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First of all, I really appreciate the information on this site, and how helpful everyone is. I just need to get this situation out so I can get some advice on whether or not I need to worry myself!
So I've really abused using Plan B emergency contraception this past week. I abused it earlier in the year, so my cycle was already off and I have no idea when to expect my period. Early in the week, I took Plan B the day after I thought I got some sperm with my saliva and then touched myself... A couple days later I took Plan B the day after my boyfriend put about half of his penis inside of me, even though he had a condom on. I'm a virgin.
And then on Wednesday night, I had sex for the first time. We did it four times. Each time he used a new condom, and each time he pulled out before he came.
I still took Plan B on Thursday, the day after. I'm really concerned I could be pregnant. Am I worrying for nothing? My boyfriend and I talked and agreed that maybe I am not ready for sexual intercourse yet, and he totally doesn't need it. I'm just so worried I could be pregnant.
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The situations you describe do not sound like pregnancy risks. You used condoms for all genital contact and did not have any condom failures, so that means that the condoms did their job and protected you from pregnancy risks.
I would agree that it sounds like you are not ready for sexual activities yet that might pose a pregnancy risk. That's okay: we all get to go at our own pace, and to only move as far as we are comfortable with.
What do you think you would need to feel more comfortable? Do you feel you have a good understanding of what DOES pose a pregnancy risk? Do you think you would feel better if you used another method of birth control in addition to condoms?
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I think I'm freaked out by the fact that there is always a chance. What if Plan B didn't work for the actual sexual intercourse on Wednesday night, because I already took it twice earlier that week? Even though I took it within 24 hours?
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It's still within 72 hours. Should I take another one just to be sure?
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I see above that you already took it on Thursday. You were already protected on Wednesday as you used condoms effectively so Plan B wasn't strictly necessary. However, you did take it, and that, too, youtook in the manner it was meant to be used.
There is nothing here that is raising a red flag for a pregnancy risk. Taking Plan B again won't reduce your chances any more.
Aside from your concerns about pregnancy, how do you feel about having had sexual intercourse for the first time?
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I feel so, so confused. I'm in an intense relationship of about seven months, and we love each other very much. My family has met him and really like him too. But I feel like I've given up a part of myself that I didn't want to. I'm so confused with my values. My parents are very sexually conservative and basically expected me to wait to have sex until marriage. I felt like I didn't know what I was doing. I had been thinking about it while I was with him, and it was almost like I felt like I wanted to get it over with. I don't know how to deal with these feelings now.
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It's often a conflict when we're caught between our family's values and what we want to do. We sometimes worry about disappointing others even as we're trying to figure out how we ourselves feel about something.
Know that just because you've had intercourse already doesn't mean that you have to continue having it if it provokes too much anxiety or conflict for you. Sexual activity in a loving relationship is meant to be mutually enjoyable and that includes afterwards as well as during. You're always allowed to go at your own pace with sexual activity, which includes deciding to wait on doing something even if you've already done it.
Have you discussed your conflicted feelings and your pregnancy fears with your boyfriend?
How can we help you work through these conflicted feelings?
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Before I delve into talking about my conflicted feelings and feel completely reassured about pregnancy risks, I have one more question about the emergency contraception: I took the pill on Thursday around 3 PM. I had a heavy dinner that night and ended up vomiting around 10 PM.
Does this mean I threw up the pill, too?
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After 7 hours, digestion would have happened and the Plan B would have been absorbed, so you don't have to worry about that
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Hi, can I please bring this thread up again? I hadn't had time to respond as the semester was wrapping up at school, but I just got home for the summer.
I just took a pregnancy test and it was negative. It was one of the early result ones. My risk (when I had sex) was the night of the 25th, as I wrote on my first post, so it's been about 3.5 weeks. It was negative, but I'm worried because my urine seemed kind of diluted-- it wasn't first morning urine. I took a test because, even though I took plan b after the sex, I'm still worried because he withdrew all four times before he ejaculated and I can't remember if he held the base of the condom, but I'm almost positive he did.
Do I need to test again in the morning to get a more accurate result? Please respond, I'm so scared.
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I'm going to work out, and hopefully that'll make my urine more concentrated? And then I'll test again?
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I have no idea, since I've taken plan b so many times, it's so thrown off! I thought it would be accurate 14 days after the risk, but maybe I read something wrong?
