Dumb question...but could somebody help me?

[leigh42]

Okay...so about two or more weeks ago, my b/f and I had sex without a condom, but it was like 15 seconds more or less. He said he wasn't even close to coming. but I know those little sperm are tricksy... is there any way that I could be pregnant? see, dumb question.
But, the next day I had my period ( I think) I had the most INTENSE cramps I've ever had in my entire life since I've had a period. I thought I was going to DIE. I got dizzy, my back killed me, all the signs of a miscarriage basically, and the third day of my period I got the Depo-prevera shot...so yah...I'm pretty sure I'm not...I don't have a lot of symptoms really...if I do, they could be from the shot...but yeah...help an idiot out please.

[dancingdoc2]

My reply to this question every time it comes up is--

You are playing a version of Russian Roulette but with a fully loaded cannon! Any time an exposed penis is pointed at a woman's vulva or comes in contact with it there is a chance of becoming pregnant. The penis does not have to be inside a vagina for this to happen. Semen can run down and into the vaginal opening. Anytime there is precum on the tip of a penis there is a chance that it contains sperm.

If you are not ready to become an unwed mother and to have the future course of your life forever changed, then you need to protect A#1--you! by being on the pill or using some other form of highly reliable form of contraception.

If your boyfriend is not ready to become an unwed father and to have the future course of his life forever changed, then he needs to protect A#1--himself! by using a condom.

Teens and women in their twenties are the most prone to becoming pregnant so many of us on the forum recommend using a third or backup method in the form of a spermicide, also. Do not rely on your partner and never rely upon just one form of birth control method.

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