ugh, i NEVER know which category to put these questions under, so i'm sorry. again.
i also apologize in advanced for this being really choppy, confusing, and long. but please bare with me. ):
the other day i posted a question talking about how i haven't gotten my period in awhile, and i'm paranoid that i could pregnant or that sperm has seeped into me from somewhere, even though i'm a virgin (the original question is [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)). i'm 16 and my period has never really been "normal" since i started (14ish), but i don't think it's ever been absent for this long. anyways, onto the actual question. once my period has been absent for awhile, it usually shows up randomly and lasts the normal 4 days, normal flow. but a day or so after i posted my question, when i went to the bathroom and wiped i noticed the brown discharge that usually comes before periods. i figured i would be getting my period, so i didn't worry about it, but the discharge has been happening for a few days... and no period. that's never happened before and i'm seriously starting to freak out. i don't know whether i'm actually paranoid and my body is just being weird due to the fact that my sleeping pattern is really messed up, and i'm not on a normal eating schedule either, or if there's something wrong. i love my parents dearly, but i honestly don't talk to my mom about this kind of thing, and i don't want to bring it up. i don't want to go to the doctor either, because i'm really modest and just, ugh. my question is though, could something seriously be wrong? and if so would there be other signs of it? or am i just overreacting?
thank you! <3
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Sexual Health and Reproduction category? Maybe give some free advice about: General Sex Questions? Depressed_Poet answered Saturday March 3 2007, 10:29 am: Ohh don't worry, you're fine! Brown discharge is completely normal to happen for days. And actually the brown discharge may not be discharge. Periods vary in colors from red to brown etc. And there is no way that you could be pregnant because you're a virgin, I promise you! So there's really no need to freak out about that. And as you said about not eating as regular, yes that can have an affect on your period because dieting or eating more can do something. It doesn't cause problems it just throws off when your periods normally are. And as for the irregularity since you were 14, don't worry because periods are almost never regular. Mine are never regular and I've had mine for about a year now. So congratulations, you're normal & healthy!
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