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It can be. But I just asked to make sure you weren't going to have to test a gazillion times.
My best suggestion would be to try and wait to retest until you do think you've missed your period based on the last time you had it. That way, you only have to test again one more time, and timing-wise, you'd then be in the window when a test is most likely to be accurate. 14 days is about the earliest to test.
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Like our volunteers have already expressed, nope.
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Thanks. So even though he withdrew all times with the condom on, that doesn't make the condom less effective?
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Unless the condom came off or broke (and both of those things are obvious when they do happen), you can assume that it worked as it was supposed to.
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Okay... so on the page that describes condoms, what exactly was the problem or risk specified when it comes to withdrawing with condoms?
I'm sorry to be so annoying/inquisitive, but I really need a lot of information to get my sex ed facts straight so I'm not worrying needlessly.
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The issue with combining withdrawal and condoms is that in the moment it can be hard for the person wearing the condom to remember to hold the base as they withdraw, so the likelihood of the condom slipping off is a bit higher. That's not to say that using withdrawal and condoms guarantees that the condom will slip off: it just makes it a bit more likely. And again, if the condom did not slip off or break, you can consider it fully effective.
(And you're not being annoying! Answering questions is what we're here for. )
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So I can consider it fully effective, since he withdrew without it breaking... So I didn't need to take the Plan B the next day?
Also, since it was 3.5 weeks after the incident, an early result pregnancy test would be accurate, right? Even if I took it at night and not with first-morning urine?
I really need to get my pregnancy facts straight: Am I right in saying that anytime there isn't direct genital to genital contact, there is no risk of pregnancy? Unless someone ejaculated directly onto a vagina, for whatever reason? So I have nothing to worry about when it comes to semen on my or his hands?
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To begin with, you used two forms of contraception--condoms and Plan B. So your risk was minimal to nonexistent. And yes, 3.5 weeks after a risk is plenty of time to expect that your test result would be accurate.
And yes, you've got it; in order for pregnancy to be a possibility there needs to be direct contact between bare genitals, or between freshly ejaculated (not transferred from a hand or anything else) semen and a bare vulva.
Would you like to talk about your plans for future sexual activity and birth control options so you don't have to be this scared again?
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Yes please! I was going to bring that up next. I'm really confused when it comes to sexual activity AND birth control because, as I think I mentioned a while ago earlier in the thread, my parents' values are quite different from mine. They expect me to wait until I'm married. Honestly, I'm not as sexually liberal as most of my friends, but I feel I should be able to have sex with a man as long as I am in a truly committed and loving relationship.
My boyfriend doesn't expect me to have sex, and he continually tells me he doesn't need it, especially when he sees how anxious it makes me since I just don't know what I want. I feel so lucky to have him. But, I still don't know if being sexually active feels right for me at this stage of my life. Maybe I'm being subconsciously influenced by the way I was brought up.
All I know is that I had wanted sex before, and wanted it in the moment that it happened, but then got so scared, uncomfortable, and anxious afterwards, which made my boyfriend really anxious about me and wonder if it's really what I wanted.
In regards to birth control, I have researched hormonal methods like the Pill and am seeing my doctor on Friday to ask her about it. I would be worried, though, because I'm on my parents' health insurance plan which would cover most of the cost of the Pill, but they would see that I was on it and probably really disapprove. Should I consider how much the Pill is without insurance? I'm not on my college health care plan while at school (I'm still covered by my own family one), so they would probably still know if I got a prescription from there.
Where do I even begin?
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HI Anna284,
I thinnk we're all influenced, subconsciously or not, by the way we were brought up. That isn't necessarily a bad thing. It sounds to me like you have your own values and are just trying to figure out what you want and need in the here and now, which is a sound and healthy way to go about thinking about sex.
You know: you can feel lucky to have your boyfriend, and incredibly attracted to him, and still not feel ready for certain kinds of sex right now.
It's wonderful that your boyfriend is so supportive. What do you think of sitting down and having a conversation with him about what kinds of sex would work for both of you right now?
As to birth control, I'd suggest explaining your privacy concerns to your doctor. She may have suggestions for how you can access the pill, or whatever method you and she figure out is most appropriate for you, at a lower cost.
How are you feeling about all of this?
