Ladies i have a question for you.

[Starscream]

Im getting worried now my gf isn't as much but i am, shes late on her period for over a week now we taken 2 pregnancy tests and booth come out negative what the hell could be the problem?

One was the EPT one the digital layout and the other was some otehr brand, i tried different brands cause i wanted to be sure but how accurate are those things anyhow?

She had one last month but this month is weird.

[Trip McNealy]

i'm no lady.. but i've run into the same situations before.. always turned out promising b/c her period would evetually come. if i remember correctly she (the ex) mentioned that stress, anxiety, and even hanging around her girl friends with different periodic cycles would affect her own timing. wierd ish.

[BAM]

Is she on the pill?

[docwhorocks]

Chicks are late on their periods sometimes. Some months they may not even have one. The pregnancy tests are something like 99%+ accurate.

Has she been stressed lately? Exercising a lot?

[Starscream]

Shes not on the pill and shes stressed because shes in college and home sick.
but it didnt effect her b4, thats why im wondering im always careful so i don't know what could it be.

[wrx2004]

I've been in that situation before and the gf was just stressed, ended up having her period 9 days late. If you're really super concerned you could have her go to a doctor and get a blood test, as I'm pretty sure they're more accurate than the home tests.

Edit: Oh and she wasn't on any bc either besides us using condoms so you can bet I was freaking out. Luckily it turned out ok

[docwhorocks]

Originally Posted by wrx2004

get a blood test, as I'm pretty sure they're more accurate than the home tests.

They are, but usually not worth price. About the only reason a home pregnancy test is wrong is because of operator error.

[CandyO]

Originally Posted by Shadowsonic

im always careful

What do you mean by "careful" exactly? Does this mean you use condoms every single time? That you pull out before you come? Please explain.


It's probably still too early for a pregnancy test to tell you anything. Take a deep breath, say a couple prayers, and wait a little bit longer to see if her period shows up. There's all kinds of reasons she could be late, so don't panic yet.

[mr2guru]

Meh, why stress initially about it...if she is pregnant now...she will be pregnant in a month. Just wait and see and don't stress until you know for sure.

[Starscream]

Thats what i told her but shes in school, so its a tad hard were waiting till she comes back this weekend if nuthing happens than next week were going to the docs.

Im just a little paranoid i guess and its making me nervous she says im scarring her now

[Starscream]

docw- thats what i was thinking, i asked her several times if she took it right she said yes last time i sat there and watched her

[Starscream]

Well.... there were couple occasions i didn't use a condom but i never finish the deed without one.
So i understand the risks of even though i didn't do it in side her i still suffer some risk, but its weird cause everything i did now, its what we did b4 she went to school and she was fine.

[CandyO]

Originally Posted by Shadowsonic

Well.... there were couple occasions i didn't use a condom but i never finish the deed without one.
So i understand the risks of even though i didn't do it in side her i still suffer some risk, but its weird cause everything i did now, its what we did b4 she went to school and she was fine.

Ok, I won't yell at you because you have enough problems already, but if you're serious about not getting your g/f pregnant then you can never, NEVER, NEVER get slack on birth control. Use a condom from start to finish every single time, or else you'll eventually be buying diapers or an abortion.

If your penis has a single drop of fluid on it that came from your body, then it could have sperm in it. Sperm makes babies. Even if you're just teasing her wiht the head, you have to wrap it up. Don't take chances with something so serious. It's obvious you're both young and want to do something with your lives, don't screw that up with an unwanted pregnancy.

[awdity]

I once missed mine for 3 months and was freaking out after the first 2 weeks (mine is never on schedule). I took quite possibly all of Wal-Mart's supply of pregnancy tests and they were all negative. Then I did it again the next week. Talk about frustrating. I ended up calling the doctor and he told me to stop stressing about it and it should show up. It took 3 months because some part of me thinks gynecologists are quacks...like chiropractors.

[CandyO]

Originally Posted by awdity

some part of me thinks gynecologists are quacks...like chiropractors.

They're definitely weird aren't they? I mean who want to do that all day long, every day?

[docwhorocks]

Originally Posted by CandyO

They're definitely weird aren't they? I mean who want to do that all day long, every day?

