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Did you ever wake up and wonder when your life became a soap opera? A bizzare mixture between 'Dawson's Creek' and 'Days of our Lives'?



I know I've had that feeling - that it's just all too dramatic and ridiculous, and wouldn't it be nice to go and under a nicely-furnished rock for a while? So, whilst I do not promise or claim to be an expert on how teenage boys minds work or how you can uncode your best friend's baffling behaviour, I'll always attempt to empathise and offer some honest words of advice.



I am 21, with a fairly dysfunctional life as a artsy student type. I've recently graduated with a degree in Philosophy, and am spending time working in the law before returning to university for further study. I still don't know what I want to do with my life, but I like where I am at the moment. I like shoes, bad television, chocolate cheescake and pretty things.



I am very busy at the moment, attempting to fund my life as a postgraduate (that's grad school to the Americans). I do still stop by quite a lot to help out with the admin stuff, but my column is pretty lame and inactive. Boo-hiss. I will however still endeavour to answer any questions that are sent my way, so feel free to send questions to my inbox.





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Okay, I recently had sex and the next day I forgot to take my birth control. (We didn't use a condom and i've been using it for about 4 months) the day after that I forgot and for about the next week after that I didnt take it. Is there a good chance that I could be pregnet??


-Scared :(



Yes, you could be pregnant, as you could have ovulated the first day you forgot to take the pill and had that egg fertilized after you had sex. It's not hugely likely, but it is a significant risk and you should take a pregnancy test in the next month for peace of mind.

If you are bad at remembering to take the Pill, it might not be the best method of contraception for you, as the Pill severely decreases in its effectiveness if you don't take it very regularly - with some lower dosage pills even taking a pill a few hours late can reduce the reliability by a significant percentage. Try setting yourself an alarm every day (I use reminders on my mobile phone), but if you still can't remember reliably then you need to use condoms or other methods of contraception on top of the Pill.

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Thanks!!! :)



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