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Hi...one month ago, on Day 6 of my cycle (28 days) my boyfriend and I dry-humped for the first time. I was still spotting from my period so I was wearing my napkin, panties and nylon spankies..my boyfriend was wearing his jeans, but later on pulled them off..so he was just in his boxers...later on I noticed that his penis slipped out of his boxers ad was rubbing onto my spankies..he did not cum...but he said earlier that he was wet...and I was worried that pre cum might have soaked thru my underwear(although I ddnt feel it coz of the napkin) so after 72 hours, I took ECP...4 pills of nordette and 4 more pills after 12 hours...Went to the OB for a routine US (day 9 of my cycle) and it said that I had few small follicles in both my ovaries and a very thick endometrium of 15mm..so does that mean that I havent ovulated yet? anyway, I experieced palpitations, nausea, back pain and headache in the followng days and I got my period 7 days after the first ECP dose...my period lasted for about 4 heavy days and the spotting lasted for about 2 weeks...there were times when I had snot like blood in clear discharge and stringy dark brown blood....was this normal? Also, about a week after my ECP period (I think on day 14) I started feeling nauseous, getting headaches, lower back aches, palpitations, sore/enlarged breasts...etc. this lasted for about a week and then gradually disappeared...I think these are PMS symptoms or early pregnancy symptoms (God forbid!) but then why did I get them 2 weeks before the time I'm supposed to be due? and why did they disappeare right around the time im supposed to get my period? also, right now, I'm 2 days delayed for my period(counting from the ECP period I got)...All I have is clear-whitish discharge...I feel wet like im getting my period but when I look, its just clear-whtish discharge Sad Do you think this is normal? Could I be pregnant? Since I got the ECP period, I've only had 2 sexual encounters which involved dry humping fully clothed in jeans and the other time, my boyfriend fingered me but outside of my cotton underwear (i never let him have direct contact with my genitals)..i am 100% sure there was no leaking pre-cum or cum in both incidents! do you think I could be pregnant? please help im so worried Sad
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replied May 21st, 2011
Hi,
Welcome to ehealthforum,
If there was no vaginal contact with pre-cum or semen, then pregnancy cannot result. The ECP contains high doses of hormones and can disrupt your normal hormonal pattern affecting your periods. The symptoms that you experienced contain between could be attributed to hormonal content of the ECP. Wait and watch for your periods. If you do not get your periods, visit your doctor/gynecologist for further evaluation and investigations to look for underlying cause for your symptoms. Get started on treatment as indicated.
Take care.



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replied June 6th, 2011
Q: on cervix position, ovulation spotting...retroverted uterus?
Hi doc..thanks for the reply...i already got my perid (3 days heavy bleeding, 3 days moderate-spotting), 37 days from the ECP induced period.. the PMS symptoms have disappeared except that my pubic area and like 3 fingers above it is still slightly protruding...this, i did not notice before...could it be pregnancy even though I already had my period?
my BBTs since my period are also low (below 97F)

Also, I tried feeling my cervix for the first time...im on day 14 of my cycle and its almost right behind my hymen...its ike a big lump that my fingers have to get past to get in...is that really my cervix? if not, then where is it located? I have a retroverted uterus, btw...

since day 10-13, I experienced something like ovulation spotting but its like dark brown, sticky and thread-like,,,it is gone now...however, my BBTs were quite low when it happened...do you think that means that I ovulated already? what do you think is the cause for the bleeding?

Thank you very much...I really appreciate your replies...




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replied June 6th, 2011
Q: on cervix position, ovulation spotting...retroverted uterus?
Hi doc..thanks for the reply...i already got my perid (3 days heavy bleeding, 3 days moderate-spotting), 37 days from the ECP induced period.. the PMS symptoms have disappeared except that my pubic area and like 3 fingers above it is still slightly protruding...this, i did not notice before...could it be pregnancy even though I already had my period?
my BBTs since my period are also low (below 97F)

Also, I tried feeling my cervix for the first time...im on day 14 of my cycle and its almost right behind my hymen...its ike a big lump that my fingers have to get past to get in...is that really my cervix? if not, then where is it located? I have a retroverted uterus, btw...

since day 10-13, I experienced something like ovulation spotting but its like dark brown, sticky and thread-like,,,it is gone now...however, my BBTs were quite low when it happened...do you think that means that I ovulated already? what do you think is the cause for the bleeding?

Thank you very much...I really appreciate your replies...




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