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I stopped birth control and now I have a missed period
I am 17 and i have been on birth control since I was 14. i stopped a few months ago and my period still came on time.I haven't had sex in 7 months so i wasn't worried when my period didn't come my doctor said I was stressed out. so I went on a little vacation to my boyfriends and we had unprotected sex. My period still hasn't come and its now a month late should I be worried?
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Any time you have unprotected sex you should be worried about pregnancy.
If the period seemed on time after discontinuing the birth control pills then you can very well be pregnant right now since it suddenly went missing. Not that you couldn't get pregnant otherwise, but it'd still be counted as full one period skipped with no other reason, you know.
I, personally, would purchase a few over-the-counter home pregnancy tests and take a few right now since the period is way overdue.
If they're negative and your period doesn't come for a second month then it's time to see your doctor to see if anything is wrong. Underlying health problems affect a woman's menstrual cycles, too.
Stress can cause your period to be delayed for a month or more sometimes. Sometimes it isn't just stress though. Take some home pregnancy tests, give your body a chance to start the period (relax!) and then head back to the doctor if you miss again to make sure there is nothing amiss with your womanly parts (like ovarian cysts, for example).
Talk to your doctor about other methods of protection if you've going to engage in sexual activities--especially unplanned ones. See if they have a good method for you to try out if you aren't already pregnant.
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