If your last period was on Sept. 1 and you usually have cycles from 30-31 days, you were most likely ovulating somewhere between Sept. 13 and Sept. 23, the most obvious date being around Sept. 18. By Sept. 26, you should have been through that part of your cycle. So even if the condom broke (which it didn't) or if the pullout method didn't work perfectly, you shouldn't have been ovulating.
My guess is that you are just late. No, sex itself doesn't cause a period to be delayed, but other things certainly can, especially changes in medicine or a high stress level. If you are that worried about being pregnant, that stress itself may be the cause of the late period. Wait a few more days and see what happens. Periods can be a week to 10 days late every once in a while for no good reason. If you go that late, you can take a home pregnancy test to be sure. But I'm doubting that you'll have to.
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Lena,
If your last period was on Sept. 1 and you usually have cycles from 30-31 days, you were most likely ovulating somewhere between Sept. 13 and Sept. 23, the most obvious date being around Sept. 18. By Sept. 26, you should have been through that part of your cycle. So even if the condom broke (which it didn't) or if the pullout method didn't work perfectly, you shouldn't have been ovulating.
My guess is that you are just late. No, sex itself doesn't cause a period to be delayed, but other things certainly can, especially changes in medicine or a high stress level. If you are that worried about being pregnant, that stress itself may be the cause of the late period. Wait a few more days and see what happens. Periods can be a week to 10 days late every once in a while for no good reason. If you go that late, you can take a home pregnancy test to be sure. But I'm doubting that you'll have to.
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