shortened period

[meowkitten.livejournal.com]

I was set to start my period around the 10th of July. Well I started it and it only lasted 1.5 days. so i have a few questions...


i have never been really regular. but this is odd. i had my last period june 13th and it lasted about 3 days. i had unprotected sex (he did not finish inside me, i know this doesn't matter) but fast forward to a few days ago...i started my period on July 10th. I had a heavy flow, cramps and the whole 9. It ended the night of the 11th. I still have some brownish discharge.

i am in a semi stressful environment now (i am currently deployed to Afghanistan), the food here is playing tricks on my stomach (i.e diarrhea, cramps, bloating etc) and i am taking an anti malaria pill. so idk, i'm stressing myself out to the point of sickness and crying about this.

since i started my period and had a normal-ish flow after i had the unprotected sex, we could say stress and the environment can play a part in my shortened period?

Comments

[nickelshoe.livejournal.com]

Are you using hormonal birth control of any sort? That can really mess with some people's bleeding patterns. And definitely stress.

Why do you say it doesn't matter that your partner didn't ejaculate inside you? It significantly reduces your chances of pregnancy.

[meowkitten.livejournal.com]

no i'm not.

and i said it doesn't matter b/c i know you can still get pg from pre-ejaculation.

[nickelshoe.livejournal.com]

Well, you *can* still get pregnant after getting your tubes tied. But it's less likely. I don't think you're pregnant. Withdrawal has a typical use failure rate of about 27% per year and a perfect use failure rate of about 4% per year. Typical use means that you use withdrawal, but maybe had miscommunications, mistakes, or last minute decisions not to use it. If you are confident he pulled out in plenty of time, you are closer to that 4% failure rate--which is per year, not per sex act.

I know your period was strange, so it wouldn't hurt to take a pregnancy test in a couple weeks (around 19 days after you last had sex). But a strange period is a better sign than no period! Best of luck.

[meowkitten.livejournal.com]

thank you.

and yes i'm sure that he didn't finish at all. we made sure to stop before he even got close.

[archangelbeth]

Had he had a prior ejaculation and then re-entered without urinating? That would be a risk factor for viable semen, left in the long penile urethra, being flushed out with pre-cum. If he'd urinated prior to penetration, I'd say that your chances of pregnancy from that are low, and stress is the more likely cause of Wonky Period Funzors.

Luck! I hope you feel better soon!

[meowkitten.livejournal.com]

i'm not sure...but i am sure he had urinated throughout the day...as we had sex at the end of the night after his shower.

[archangelbeth]

If he wasn't ejaculating in the shower, I'd say the odds are good on Not Pregnant. (Is there any way for you to get a pregnancy test for additional peace of mind?)