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Last Update: February 3, 2011
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Well, being honest, I am 16 years old/M my girlfriend is 17/Fm. Any who we've have sex twice now both our first times. The first time we had sex she skipped her period for over month, This time shes late, or at least I think she is. Shes getting a "very light period" so she says, I'm curious if she may be pregnant being as though it took so long for her period to start. I'm not really worried at all, but she is, (She was also worried the first time we had sex.) (Yes we use condoms) But anyway she is like I said earlier getting a light period and I think that means shes not pregnant. She also says, its never been this light before? Help me out so I can put her at ease please? :( Its been around 16 days since sex, and her period skips around a lot. (link)
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You're right that she's probably not pregnant, but I agree - no harm in getting a pregnancy test. They're not very expensive and it'll put your minds at ease. In the future, you might consider adding ovulation timing - the "rhythm method" - to your condom use. The rhythm method is a relatively high-risk contraceptive strategy by itself, but in combination with condom use it can be pretty effective. And maybe before long your girlfriend can go on the pill! Anyway, good luck.
The 'rhythm method' just timing sex so it's as far away from her monthly ovulation as possible. Ovulation is usually somewhere around the middle of the cycle - i.e. about halfway between her periods - but exactly where it usually falls is different for every girl. There are ways of figuring this out by measuring body temperature and mucus thickness - you can google it. But bottom line, it only IMPROVES your chances of not getting pregnant - it's not foolproof. So add it to condoms.
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5/5 can you explain what the "rhythm method" is? Sorry :l
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