Welcome to the EmpowHER community. I am very glad you reached out to us with your concern and questions.
Without engaging in unprotected sexual intercourse, there is no way that you could be pregnant.
You need not fear that you could have become pregnant by using the towel that your boyfriend dried his hands with. Sperm can live outside the body for about 2o minutes. Once semen has dried, all sperm is dead.
High stress levels are the probable cause for the delay in the start of your period. During periods of prolonged and high stress, the body produces more of the stress hormones, adrenaline and cortisol. Essentially, the body tries to make sure essential functions get a priority. The menstrual cycle does not get priority ranking, so you can miss or have a delayed period.
If you have a few minutes, please take a look at this slideshow, "Am I Pregnant? Myths and Facts About Sex".
https://www.empowher.com/pregnancy/content/am-i-pregnant-myths-and-facts-about-sex
You may find helpful information by visiting our Sex 101 page.
https://www.empowher.com/condition/sex-101
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Hello Saffakind,
Welcome to the EmpowHER community. I am very glad you reached out to us with your concern and questions.
Without engaging in unprotected sexual intercourse, there is no way that you could be pregnant.
You need not fear that you could have become pregnant by using the towel that your boyfriend dried his hands with. Sperm can live outside the body for about 2o minutes. Once semen has dried, all sperm is dead.
High stress levels are the probable cause for the delay in the start of your period. During periods of prolonged and high stress, the body produces more of the stress hormones, adrenaline and cortisol. Essentially, the body tries to make sure essential functions get a priority. The menstrual cycle does not get priority ranking, so you can miss or have a delayed period.
If you have a few minutes, please take a look at this slideshow, "Am I Pregnant? Myths and Facts About Sex".
https://www.empowher.com/pregnancy/content/am-i-pregnant-myths-and-facts-about-sex
You may find helpful information by visiting our Sex 101 page.
https://www.empowher.com/condition/sex-101
We are here whenever you need us.
November 11, 2016 - 9:21amMaryann
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