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I'm feeling that I truly don't know if I'm ready. I don't know if after the first time we did it I was scared because of pregnancy risks, or because I wasn't ready to take that step. I'll definitely talk to my doctor about the privacy concerns.
I think we could have that conversation, possibly when we talk on the phone since we're away from each other for most if not all of the summer, and I wouldn't want it to wait.
The trouble is that I've initiated these conversations and he's totally supportive, but I feel like I subconsciously I want to go the whole way with him, so I actually don't know what I want. We had a conversation about no sex at this point (meaning vaginal intercourse) during winter break, and then I was in the moment and wanted to do it that night I was describing earlier in the thread. How do I figure this out?
By the way, I'm also from the Washington DC suburbs!
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Well, what we want and what's best for us at a given time or in a given situation aren't always in alignment.
In other words, it sounds like you're pretty clear that you have a desire to be sexual with your partner, and have strongly felt with those desires. Now you've just got to figure out if this time in your life is the right one to explore them.
To give you an example, a lot of diabetic people have a strong desire for a piece of sugary pie. But that's actually really dangerous for them. So, wanting the pie isn't all they need to suss out when it comes to if they should eat the pie. make sense?
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How do I decide if it is right for me then? Clearly in the situation that I had sex, my wants overpowered any senses I had at the moment, because I hadn't really figured out if it was right. How do I know?
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For starters, it sounds like maybe you think some more about this first, and maybe also have a chat with your partner about making choices in the moment. It might help you out a lot to let them know that when you're feeling strong sexual desire, it's tougher for you to evaluate if sex is really the right choice for you. Then they can help support you in slowing things down so you can be sure you're making your own right choices.
Making a list of what you think you need in order for a sexual choice to be your right one now and in the near future might be helpful, too. then you can look at all of that in a really tangible way to evaluate it.
And it might not be so simple as sex or no sex. It might be that some kinds of sex, or in some situations, can be a choice you feel good about now, while for other kinds of sex or in other situations or times, you're not there just yet.
FYI, working through and working out a history of sexual shame or sex-is-bad stuff tends to take time. For some folks, it's a lifelong process. that doesn't mean people dealing with those things can never have sex they feel good about, just that they may need help working through that, and may need to make their sexual choices with that history, and where they're at with it, in mind.
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Okay, that was really helpful, thanks. I'll actually talk about some of those ideas on the checklist with my boyfriend, and will be talking about birth control with my doctor tomorrow. I found out at my college I can afford birth control without insurance, and so it shouldn't be an issue if I need it.
I really want to make sure about the pregnancy test I took a couple days ago, though. I took it twice, both times were negative, but I didn't use first morning urine. What if the hormone was diluted and the test didn't detect it? Is this an issue, since the incident was 3.5 weeks ago? My periods are so irregular from taking Plan B.
And since I used a condom for all genital contact, and he withdrew, and I took Plan B within 24 hours after the incident, I don't have much of a risk to begin with, right?
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I'm just freaking out because what if the two tests I took a couple days ago (two hours apart, the second one while working out so I was a little more dehydrated and my urine may have been less diluted) wasn't accurate?
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Your risk is really as low as it gets, and false negatives on pregnancy tests are really quite rare (and are usually due to incorrect use). Unless the directions specifically mentioned needing to use first morning's urine, then taking the test at another time of day isn't a problem.
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Okay. What if the absorbent tip slightly bumped into the case before it was covered? Or if the pregnancy test was laid flat on a slightly wet surface for a couple minutes, even though the absorbent tip was covered?
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Since every test is different, those are really questions you'd have to ask the manufacturer. Each test has a phone number on the packaging that you can call to ask questions about usage.
Really, though, as Karybu said, your risk was low as low can be. You used all forms of contraception correctly. There's no reason to doubt the test results. .
What will it take for you to be able to lay this concern to rest and let yourself have more energy for tackling some of the bigger things we've talked about here, as well as having more energy for life in general?
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Well I had a long conversation with my doctor privately today, and she talked to me a lot about my relationship with my parents and how she really thinks I should come up front with that I had sex and I want to be on birth control. Then my doctor told my dad that I should have my first visit with an OBGYN, not telling him anything about sex, but saying that my periods were out of control, and saying that they may do hormone tests and prescribe birth control.
