I used to be every six weeks, on a tuesday, at 10 in the morning. That was great, but then it changed. Now I have no idea what is going on, but I’m not sleeping with anybody, so I have no worries.
About… oh I missed a month or so. I was real stressed out which is why it came as a surprise to me about Caterpie. So much stress, plus I kept getting sick (on TOP of morning sickness… so I was pretty damn sick)
They say about 2 weeks for a test so the hormones will be excreted in your urine. Anything less it could give you a negative because there isn’t enough hormone for it to detect. It could get you right, but 2 weeks is about the norm.
But yes it’s well worth the few dollars for a home test.
I have had problems with irregular periods since day one. Except for the times I have had medical insurance and have been put on the pill, the arrival of my period has always been a surprise. I believe the longest I’ve gone without one is about 2.5 years.
I was finally diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome two years ago, which gives me an answer to so many problems, including the irregular periods. Now that I’m back on medical insurance, I hope to get help with this again (and hopefully try to get pregnant in the process).
I was wildly irregular (cycle varied from 2 weeks - 6 months at random) and was diagnosed as infertile after trying for years and doing some fertility treatments. I didn’t take that too far as I have renal disease and pregnancy is dangerous for me.
Then I got pregnant and that settled my cycle down a lot and then I got pregnant again. Not sure what things will be like now, he’s only 3 months old. So much for infertile!
I just had a tubal though so I’ve been told that can change things a bit although I’m not sure why.
Tests do help your peace of mind. I did like the pill but I haven’t found one that won’t spike my blood pressure.
Damn! six weeks, not six months.
Don’t post late at night.
oh, I used to have about 1 or 2 periods a year max when I was 17-24. Various tests showed nothing wrong with me, just didn’t happen very often.
I’ve always been irregular… currently I’m going on 6 months with nothing… nada… zip… longest I’ve gone is 10 months. My (finally found a competent one) Dr. is sending me to a fertility specialist in a month if it doesn’t appear. So far all blood work & tests have been normal. She thinks it may be due to my size 5’7, 120 lbs… but wants a specialist to take a look. Anyway, I usually take a home test every month just to “make sure”… not that we’re trying to get pregnant, just not exactly preventing it either.
I’m annoyingly regular so I just about I lost my mind when I was 2 months late. I took 12 home pregnancy tests and 2 in my doctor’s office (I was on bc but both of my sisters and I were bc babies so I had reason to panic).
Anyway, finally I started to feel really crappy. It turns out I had a urinary tract, bladder and kidney infection. My doctor said that between 60 hours of physically demanding factory work every week, coupled with the growing infection, my body was too stressed to correctly cycle. He thinks the infection started in my kidney since I’d have to be dead to not notice a urinary tract infection.
Other than that horrible time, I’ve continued to be annoyingly regular. Regularity isn’t usually a problem but my regular means 10-12 days even with bc so it’s annoying.
I was pretty young when I went on the pill (still in my flaming youth, I guess you could say), so the pills made my cycle really regular. Not only did I always get my periods on the same day each month, but within a two or three hour time window. Even when I went off the pills to get pregnant (I would take a 3 month break before trying to conceive), I was fairly regular. Then, about a year and a half ago, I was 5 days late (I was on the pill at the time), and panicked because I thought I might be pregnant. I was 40 years old, and had a 2 year old, a 10 year old, and a 14 year old. I desperately did not want another baby! Then, I did a little research, and discovered that my mother started menopause while she was still in her late 30s. About 4 months ago, my doctor took me off the pill, and I didn’t get my period for 10 weeks! My two periods since then have been pretty regular, but my last one was significantly shorter than normal. This is part of the whole aging process, I’m sure!
tanookie, congrats on not being infertile!
Thanks for the replies. I’m not really concerned or stressing (YET!). Not the first time a girl has been late on me. But it’s the first time it’s been someone that I don’t know very well, who HAS my number! Crap! Crap! Crap!
But seriously, what are the odds??? She’s on the pill (grrr or at least she said she was. I dont think she was lying) PLUS I never came in her. So that’s like point zero something percent, right?
It’s roughly one percent for her to be pregnant while on the pill right? But that’s if I came in her. What are the odds to be pregnant on precum alone while on the pill??
So like I said… not really stressing yet. Just thought this would make a nice thread anyway.
Having a tubal changed my periods, but not their regularity or irregularity. Here’s how the tubal changed it. See, I got clamps. Seemed like a good idea at the time. No more babies is excellent! BUT, when the monthly comes on, everything swells, EVERYTHING (for most women, certainly for me). Guess what happens when your reproductive system swells? You can feel the clamps. And they hurt, damn it. Sister, I sincerely hope you got bands or burned. And congrats on your 3 month old bundle of joy. 
