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I am 17 and a virgin, so is my boyfriend, and we're waiting at least another year before having intercourse, but we have engaged in "outercourse" many times. There's a possibility that two weeks ago he touched me with some sperm on his hand- I'm not even sure of this, and if it was there it had been dry for at _least_ 15 minutes (I don't remember specifically because it only occured to me later that night that it might have happened.) It may have been his other hand or he may have washed his hands in between, but let's say theoretically there was some dry sperm on his hand. Since then I've been driving myself crazy worrying, even though I know the chances of pregnancy are minute. On the Tuesday and Wednesday after the incident, I had mild cramps and nausea, which I'm almost certain were brought on by nerves alone. The nausea stopped after two days although the strange cramp-like feeling persisted, but about five days later the the nausea resumed, and I couldn't even eat without feeling like I'd swallowed lead. I was forced to stay home from school for a day, and it wasn't until yesterday that my appetite returned and I could eat without feeling sick. I think I did have a stomach virus, I've been sick since last Thanksgiving, and I still feel a little off, but it seems to be going away gradually. Unfortunately the strange feeling that I can't seem to pinpoint is persisting, and not only that, but I've been getting menstrual-like cramps, different from those I was having last week, off and on all day, and now they're getting pretty bad, though still not as bad as when I have my period. Speaking of which, my period is never regular, but I'd say it's officially late. This could of course be due to stress or sickness, but I just don't know. I've been slightly constipated and bloated and today I'm really dizzy. Logically the chances of me being pregnant are slim to none, but the symptoms are there. And I can't take a test- I lack the money and the transportation, and my mom can't find out.
Can anyone offer some advice? Thanks...
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The only way to know for sure is to test
Some people have symptoms of pregnancy, while others have none. Some people can experience œghostlike symptoms just from suspecting that they might be pregnantԅand then, of course, theres the emotions of possibly becoming pregnant which can play tricks on your body.
If you want to PM me your zip code, I can see about locating a free Crisis Pregnancy center in your area that will conduct a pregnancy test for free.
I will tell you, that the likelihood of becoming pregnant after sperm has been exposed to the environment and dried is pretty slim҅but certainly not out of the scope of possibilityfertility is a funny thing.
The only advice I can offer is to take a testŅtake a bus, take a cabask a friend or guidance counselorŅwhatever you have to do to get a rideitŒs the only way you will know with 100% certainty.
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I agree with Brandy. Chances are slim. Very slim. Next time dont put yourself in a situation you will have to wonder about. Situations like you had often lead to more... It did for me.
Being a teen parent was very difficult. I wanted to go to college after high school. I am 24 and just going back this spring. My daughter is finally in school so I can finally afford to go back if I dont mind being horribly broke for the next four years. This is not the way I pictured my life. I had plans to build my own home- now I'm a single parent barely able to pay my bills some months. And if it wern't for my bf- I wouldnt be able to at all. Building a home is NOT in my near future.
What do you want from your life? Will having unprotected sex get you to your goals? Or will it hinder you? Think about how you want your life to turn out. Unprotected sex, I know, is not what you did, but is it next? Please be careful.
Yes... believe me, I don't want to be a parent any time soon. In ten years maybe. I love my boyfriend more than life itself and we have plans to get married and have kids, but not now. And don't worry about me having unprotected sex... I still don't plan on having sex at all for at least another year, but as soon as this is over I'm going on birth control anyway just to be safe. I won't put myself through this again.