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NickP

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How Can I Stop This!?!?
Posted: 10-18-07 09:28am

Im 15 my girlfriend is 16 and today she is late on her period. She is convinced she is pregnant, though im kind of doubtful. She wants me to get her a pregnancy test tomorrow if she still hasnt gotten it. But what is making me upset is she says she will get an abortion if she is!!! Is there anything i can do that can stop her from getting one????
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Posted: 10-18-07 09:37am

Wow thats crazy that coming from a guys perspective that you dont want her to have one.

She needs to stop stressing over it since that can give her a false positive.

If she does happen to be pregnant you can sit her down and discuss everything you feel and what she feels and include your parents since you guys are minors. But ultimately if she refuses to stay pregnant you cant force her through a pregnancy if she refuses to carry a child.

I mean theres always you taking full parental concent of the child, but not if she wont carry the baby.

But communication is key!

First find out if she is in fact pregnant!
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Posted: 10-18-07 09:46am

yeah we are very close we are sophomores been together since 8th grade

But her perspective is she doesnt want her life to be ruined so i told her i would just take the baby when its born if she doesnt want the baby that much. Im trying to tell her that it isnt the baby's fault and it shouldnt be murdered!
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Posted: 10-18-07 10:13am

First things first. Test for pregnancy then worry about what will be done. All this hurt and worry may be completely unnecessary!

Second, if the result is negative, GET BIRTH CONTROL>. USE CONDOMS.

If you do not wish to become pregnant, as neither of you do, always, always use birth control.

As for what will happen if she is pregnant... please worry about that only after you know if she is pregnant.
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Posted: 10-18-07 10:50am

jessamyn wrote:

She needs to stop stressing over it since that can give her a false positive.


Um...how would that work then? Confused
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Posted: 10-18-07 12:35pm

you can convince your body into pregnancy symptoms and even create a false postive its rare but does happen so i always advise it
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dncn4lyfe77

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Posted: 10-29-07 22:01pm

you cant convince your body to produce HgC which is the hormone that is only produced BY THE BABY which the test measures.

learn what the hell ur talkin about before you open your mouth
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Re: How Can I Stop This!?!?
Posted: 10-29-07 22:08pm

NickP wrote:
Im 15 my girlfriend is 16 and today she is late on her period. She is convinced she is pregnant, though im kind of doubtful. She wants me to get her a pregnancy test tomorrow if she still hasnt gotten it. But what is making me upset is she says she will get an abortion if she is!!! Is there anything i can do that can stop her from getting one????


No. You have no right to control her body. Period. It is her body and her choice. The only thing you could to do stop her is to tie her down physically, threaten her with death, threaten to leave her, or be an all around scum bag in some other way.

Your girlfriend has a smart head on her shoulders, she knows she's not ready for a child and she knows what to do about it. She's smarter than you it seems, though the fact that neither of you are using birth control isn't exactly brilliant.

Before you worry about any of that, go buy her the test and let her pee on it. Afterwards I think you and she have some serious discussing to do; if I were her, I wouldn't stay with a boy who wanted to control my body.

Get on birth control. She needs pills and you need condoms, every single time. She clearly doesn't want a child, so they only way that YOU can prevent an abortion is to prevent pregnancy.
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Posted: 10-29-07 22:10pm

dncn4lyfe77 wrote:
you cant convince your body to produce HgC which is the hormone that is only produced BY THE BABY which the test measures.

learn what the hell ur talkin about before you open your mouth


Don't smart-mouth a moderator.

Actually, a woman can convince herself she is pregnant, though I don't believe hCG itself can be produced. However, the woman's abdomen may swell, periods may cease, and she may even begin to lactate. Obviously after the nine month marker passes (or sooner if she gets psychiatric help) the symptoms cease when the woman realises she isn't actually pregnant.
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falafal4ever81

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Posted: 10-29-07 23:16pm

ok, Eiri is right, the mind is an amazing thing. a pregnancy test however can produce a false positive.
There could be various reasons for a false positive test.

Chemical Pregnancy
A chemical pregnancy is basically an early miscarriage. Research has shown that half of all first pregnancies end in miscarriage. Due to the high sensitivity of home pregnancy tests, many women catch early pregnancies but end up going on to have their periods due to a chemical pregnancy.

Missed Reaction Time
For accuracy in home pregnancy tests it is essential that you read the test results in the stipulated reaction time. If you let the test sit for too long (after the instructions on the box tell you), the test is invalid. This may cause it to show false positive results.

Chemical Interference
Drugs that have the pregnancy hormone Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) in them can cause incorrect results in home pregnancy tests. The Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) in them may be responsible for the false positive pregnancy test. If you have had an HCG shot due to infertilty treatments, you need to be sure the shot is out of your system before you attempt to use early pregnancy tests.

