peed a little on my guy. Thankfully he didn&amp;#039;t make a big deal out of it, but I was still pretty mortified.&amp;quot;  Urinating during your big bang can be a horrifying surprise, but it&amp;#039;s actually fairly common. &amp;quot;The nearer you are to an orgasm, the more relaxed your pelvic muscles become, especially the PC muscle, which stops and starts your urine flow,&amp;quot; says Dr. Stewart. &amp;quot;As you climax, this muscle can go slack, causing your bladder to release liquid.&amp;quot; Your guy can also trigger your leakage by thrusting his penis against the upper wall of your vagina, rubbing it against your bladder.  Don&amp;#039;t-stress solution: Aside from brushing off your accidental squirt with a joke about drinking too much before you got busy, there&amp;#039;s not much else you can do after the fact. But here are a few preventive measures: First, hit the bathroom right before you hit the sheets, even if you don&amp;#039;t think you need to. &amp;quot;The less urine that&amp;#039;s in your bladder when you start having sex, the less likely it is you&amp;#039;ll expel any when you reach climax,&amp;quot; says Dr. Reddy.  Kegel exercises -- which build your PC muscles -- can also make unplanned peeing a thing of the past. &amp;quot;Regularly contracting and releasing your PC muscles will make them stronger, so you&amp;#039;ll be able to stop the flow of urine as soon as you feel the urge coming on,&amp;quot; says Dr. Stewart. Kegels are easy, and you can do them anytime; just pretend like you&amp;#039;re stopping your urine flow midstream. Hold for five seconds, then release. Do two sets of 10 flexes daily.  If neither of these tactics works, it may be that what you think is urine is actually female ejaculate -- fluid released via stimulation of your G-spot (the dime-size erogenous zone located about an inch inside your front vaginal wall). Some experts believe that many women release a clear, odorless fluid just as they reach orgasm. *Names have been changed.  Down-There Disaster 4: A Vibrator Numbed Your Nether Regions If you&amp;#039;ve indulged in a marathon session with a mechanical bedmate, your private parts could go temporarily numb. &amp;quot;After this happened to me one night, I panicked and thought my vibrator had permanently damaged my clitoris,&amp;quot; remembers Sally, 29. What causes this deadened sensation? It happens when your nerves are overstimulated; basically, they&amp;#039;ve fired too much, so you temporarily lose sensation (think: rubbing the vibe too forcefully against your body or using a high setting for an extended period of time). Luckily, your battery-operated friend can&amp;#039;t do any serious damage to your below-the-belt nerve endings. &amp;quot;Nor is it a sign that you&amp;#039;re using the vibrator too frequently, because the numbness can happen to first-time users too,&amp;quot; says Dr. Reddy. Don&amp;#039;t-stress solution: Put your vibrator aside for a few moments and wait the numbness out. Just like when your foot falls asleep, feeling will rush back within minutes. &amp;quot;Before you resume your play, switch it to a lower speed,&amp;quot; says Dr. Reddy. &amp;quot;And move it around a bit instead of keeping it on the same spot.&amp;quot;  If your device is a massage wand or other gadget not specifically intended to be used south of the border, give it up and get a real vibrator that&amp;#039;s designed for sexual pleasure. Says Dr. Reddy, &amp;quot;The pressure and speeds are made with the female body in mind, so it&amp;#039;s less likely to numb you.&amp;quot;   When a period accident strikes, salvage your precious undies with these spot-removing strategies. If it&amp;#039;s a small, fresh spot of blood: Moisten a paper towel with your saliva (saliva contains chemicals that break down blood cells) and press it against the stain. Then machine-wash as soon as possible.  For older, set-in stains: After pouring on hydrogen peroxide, sprinkle on unseasoned meat tenderizer, which breaks down the protein in blood. Let panties sit for 30 minutes before rinsing in cool water and machine-washing as usual.  For stains that haven&amp;#039;t dried: Pour on hydrogen peroxide (available at drugstores); it&amp;#039;ll destroy blood cells but won&amp;#039;t alter the color of the fabric. A few minutes later, machine-wash as you normally would.  Source: Linda Cobb, author of Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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