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[squareballoon.livejournal.com]

I may be considered a bit young to be posting in this community... but the simple fact is that I, too, have a vagina! A working one and all. Anyhow, I'll be 16 in July (the 4th) and to get to the point... I lost my virginity on May 23rd, 2002. Woohoo. I'm quite nervous that I may be pregnant. My last period started May 19th and ended on the 23rd (the day I lost my virginity). So I lost my virginity on the last day of my period. He used protection, a condom. That was it. My period isn't due until late June maybe early July (it can be a bit irregular). I dunno. I'm just nervous because I've had to pee alot more lately. Like I get the urge fast and hard and frequently. I haven't really been feeling nauseated or anything. I dunno. What are my chances? What about pregnancy tests (the home kind)? Any info, like price and where to get them and when to use them and etc?

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[feroluce.livejournal.com]

genovese, cvs, walbaumbs, anything like that has them. most regular grocery stores too. i have no idea on $ but you can probably look that up online.

however, one thing, the changes you're experiencing COULD just be the products of having had sex for the first time, and being overly conscious of whats going on in that whole region because of that. yes, it's important to know, but i dont think you have to be TOO worried right now. good luck!

[squareballoon.livejournal.com]

thank you so much! and I think you're right... every little tiny feeling I jump at and think it's a symptom. eek.

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[feroluce.livejournal.com]

i KNOW the feeling. heh. every time my period is a day late after i've had my period, i start freaking out. hehe.

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[feroluce.livejournal.com]

...i meant after i've had SEX. i'm fine, really.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

If you're regular, you probably ovulate about a week to ten days after your period ends. (This isn't absolute, depends on the length of your period, the length of your overall cycle, etc. The basic number is "about the 14th-15th day of your cycle," starting from the first day of your period, and again, depending on cycle length.

It's unlikely that you were ovulating, and he used a condom, so it's unlikely that you're pregnant. Don't worry about it at least until your next period, and even then, be aware that periods can be made late by stress.

The first time I ever had intercourse, I was ovulating, and the condom broke explosively at the tip. Whee! And I still didn't end up pregnant. That was before we thought about HIV much (AIDS was just this weird flu thing gay men in New York were getting), but pregnancy wasn't what I needed at that time!
Here are a couple of resources to help you think about ovulation:
http://www.fwhc.org/moon.htm
http://www.fertilitext.org/p1-101/femal_repro_systm.html

If you plan on having intercourse very often, you might want to try a backup birth control method. Continue to use condoms for disease protection and add something like the pill or diaphragm. You do need to get a prescription for those, though.

[jenuflection.livejournal.com]

To be honest, I think it's way too early for those kind of symptoms to appear. The urge to urinate frequently doesn't come until much later. I think you might just be projecting those symptoms onto yourself because it's your first time -- I know I did the same thing, because my body started behaving strangely, and I didn't know what to do about it. Pregnancy tests are about 14 to 15 dollars for two, depending on where you pick them up, if you're really worried. And you can always talk to a Planned Parenthood in your area if you want extra security...they always give good advice.

[ahsu.livejournal.com]

Not necessarily. Some women (like me *sigh*) experience symptoms practically from the moment the sperm hits the egg. However, I too doubt that this is pregnancy. If this were me, I would contact my gyn (and if I didn't have one, I'd get one -- any woman who is sexually active needs to be checked annually, especially for PAP smears) and set up an appointment. Explain what's going on, get checked for possible UTI's (sometimes women get them after the first couple of goes at intercourse) consult about additional birth control (I agree, stick with the condom for disease prevention) and ask any questions you have.

I would recommend either a gyncological nurse-practitioner (many OB/GYNs employ them) or a certified nurse-midwife. You're more likely to get an understanding caregiver, and one who will actually listen to you and ask questions to draw you out, rather than simply playing stuff-the-speculum with you.

[arachne.livejournal.com]

Try not to worry (stress can make it come later). If he used a condom and you didn't see it split or anything, chances are you're not pregnant. It's not a 100% thing, but I wouldn't be too worried myself. The peeing thing sounds to me like it could be a mild UTI - make sure you drink plenty water, lemon barley drinks are meant to be good as well, as is cranberry juice. If it doesn't go away and is causing you pain or discomfort, go to a gp. You don't have to tell her/him that you've had sex if you don't want to - it's not the only way of getting a UTI, so no embarrasment should be had unnecessarily.

Lastly, have you considered going on the pill? I started taking it to regulate my period as I was irregular as all hell, and it adds a bit of reassurance used in conjunction with condoms.

Here's hoping your period behaves itself and comes when it's meant to ;)

[ginnyseta.livejournal.com]

You're never too young to have a vagina. ^_~ BTW, your icon kicks ass!

First off...I'm nearly 19, and I'm still a virgin myself (by choice, not by lack of opportunity!) so this is just speculation. But 1) Around that time of the month, I tend to pee more anyway, and 2) Perhaps after loss of virginity, that sort of increases (again, speculation)

Around here pregnancy kits can be bought in any drug store, for 15-20 bucks...But I'd wait until your period is actually late to buy one of those. You don't really have any serious symptons yet.

Good luck, keep us updated!

[squareballoon.livejournal.com]

yes, having sex once and only once has wised me up to wait until marriage. it hurt, it sucked, I'm afraid of pregnancy, and now I'm missing that special thing I only have once and could only give to one person. and though we're still together, we won't get married. I'm in highschool for crying out loud. so yeah, it's a very wise choice. too bad my wisdom had to come from experience.

and yeah, moulin rouge rocks!

- stephanie

[geminigirl]

The sex gets better as time goes on; when I think about what passed for good sex in high school I'm amazed-when I compare it to what's good sex now...

[squareballoon.livejournal.com]

that makes me hopeful...

[geminigirl]

I should have been more clear though...

I stand by my original assertion that it gets better.

But as you get to know your body, what you need, like and don't like, what feels good, how you enjoy sharing your body and its gifts with your partner(s) and so on, you'll find things get better. The worst thing you can do is not speak up when things don't feel right, when they hurt, when you're uncomfortable and so on.

Get to know your body. Masturbate a lot. Find one thing about your body that you can love, even when you're having a horrible-body-image day (mine's my hair....) and get to know how to cheer yourself up when you're unhappy.

Yeah. Sex got better for me. As I got to know what I wanted, and became more able to speak up for it.

[dystatic.livejournal.com]

i often get bladder infections (or urinary tract infections, perhaps higher up than regular bladder infections) that the only real symptom is irregular urination.
generally i feel like i have to go LOTS but nothing comes out
other times i urinate more/less.
so.. it could just be a bladder infection.
quite possible. drink some cranberry juice!

[swtsurrender09.livejournal.com]

The first time I had sex, I proceeded to get a ragingly horrid bladder infection. There's even a name for it: "honeymoon cystitis". If you're not used to things poking around down in that general area, irritation can occur and cause a UTI.

If this increased urination keeps up, definitely get thee to a doctor. I let mine get really bad, and it almost became a kidney infection. Not fun.

[squareballoon.livejournal.com]

thanks, that eases my mind and makes alot of sense!

[tonapah.livejournal.com]

Same thing happened to me when I first started having sex regularly. I got a UTI, I didn't really know what it was, I let it go, soon I was peeing blood and in so much pain I could barely stand. Ugh. So, yes, if you're having a symptom like peeing a lot and/or peeing discomfort, get to a doctor! The UTI test just involves peeing into a cup, and antibiotics will fix you right up.

Unfortunately for me, that first UTI somehow made me more prone to them, as I've been getting them frequently ever since. Not cool.

Hope you're OK!