Evaporation Lines
While technically not a true pregnancy, some pregnancy tests leave a faint evaporation line as the urine crosses the test. This faint very light grey evaporation line in the test area is often interpretted as a positive result.

no need to get angry dncn4lyfe77
anyhow, one thing i learned was education is key in any situation. maybe she wouldnt be so willing to dispose of her baby if she knew that by now (depending on how far along she is) there is a heartbeat or movements. knowing what is really happening can change peoples minds. also, remind her that an abortion is something that she can never take back, she will have to live with that decision the rest of her life.
also, it is her body, but as for the baby, that is the fetus' body. it should have rights too. we cant be sure as to where conciousness begins (conception, with the heartbeat, or later) but we do know babies remember music that has been played to it in the womb, so there IS an awarness, therefore a soul. ever consider adoption? so many people are desperate to have a baby, she could make a lucky couples dreams come true and do a service to them that would mean more than any gift. i myself, would be on cloud 9 if i had the chance to adopt a baby girl. a baby is a wonderful gift.
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Posted: 10-29-07 23:22pm

Blah blah. I suppose this isn't the abortion support forum, it's teen pregnancy. Whatever. This girl is clearly smart, unbiased and not fooled by propaganda. She doesn't need the boy that she gave her body to willingly to start spouting it at her too.

Again, just go get her a test.

The only way you as a male can prevent abortion is by preventing pregnancy, so NEVER skimp on birth control. If you don't want your girlfriend to abort, then don't get her pregnant. It's that simple. Is protection 100%? No. But with pills, condoms and spermicide, your chances are astronomically low.
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Posted: 10-30-07 19:08pm

I also was worried that my girlfriend would get an abortion (after possible convincing from her mother). However everything is fine. I suggest that you do everything you can to convince her otherwise.

you will have the satisfaction you did everything you could to save your child's life!
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Posted: 10-30-07 19:26pm

From a guy to another... fight for your child's life! Don't even bother listening to people like Eiri.

Fathers have every right to their children as mothers do!
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Posted: 10-30-07 19:32pm

Yes, but you can not stop her from getting an abortion if she really wants one. And you also can't make her get one.
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Posted: 10-30-07 19:55pm

16 father wrote:
From a guy to another... fight for your child's life! Don't even bother listening to people like Eiri.

Fathers have every right to their children as mothers do!

Yes, because forcing an under-aged woman to go through a physically harmful pregnancy and possibly lethal delivery is like, so awesome and cool and like, totally the best thing every kid in high-school should do!

Listen little BOY, when you can become pregnant and when your body is feeding a fetus, when you face the painful social issues of being a little girl and pregnant, and when you go through the pain of birth, then you can decide what to do with your body. No one else's.

I hope you are married to the mother of your child. I hope you are working full time to support that child. I hope you stay with this girl your whole life. You owe it to her because you forced her to gestate against her will.
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Posted: 10-30-07 19:56pm

But you can
1) tell her parents- in the hope they are pro-life
2) tell her friends to help convince her
3) have her talk to someone that had an abortion and regretted it
4) make her realize you won't stay with her if she does
5) open her mind to adoption

There is plenty you can do.
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Posted: 10-30-07 19:56pm

kaiteo wrote:
Yes, but you can not stop her from getting an abortion if she really wants one. And you also can't make her get one.

Exactly. It is the girl's decision. Her body, her choice. Not some pimply-teened boyfriend, most of whom abandon the girl once taking care of the baby isn't "fun" any more.
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Posted: 10-30-07 20:03pm

You can
Worse:
1) tell her parents- in the hope they are pro-life
(Yes, because controlling your gf's body is awesome!)
2) tell her friends to help convince her
(convince her of what? what if her friends are pro-choice?)
3) have her talk to someone that had an abortion and regretted it
(yes, because only looking at one side of the issue ALWAYS fixes everything)
4) make her realize you won't stay with her if she does
(because you're a close-minded little child who doesn't actually value his relationship, just the baby)
5) open her mind to adoption

You can
Better:
1) tell her parents- in the hope they are pro-choice
2) tell her friends to help convince her to make her own choice
3) have her talk to someone that had an abortion and was relieved
4) make her realize you will always love her even if she does
5) open her mind to adoption

There is plenty you can do.


I'm pro-choice, so of course adoption is an option. It's a great option for some people, but it is not the ONLY option.
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Posted: 10-30-07 20:06pm

okay

well


pshht
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Posted: 10-30-07 20:06pm

16 father wrote:
But you can
1) tell her parents- in the hope they are pro-life
2) tell her friends to help convince her
3) have her talk to someone that had an abortion and regretted it
4) make her realize you won't stay with her if she does
5) open her mind to adoption

There is plenty you can do.


Wow. Wow. Wow. STOP talking.
What will her parents being pro-life have to do with anything? Her parents can't make you have an abortion. Nobody can.
You are obviously EXTREMELY uneducated.
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