Hi Scarleteen community,

Me and my girlfriend are super scared. But after reading a lot of stuff "online" it seems like our problems is solved, but not quite. This began almost last week when I finger my girlfriend. (we are both virgins). We are scared to death now she could be pregnant. I remembered inserting my whole finger into her vagina and I don't remember if I had any precum on my finger. (Definitely not cum). But the precum could be very minimal and If there was any I would of probably whipped it on myself before entering her vagina because I really do respect her and I would never ever want to do anything to get her pregnant because we are both not ready for that yet. Is there a minimal chance that she could be pregnant? I hear answers all over the internet from "50/50" to "1 in a million if the precum was less than 1 inch", but I still am not sure, and she won't be getting her period for another 3 weeks. Is been really frustrating so far... and today she spotted "1 drop" or blood on her panties. She kept telling me that it was no more than "1 drop", could this be a sign to anything? And again I searched on internet and all these answers saying "she's pregnant", "1 drop means nothing". Can anyone give me a clear answer? is really no more than 1 drop of blood. Please...any help will be great, me and my girlfriend is having a really difficult time right now.

P.S: I also heard pregnancy test could tell us the result right away? If so where can I buy them at?

Thank you everyone's help!! Any help IS appreciated..

-fender12345

Understand that for there to be ANY pregnancy risk, there needs to be sperm in contact with vulva. There are many many other factors in conception, of course, but without these two, you have absolutely no risk.

From what you've described, your hand was probably dry, and even if there were sperm in the pre-ejaculate (pre-cum), sperm cannot live in dry conditions and would've dried off. It seems HIGHLY unlikely that there would be ANY pregnancy risk here.

Your girlfriend having spotting right now means nothing regarding a possible pregnancy risk. Sometimes spotting is just spotting, and there's no notable reason for it.

Pregnancy is not instantaneous, so a pregnancy test does not work that fast. Pregnancy tests are accurate 10-14 days after the risk, or the first day of a missed period. When a woman is pregnant, levels of hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin; a hormone made by the embryo) rise. The hCG hormone needs to be at a certain level before it can be detected by home pregnancy tests, and this takes time. You can get home pregnancy tests at most grocery and drug stores. Honestly, seeing as you didn't really have a pregnancy risk here, i would wait until her period is late before worrying about taking a test.

Have you two talked about pregnancy risks at all? You need to talk about how you want to protect against pregnancy, and what you would do in case of an unplanned pregnancy. This is part of being ready to have a sexual relationship. If you're unable to talk about it and plan it all out, you may need to reconsider how ready you really are for this.

Check it out;

Be a Blabbermouth! The Whats, Whys and Hows of Talking About Sex With a Partner
Margaret Sanger's Disneyland: Choosing Contraceptives
Ready or Not? The Scarleteen Sex Readiness Checklist
Safe, Sound & Sexy: A Safer Sex How-To
What's the Risk? Easy Pregnancy Risk Assessments