16 and In Need of Advice
QUESTION
Dear Midwife,
I am 16 and concerned. I got my period on January 4th (which is normal time) and it ended on the 10th. I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend on January 27th and he thinks he may have ejaculated inside of me. On January 28th, I got my period again. Is this weird? Could I be pregnant?
ps. I am not on birth control or any contraceptive.
ANSWER
If your period was normal in length and strength, then you are not pregnant. If you have a 28 day cycle, ovulation would have occurred about Jan 14th, so if the 27th was the first time you had intercourse that cycle, it is very unlikely that you are pregnant.
However, if you are not ready to get married, pay the bills, and support a child, then it might be time to consider good, reliable contraception, and insist that your partner use condoms also. Both male and female methods have a failure rate (though small), so it is best to use two methods each time.
--Cynthia, CNM. PhD.
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Cynthia Flynn
Cynthia Flynn, CNM. PhD, teaches in the College of Nursing at Seattle University and is President of the American Association of Birth Centers. She also practices midwifery at Valley Medical Center where she cares for pregnant and birthing women, and practices well-woman gynecology, family planning, and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.
Cynthia founded Columbia Women's Clinic and Birth Center, where she took care of pregnant women and infants up to two weeks of age and attended both birth center and hospital births. Before Cynthia earned her CNM, she worked as a registered nurse in labor and delivery and postpartum and is a certified Doula and Doula trainer.
Cynthia hosts a monthly "Ask the midwife" chat as well as answers questions via our expert section.
Listen to Cynthia live on Pregnancy.org Live: Before, During and After.