On the car ride back, my dad basically dismissed everything she said. He's a doctor himself, and he said my mom goes through the same irregular periods and he doesn't want them to prescribe or do tests that "aren't necessary".
I'm actually in tears right now. My dad thinks I'm this perfect angel daughter who has nothing wrong with her. He would probably be horrified if I told him I had sex. By contrast, my doctor, who actually is from the same culture, made sure I know that I obviously shouldn't think I'm terrible for doing that.
I'm so conflicted because while I want to have a good relationship with my parents, I want to stop them from suffocating my entire life. I'm pretty certain that I want to go to my college in the fall and have one of their female OBGYNs prescribe me birth control, and I'm actually going to call and make sure it can happen, and I can buy it without insurance.
Will someone please provide me with some insight on this? I'm so lost, and I feel like my relationship with my parents is at stake here. I don't know what to do.
My doctor also told me I should have a conversation with my mom. and my dad called her in the car because he also agrees that I really should talk to her about these sorts of things. She got very defensive, thinking my doctor was calling her a bad parent or something, asserting that she's "always" been there for me, etc, etc. But the reality is, I can't talk to her about anything. She just doesn't listen or understand.
Basically what I need to know is this-- does anyone have any advice or see anything else I could do besides just going ahead behind my parents' back and getting birth control myself?
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I am so sorry to hear things were so tempestuous today and that your Dad, however well-intentioned, is making decisions about your health that don't feel right to you.
I have a thought for you, but I want to make sure you know that it is in no way intended to question or undermine the close relationship you have with your parents. I'm wondering though if this is a question of you going behind your parents' backs, or a question of you making an independent decision about your body. You're going to college soon, which already means that you'll be in a position to make more decisions for yourself.
Your parents, being your parents, and also your Dad being a doctor and having the experience and training he does, want to take care of all your needs. You, growing as you are into young adulthood, are in more of a position than you've ever been before to know what your own body needs specifically, and, in general, what you want and need.
How does it feel seeing me say this? Am I missing the mark entirely?
In terms of managing your relationship with your parents right now, what would you like to do? Would you like to be able to talk things over with your Mom? or your Dad? Be able to just maintain the status quo until you have access to your own health care?
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I understand what you're saying. I told my mom we had sex, and she's still processing it. I'm actually already in college, just finished my second year. I could easily get birth control at my college, but I feel like I don't want to because I don't want sexual activity that goes that far to be a part of my life right now. I talked to my boyfriend, and he reaffirmed that sex isn't important to him. I told my mother this. It was my decision and my own curiosity to have sex that night, and I told my mom that too. I've thought a lot, and I plan to abstain from vaginal intercourse until I can actually support a child. This seems to be most resonant with me.
The trouble is, I made this decision over winter break too. I don't know if I'm being too hard on myself, but I just don't know what got into me that night we had sex. I guess I was just so sick of thinking it was bad or shameful or that I was too young, and I just wanted to do it to stop debating in my head. It was neurotic how safe we were trying to be. We obviously used condoms, and my boyfriend withdrew before he came. He never actually had an orgasm because he was so nervous for me. And then I took Plan B within 24 hours. The fact that I was so scared, and he was so scared for me, just tells me that we're not ready.
First, another sex ed clarification: After I took Plan b on Thursday, I think it was a few days later that I got my period. I'm worried, though, since I had taken Plan B three times in one week, that it was withdrawal bleeding, or even implantation bleeding?! I noticed there were clumps of tissue though. Does this mean it was a period? It lasted about a day longer than my usual periods, I think it was six instead of five days.
I was also wondering that since I took it three times that week, and earlier in the year, does that mean it is less effective for that third time when I took it when we actually had sex?
Our relationship moved so quickly. We had met, but starting hanging out in the beginning of the year, when we were living two doors down from each other. it was basically as if two people who had never been in a relationship before were suddenly almost moved in together, especially since we spent so much time with each other and in each other's rooms. We're living more apart next year, and plan to sort of "start over" with our relationship since there were so many communication issues, as we were both so new to relationships, and I can speak for myself by saying I was not emotionally ready for a lot of its components. Is this feasible, and how do I proceed with this? What kind of ground rules do I have to think about?
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Also, everyone has been so helpful educating me here essentially on what and what not to worry about-- I'd like to give the first couple questions in my last post a priority because i just want to know that I shouldn't be worried about being pregnant and move on with my life, and thinking about this relationship for the future... thanks!!
