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Okay, I know you get these a whole lot! And I will tell you as a columnist for years here I have seen them pop up daily. Well my situation is a bit unique; bare with me.

So, I last had sex like last week. Usually my period is regular (I start every 34 days), and I last started mid-april (week of 13th). Well I receieved no period when I should of started last week.

So I looked and looked and looked over the internet about when to test. Some websites told me to wait another month; other said wait until your missed period. It has been a short time between sex and a scheduled period which confuses me.

I am getting weird symptoms.. nausea, fatigue, bloating, and irritability. Sometimes on some random times I start cramping real bad.

Stress couldn't be much of a factor.. I have a little stress but everyone has stress. I am happy for the most part.

So any help here on what I should do? Thanks.

If the only time you had sex was last week it is unlikely that a test will be able to pick up the hormones present in pregnancy. If you had sex at other times during the month, most pregnancy tests are effective on the first day of your missed period. If you haven't started your period in another 2 weeks I would take the test then. Are your breasts swollen and tender? That is usually the first sign. The nausea is another symptom. The fatigue, bloating and irritability could all just be PMS. Just give it another couple of weeks.

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