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About Deborah
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I can answer questions about pregnancy symptoms, contraception, abortion, adoption,and
teen parenthood. Specifically, I can give up to date, accurate medical information, latest
studies as well as statistics pertaining to health issues surrounding pregnancy, and factors
to be considered before deciding to become a teen parent.
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Expert: Deborah
Date: 7/1/2008
Subject: am I pregnant
Question
Me and ma boyfriend had unprotected sex 2 tymes and he said he pulled out and I knw he did because I saw the semen but I still have ma doubts.... im so scared I dnt wanna disappoint ma family or anything.... help me please... i
Answer
Dear Vanessa,
How long ago did this happen? If it just happened within 3 days, you could still have time to use Plan B Emergency Contraception. That works if taken within 3 days of sexual activity.
Besides that, the only way to tell if you are pregnant or not is to wait and see if you miss a period. That is the first symptom most women get of pregnancy. If you do miss your period, you could then take a home pregnancy test to see if you are pregnant or not.
The pull out/withdrawal method has a 27% failure rate for two reasons:
1. The man didn't pull out in time even though he thought he did/or said he did.
2. Precum, the liquid that comes out of a penis before ejaculation, can sometimes mix with any sperm leftover in the man's penis from a recent, previous ejaculation, and cause pregnancy. This is rare, though.
Try not to worry until you miss a period. Then test. If you get a positive, write back and we'll handle it from there.
Take care,
Deb
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