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how do i know if im pregnant??

By Anonymous July 13, 2009 - 9:23am
 
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ok well, last month my period started on the 8th and lasted until the 13th and that was when i visited my mom....anyway, i came back on the 28th. i had sex with my bf on the 1st after i came back and the condom busted at the top on the side but he hadn't ejaculated yet. im 6 days overdue for my period and i have no cramping at all, and usually before my period i get cramps that make me feel like im gonna die. my breasts are very swollen and sore and they just started a few days after the condom broke. im tired all the time and i've noticed that i cannot stop eating!!! i don't know if its too early to take a hpt. i need help please.

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I had unprotected sex mid july I was suppose to get my period aug 9 but now im more than a week late
Ive had alot of white discharge
Does this mean im pregnant?
Im so worried :(

August 20, 2012 - 7:41pm
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Anonymous

Hey my period usually comes on the 6th of every month it's the 11th today and I havent got my period sometimes I feel crimps but still nothing my husban and I don't use protection but we benn like that for about 2 yrs and I haven't got pregnet is now that I am

April 11, 2012 - 6:01pm
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my period is very irregular, it never comes around the same time, last month it came on the 12 of august, i had sex with my boyfriend on the 9 of september, and i still have not had my period. i usually can tell when my period is coming because i get awful cramps, i feel nothing and im freaking out because i dont know what to do, should i take a pregnancy test?

September 16, 2009 - 9:19am
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I agree that the chances of your period being late is more likely than you being pregnant since you did say you are irregular. If I am at your position, I should wait for a week more to get a pregnancy test although that might be a lot easier said than done because of the way our minds play tricks on us when our cycle is not showing any signs of ever coming.

September 16, 2009 - 6:45pm
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Hi, Anon,

I can understand why you would be worried, but it's very possible that you're just late. If your last period came on August 12th, you are still just a few days late today. Since you say your periods are irregular, it makes me think that you're just having a particularly long cycle. But taking a pregnancy test might help ease your mind. Were you having unprotected sex during late August? That is most likely when you would have been ovulating (not as late as September 9).

September 16, 2009 - 5:44pm
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Anonymous

Well I startd my last period july 29 2009 and I go for 4 days, and I have not received it, yes my hubby and I do not ever use protection, and usually it is about a 26 day betwen when would I b considered late?and how should I calculate? From the last day of period to the first of next or what?o yeah I 4got 2 add my stomache keep cramping like I'm bout 2 start.

August 29, 2009 - 2:08am
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Well I startd my last period july 29 2009 and I go for 4 days, and I have not received it, yes my hubby and I do not ever use protection, and usually it is about a 26 day betwen when would I b considered late?and how should I calculate? From the last day of period to the first of next or what?

August 29, 2009 - 2:01am

Hi, Anon, and welcome to EmpowHer. I'm glad you found us, and thank you for your question!

You say your boyfriend hadn't ejaculated yet when the condom broke. That's a good thing. I assume you immediately either stopped what you were doing and replaced the condom?

There is a chance you could be pregnant if any of your boyfriend's pre-ejaculate escaped into your vagina. But it seems like it was quite late in your cycle. Here's how the dates look if your cycle is normally 28 days long:

Last period:
June 8th (that's Day 1)
Probable ovulation: Somewhere between June 15-25
Unprotected sex: July 1
Expected period (for a 28-day cycle): July 5-6

From those days, for you to get pregnant you would have had to be ovulating on day 24 of your cycle, which is very unlikely. My guess is that your trip, the separation from your boyfriend, the stress of the month, the travel, and then reuniting with him has been so much stress that you're just really late. Stress can make us go one week late, two weeks late, even miss a period. Stress messes with our hormones -- even if we are normally very regular -- and the next thing we know, we're off schedule.

Most home pregnancy tests are set up to measure HCG, a hormone that's present in the urine of pregnant women. They generally say that they are accurate within one to five days of a missed period. However, for you, if July 1 was the only day you had unprotected sex, and if you did get pregnant then, I would wait at least another week to try a HPT.

I'm sorta betting you'll get your period by then anyway. Please come back and update us! My fingers are crossed for you.

July 14, 2009 - 8:42am
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