Family Planning Plus

Anytime you have unprotected intercourse, there is the risk of pregnancy.

If you haven’t  had your period for a month, it is because: 1. your pregnant  /or/  2. you have a hormonal imbalance that is causing you to have irregular cycles.

If you have regularly been having unprotected sex, there is that risk of pregnancy. Do a pregnancy test, either at home or at a clinic. If it is positive, then you have to review your options and make some decisions. Doing a pregnancy test today will not tell you anything about last Friday. You would need to wait at least 2-3 weeks before a urine pregnancy test would detect a pregnancy.

If your pregnancy test is negative, you’re still at risk for it if you continue having unprotected sex. If you normally have irregular cycles, you will also have irregular ovulation. Therefore, you can’t really know when your fertile time is. You could ovulate and become pregnant without getting a “next” period. A woman will ovulate before bleeding occurs. Bleeding (a period) occurs because a fertilized egg has not implanted itself into the uterine lining. The uterine lining dies off and bleeds out.

Consider making an appointment to see a gynecologist to discuss your menstrual history. You may want to begin a long term method of birth control (as long as you’re not pregnant) like the pills, patch, vaginal ring or DepoProvera injection. You can discuss this with your doctor, too.