I’m 31 years old, never married and no children. I have always been careful regarding birth control. Using birth control and condoms as a backup. But last year I lost my insurance and could no longer afraid the Nuva Ring. Since I’ve been single and sexually inactive for two years now it hasn’t been a concern. Earlier this month though I stupidly made the mistake of sleeping with a man I didn’t know, under the influence and without a condom. I have a regular menstrual cycle and as of today I am two days late.
I have made myself sick with guilt about the incident and how careless I was but NOW even the notion that I may be pregnant has me utterly frantic and panicking (not to mention the risk of STD’s). When I got up this morning and still hadn’t started my period I went to the drug store fast and got a pregnancy test. I was so tense it took me an hour and a half to even physically relax enough to pee.
It was NEGATIVE. I know stress alone can delay a period and I trust that if I was pregnant being two days late now any drug store test would detect it. This is my first EVER pregnancy “scare” and I can’t eat, sleep or think about anything else except getting my period already!
I’m so embarrassed about sleeping with a stranger without protection I can’t dare utter a word to anyone else. How could I have been so stupid : (