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Hi Anna284,
It sounds as if you've made a pretty solid commitment around what sexual activity you're comfortable with, but you're concerned about whether you will be able to maintain this decision. You're always allowed to change your mind; things you decide now aren't binding. It seems as if you've really thought this through, though, and found a lot of peace with it, so I'm wondering what you think it will take to help you continue to do what feels right and comfortable for you?
The bleeding you had certainly sounds like a period, and there's no reason to think that it wasn't. The fact that it was slightly different from the periods you usually have isn't concerning. Periods, on their own, can change from time to time, not to mention that taking Plan B as frequently as you did probably did throw things off somewhat.
You're wondering if it's going to be feasible to start your relationship off on a new foot. You and your boyfriend can definitely make decisions and commitments to each other. That won't erase what went before, and that's okay. You might find some of these articles helpful in talking with your boyfriend and building a relationship that works for both of you.
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The second article especially, I wish I read earlier in the year. I'll definitely share some of its ideas. Especially learning to sort out between anxious because of being excited and anxious because it might not be right. Thank you, these are so helpful!
Okay-- so is it safe to say that if the bleeding has the clumps of tissue (which I'm assuming are from uterine lining) it can't be withdrawal bleeding or implantation bleeding?
And my plan B question-- was it less effective the time I took it after vaginal intercourse since I had taken it twice earlier that week?
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Implantation bleeding is very light spotting that very rarely occurs when a fertilized egg implants in the uterine lining. So, no, it doesn't sound like that is what you are experiencing.
And withdrawal bleeding is what we call the bleeding that someone has who is taking hormonal birth control. Hormonal birth control creates an artificial cycle, and someone who is on the pill or the ring or another form of birth control will experience a withdrawal bleed on the fourth week of their cycle, which looks and acts like a period. So technically it is another name for a period, but since you are not on any form of hormonal birth control, this does not fully apply to you.
You had bleeding that looked like a period and lasted about as long as your periods usually do, so you can assume that that's what it was. If you are still unsure, however, you can also go ahead and take a pregnancy test.
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Okay, but what about my Plan B effectiveness?
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There is no evidence that Plan B is less effective when taken multiple times per week, though of course it's not really intended for that kind of usage.
Know too that Plan B works by preventing ovulation, so the previous doses you had taken were doing something in your body. The pill doesn't know whether there's been an actual risk or not; it just goes about doing it's job.
I think it's time to lay this worry to rest. What do you think?
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I really would like to set this worry to rest, but I'm still really scared. If Plan B is supposed to delay ovulation, and I took it three times that week, why would I get my period a few days after? Wouldn't delaying ovulation delay my period as well?
I keep thinking I have back pain and am passing gas, both of which I think I have reason to believe I am pregnant... is there any reason not to trust the pregnancy test I took?
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There is no reason to distrust the pregnancy test, though certainly if it would make you feel better you can take another one. Plan B affects our hormones in all sorts of ways, and you getting a period is a pretty sure sign that you are not, in fact, pregnant.
Back pain and passing gas can be symptoms of so many things; it's really not sound to attribute these symptoms to pregnancy. While they are things that many pregnat women experience, they are far from the first signs that a woman is pregnant.
How about we come up with a plan to help put these fears at rest? Would you like to take another home pregnancy test or go to a doctor or clinic to discuss your concerns and get tested t thereWhat else do you think would help?
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Also, just to be clear, Plan B, like other oral contraceptives can work in three different ways (and may work in all three, only two, or only one, but even one of these ways can prevent pregnancy). It may suppress ovulation, it may make it tougher for sperm to get into the cervix, and it may thin the uterine lining to make implantation not happen.
Also, not all vaginal bleeding is a period, and after taking Plan B three times in a week, I think all bets are going to be off for a while as to what is your period and what may be bleeding due to a side effect of the Plan B.
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Heather, but I thought the tissue clots in my blood meant that it was a period, because that was my uterine lining being shed?
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Also, what if the Plan B pill I took after having sex was expired? I never checked the box! I'm so scared!!!!!
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I know everyone will tell me to take a pregnancy test but I took one a week ago, and it was negative... but what if that was too soon, even though it was 3.5 weeks after my risk? and what if my urine was diluted?
I'm so confused!
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