Yeah seeing the joy of new parents with their new baby, that's gotta suck. WTH is wrong with them?

Who would want to be a social worker and work with crazy people or incarcerated people all day long, every day?

[CandyO]

Originally Posted by docwhorocks

Yeah seeing the joy of new parents with their new baby, that's gotta suck. WTH is wrong with them?

Who would want to be a social worker and work with crazy people or incarcerated people all day long, every day?

[Siper2]

Even with a condom, it can still happen. Chances are ridiculously slim, but it happens.
And even if you don't "do the deed" without one, sometimes it doesn't take that much.
"A little dab will do ya," as I saw in a movie once.




Regarding the late period, the only thing you can do is wait. My wife had the same thing happen a couple times, a few years ago. It's a little nerve-wracking, yeah, but... Just try to keep calm.

One time, when she was about a year away from graduating with her doctorate, she was studying for the second (or third?? There's four...) round of National Board Exams. Well.... 9/11 happened. They couldn't cancel the practice courses because they were so bloody expensive for the students, so everyone just buckled down and got through it. She was out there by herself, pulling her hair out with insane coursework, and then the WTC got destroyed, when we'd just vacationed to NYC six weeks prior. I have pics from the Observation Deck in July.

She was two or maybe three weeks late for her cycle. As if she didn't have enough stress. The body gets all screwed up by external circumstances, sometimes.

[Starscream]

awdity - its just so strange.

Candy0- tell me about it, i told her no more until she gets her period and were just waiting for her to get it so she can go on the shot.

[Cards81fan]

Originally Posted by Shadowsonic

awdity - its just so strange.

Candy0- tell me about it, i told her no more until she gets her period and were just waiting for her to get it so she can go on the shot.

Three Things:

1) The shot royally f-ed up my girlfriend's hormonal balance, and everything such as breaking out (acne), random emotional fights (crying and getting mad for no reason), and also 'irregular bleeding' (like quite substantial) occurred. I know it it works fine for some people, and you have to try it to see what it does to her, but be prepared for some wackoness for a while

2) There are many, many other things that could casue her lateness, pregnancy is only the most obvious but also the least probable. If you are really concerned get a 'real' test (but the home kits still are extremely accurate)

3) Just because this seemed appropriate, and I don't know why:

[no1ukn0w]

Originally Posted by Shadowsonic

awdity - its just so strange.

Candy0- tell me about it, i told her no more until she gets her period and were just waiting for her to get it so she can go on the shot.

I would recommend that she NOT get the shot. It caused my ex-wife to go through some MAJOR emotional swings and had random spotting and wieght gain. The problem with it is that if reacts badly with her system there is no way to take it out, unlike the pill which you just stop taking. That damn shot caused about 15% of why we got divorced.

[awdity]

Wait, if she just started school then it's most likely nothing. Environmental changes can have a HUGE effect on stuff like this. It's extremely common for women's cycles to change when they have to adapt to a new environment or habit, or even if they spend a lot of time with other women. You'd be surprised by how many women have their period around the same time as their other female co-workers or family members. It's crazy stuff.

[Siper2]

Originally Posted by awdity

some part of me thinks gynecologists are quacks...like chiropractors

Um....

Yeah. The aforementioned wife?

Doctor of Chiropractic.




Try again. Do some research before you dismiss an entire profession. I could say the same about MDs, doing "nothing" but sticking people with needles and prescribing crap that people don't need. Or injecting vaccines that give autism to babies.

But it's not that simple. Objectivity is your friend.

[awdity]

Originally Posted by Siper2

blah blah blah blah thread hijack.

Not all chiropractors are quacks. Just most of them. I'm friends with a chiropractor. He and his ex-wife own a practice. The guy is dumber than a box of cow chips. It took us twenty minutes to get him to pronounce "chipotle" properly. He also says "liberry" instead of library. Most of the time he just stares at you with a doofy blank grin on your face when you talk. I don't want anyone that retarded messing with my spine. He's also said that a large percentage of chiropractors are quacks. So there.

[Starscream]

Ya we were fine b4 she left than she left for school her period is all messed up and her roomate is about the same as her late.