Reproduction

In the thick of a pregnancy scare? Freaking out? Not sure what to do? Welcome to your virtual pregnancy scare doula.

This is part of our Pregnancy Panic Companion. Click here to go back to the beginning. You said you are scared about a pregnancy, but you (or your partner) have tested for pregnancy and received a negative (not pregnant) result. If you (or your partner) followed the directions of the test you took...

This is part of our Pregnancy Panic Companion. Click here to go back to the beginning. Y ou said you are scared about a pregnancy, but you (or your partner) are currently having a menstrual period, or have already had one since the risk. Has the risk you are worried about occurred during a current...

This is part of our Pregnancy Panic Companion. Click here to go back to the beginning. You said you are scared about a pregnancy, but your menstrual period (or your partner's) is irregular or infrequent. Instructions for the timing of pregnancy tests talk about taking tests when a period is absent...

This is part of our Pregnancy Panic Companion. Click here to go back to the beginning. You said you or your partner have taken a pregnancy test, and it gave a positive (pregnant) result. The next step is to see a healthcare provider to verify that result. That person can be a general practitioner...

This page is part of our Pregnancy Panic Companion. Click here to go back to the beginning. You said you are scared about a pregnancy, and your menstrual period (or your partner's) is late or missed OR that you (or your partner) have irregular or sporadic periods. For those in the late or missed...

This is part of our Pregnancy Panic Companion. Click here to go back to the beginning. You said you are scared about a pregnancy, and your menstrual period (or your partner's) is not yet due, late or missed. Has it been less than 120 hours since your risk? If you would like to reduce your risk, a...

You cannot become pregnant when you have pants or other kinds of clothing on that covers your genitals. No, seriously, listen up: YOU CANNOT BECOME PREGNANT WHEN YOU HAVE PANTS ON. No, not even JUST you but no one else, because you think you are some kind of one-in-a-million-something-or-other...

Judging from the number of users I see experiencing pregnancy scares on the Scarleteen message boards, particularly from situations besides genital intercourse, you’d think sperm cells were some magical weapon of mass fertilization, powerfully wiggling their way through clothes/towels/fabric, and leaping off hands to impregnate every person around them within a 50 mile radius. Look out for scary sperm! Get outta the way! They're coming right for you! (pun intended) As a volunteer for Scarleteen, I'm here to tell you none of this is physically possible. It just isn't. As a former laboratory technician at a fertility clinic, having worked directly with sperm and semen (and without having ever gotten pregnant doing so, no less!), I want to tell you why.

Nothing. In other words, since it sounds like you're asking for a personal answer here, and I am someone who could have become pregnant, and am someone who engaged in those sexual activities when I was a teen, the answer is that I didn't do anything per preventing pregnancy and those activities...