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I am 16. My boyfriend and I wanted to wait until marriage initially, but of course in the moment these kind of things are easily forgotten. 4 days ago (Friday) we had sex for the first time. We didn't have protection at first and it just sort of happened but we stopped after not even a minute to be careful. Then we got condoms and had sex again, and Saturday again with protection. My period was due today but it didnt come. I had very bad cramps earlier that i ONLY get on the day of my period, as well as extreme fatigue. However im fairly certain my calendar is early because I was 3 days early last month. My period is rarely perfectly on time anyway, but this stress is eating me alive. I dont regret having sex or anything, my boyfriend has been my best friend for years and I'm certain we'll be together for a long time. And even if not I won't regret anything because it was still out of love. I'm just extremely worried about being pregnant even though we were very careful, I tend to be paranoid about several things. The only thing really worrying me is after he finished (inside the condom) he went back inside me, unprotected, a few minutes later, but just for a second because I got nervous. I have read that heavy stress can delay your period and I really feel like that is what's happening here. I can't stop worrying plus I have exams next week and I'm trying to pull my grades up so this is the worst possible timing. I don't want to talk to my parents about this, but I have been confiding in my best friend who is much more experienced than I am with sex. I really came here for some second opinions but mainly support to ease my mind a little so I can stop going crazy. Your responses are much appreciated!
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replied December 13th, 2011
Also I forgot to ask, is it too early to take a pregnancy test? It would really ease my stress but I'm confused as to when I should. People say after you miss your period, which is right about now (even though I haven't technically missed it quite yet.) But also I have read that it takes a week or two for it to be detectable. So Im not sure which one to follow and Id rather not spend the money on several tests for them to not be accurate.
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