18 years old, very confused please help!

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Registered: 09-07-2003
18 years old, very confused please help!
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Sun, 09-07-2003 - 3:16am
hey everybody i am new here, and i am quite confused. i have had unprotected sex with my boyfriend, and i think i may be pregnant but i'm not sure!!! my last normal period was on July 30th. normally i get my period about every 2 or 3 weeks, so i was a bit scared when my period was late this month. i started feeling really weird. my stomache hurt, my lower back hurt, and my boobs were tender and getting bigger. i thought that these might just be pms symptoms, but something about it felt so weird and different than i have ever felt before. On friday, august 29th,when my period was a little over a week late i started spotting very light pink, and then it turned into heavier bleeding. i was still nauseated, and felt like i had a UTI. i bled heavily for about 2 days, and then it just went to off-and-on spotting. i thought that because i had my "period" that i wasn't pregnant, but then the symptoms continued after my period was over. my lower back is absolutely killing me and i am exhausted. something just feels different inside me. i have heard of women having period-like bleeding during early pregnancy, so i am wondering if maybe there is even a chance i could be pregnant, or if i am just imagining things! sorry this may be too much info- but starting last tuesday night, whenever i have sex with my b/f i start bleeding! not heavily, it doesn't even show up on me but he says that it got on him. so i am wondering if maybe that is a symptom of pregnancy?? i never used to bleed after sex. sorry this is soooo long, but if any of you could offer me any advice i would appreciate it SO much! thanks
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Registered: 08-29-2003
Sun, 09-07-2003 - 9:20am
Sometimes when you're pregnant your cervix becoms more sensitive and that will cause some bleeding during intercourse.

And yes, some women do have some bleeding during early pregnancy around the time they would have had their period.

If you're still having symptoms try taking a home pregnancy test. There are several very sensitive brands on the market like First Response, and Clear Blue Easy (labeled "now test earlier").

HPTs are relatively expensive, there are some less expencive brands like the CVS stick test that pretty reliable, at about $10 for one test. If you can't afford that, check in the phone book, you can probably find a clinic that does free testing.

Good Luck!!
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