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Periods and Sex
I recently lost my virginty with a guy who was my boyfriend at the time but now ex! But when I was supposed to get my period I didn't. I was just wondering if your period turns "irregular" after your first time or not. Please help!!
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In short, it doesn't matter if you lose your virginity or not--your period is not affected by such. A lot of women experience late periods after losing their virginity because they begin to stress over a possible pregnancy, thus delaying the period a few days.
First, the hymen usually has a small hole in it as it is. A hymen is made of very thin tissue and it is fairly easy to tear or stretch. It's located at the entrance to the vagina so, actually, it isn't inside of the vagina. The hole is there to allow menstrual blood to escape the body and is usually too small to accommodate an entire penis to enter the vagina without being stretched.
If you do have vaginal intercourse and you do not completely break/tear your hymen it will stretch out and create a larger hole, just as your vagina will naturally stretch out to accommodate the penis. Some hymens are elastic enough to permit a penis to enter without tearing, or they will tear only partially, and there may be no bleeding at all.
The blood that comes out of your body during your menstruation is actually the lining of your uterus being expelled because of an unfertilized egg. Your body does this, in short, to rid itself of the waste (egg that can no longer be used). Losing your virginity has nothing to do with this part really and you should still be experiencing your regular cycle (maybe a couple of days off because of the stress of worry).
I explain the entire "hymen" thing because some people get confused about bleeding during sex and it involving them having their period but they aren't related at all. So, if you weren't aware already, now you are! :)
So, no, your cycle should definately not be affected by you losing your virginity. If your period has already been irregular than it may be that, but it's usually on time then you have every reason to be concerned.
Now, you may want to drop by your local store (Wal-mart, various pharmacy, etc.) and pick up a pregnancy test. When you're late by a few days you should be able to get a decent read-out from the test. If you're truly concerned (since these sort of tests can show a false negative--and no, there is no false positive) you may want to make an appointment for a pregnancy test in your local clinic.
I hope things settle down and there isn't anything to worry about, but it really doesn't sound so great to me right now. If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask me :)
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I don't personally know anyone who
IS regular all the time. It varies
from month to month. I can tell you that
no. Having sex will not cause any changes
in your period. UNLESS, you get pregnant.
Then you won't get it at all.
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Your period can always be irregular, especially as a teenager. I don't believe that losing your virginity does that to you.
If you stress about your period because you think you may be pregnant, it will delay even more. Just relax, wait a week or two and take a pregnancy test.
From now on, please practice safe sex.
--Jack
(16/m)
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