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Hello Anonymous,
I think high stress levels are to blame for your irregular menstrual cycle. I do not think you are pregnant.

You would know if your boyfriend had entered his penis into your vagina.

Though sperm survive well in warm, wet environments, 80 degree salt water is not a hospitable environment. Even if your boyfriend ejaculated, the chance of sperm in the hot, salt water finding their way inside you and causing you to become pregnant is none.

When you are stressed, your brain's sympathetic nerves signal your adrenal glands to release two hormones-adrenaline and cortisol.

Persistently high levels of these stress hormones can affect your health. Stress can lengthen or shorten your menstrual cycle, stop it altogether or make your periods more painful.

Try to find activities to help you relax. Some people find meditation or yoga helpful. Listen to calming music. Engage in an activity that you enjoy and that will distract you from thinking that you are pregnant, which you are not.

See if your menstrual cycle returns to normal.

Maryann

July 25, 2012 - 4:23pm

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