As for the OP, the longest time for me was two months, but I was young and didn’t keep track of my period too well. I figured I had uterine cancer, of course, being young and melodramatic. I figured I had to pee constantly because I had a urinary infection. I thought I was sleeping so much because I was depressed, natch. My little brain tried every denial trick in the book. So much so that when I had a pregnancy test at the doctor’s office and the nurse said, “It’s positive Ms. Presidebt!” I had to ask, “Does that mean I am, or am not pregnant?” Another blond moment, brought to you by presidebt. :rolleyes:
Did you miss a couple of days of Health class? Withdrawl doesn’t work well because there’s sperm in pre-cum too, and all it takes is one dertermined little sperm cell… She probably wasn’t lying about being on the pill though.
Being told you can’t be pregnant and having such an irregular cycle… I thought I had mono!
The second time though… well I knew better by then.
Oh and ther tied my tubes with what hubby said looked like steel thread in two places per tube and then snipped out the piece in the middle. I have had funny pains there with my last cycle and wondered if it was from things being mucked up. I also had the same pain for a week or so after I started sleeping on my side again (pain on side slept on) but wasn’t sure if it was that or random pain from the csection.
Don’t stress over it until it’s confirmed. As I said in my last post, it’s totally possible to get preggers while on the pill. My oldest sister was an IUD and pill baby. My other sister and I were pill babies.
While it’s possible to get pregnant while on the pill, it’s also possible to stress yourself into lateness. Most of the women on this board could back that up.
I’ve learned not to worry about it. If I’m pregnant, there’s nothing worrying will do other than add a few tension headaches and some heartburn to the mix.
I am not having sex until I get married so I have been a couple of weeks late and I am sure it was not because of pregnent. I also don’t worry about STDs, emotional trauma, etc. I am a happy person!
But on a serious note, if you think you are pregnant, get tested. It is extrememly important to get prenatal care from the beginning and also if you need someone to talk to, most crisis pregnancy centers can provide that too.
Didn’t miss anything. I’ve even had OB/GYN classes. Havent delievered any babies yet, but I will soon. That’s why I’m not saying it’s IMPOSSIBLE. But there is only a small amount of sperm in precum. Withdrawl method grossly lowers a person’s chances of becoming pregnant. That’s why there are so many sperms in ejaculate. Cause there has to be!
I am just saying that the chances of one little sperm out of hundreds (instead of millions) to make the trip successfully and then for there to be a fertile egg waiting for him, despite being on the pill and being so late in the cycle anyway…
damn, the chance of that HAS to be under .1%. It’s at least under .9%
Also, thanks for the replies everyone. My first guess was stress. In fact, that’s the first thing I told her. I was like dont even worry about it, you’ve been pretty stressed out for the holidays. I didnt think anything of it.
But now she thinks I am this great awesome guy who doesn’t mind if she’s pregnant and loves her or something. She’s got it in her head that since I didnt flip out when she told me, that I am some responsible, loving, caring person.
No way. I didn’t flip out, because I am positive she is not pregnant. If she calls me back saying she took a test and she is positive, THEN I WILL FREAK OUT. … well ok, i wont freak out, but i wont be happy. At all.
about a year, but I have PCOS and that tends to screw your cycles up
After reading the rest of that, I feel I should add my motto
Never have sex with anyone that you are not willing to be tied to for the next 18 years of your life.
Accidents happen to easily 
If she is on the pill, it is stress. Antibiotics will lower the effectiveness of the pill. But as long as she has not been on those, she should be ok.
Now, withdrawl lowers the chance of getting pregnant. Is that good enough? Not for me at least. Also that is not a responsible attitude. She is freaking out because in the end she is the one who is going to have to deal with it. Especially with the attitude that you will freak out…you won’t be happy. Yeah I would be frightened to be carrying your child too.
If you don’t want a baby, don’t make one. End of story. If you can’t afford a surprise, then take alot of measures not to make a baby.
And if you are going to have sex with someone you don’t know well…use a condom. That is not rocket science.
The Pill is extremely reliable, when taken in the right way…same time every day, don’t miss one. If you miss one, use a back up method…if you take an antibiotic, use a back up method!
I don’t mean to leture, but you said you want to deliver babies, which means you are either going to be a doctor or a midwife. I would not want you as a doctor. Your have no respect for a woman or a woman’s health if you really do have the attitude you have in this thread.
For future reference, pulling out still gives a woman about a 40% chance of being pregnent. don’t relax yet…
40%… that’s about where Id put it. Maybe a little less… but since she is on the pill, that’s 40% of 1%. So like half a percent…
Anyway, I dont know what attitude Ive come across as having. Hopefully not too awful. She is not freaking out, I am not freaking out. I CAN financially support a child. Hell, the Army will pay me MORE for having one… She was on the pill, I did use a condom the first go-around that night. But the second time, sure I took a risk at STDs, but only a tiny chance at pregnancy. I’m tested, she’s been with like one other person in her life and not for over a year. Even that risk was minimal. I don’t really need lectures, I could spew all the text book "Never Do That"s too… If she’s pregnant, it will be taken care of. If she is totally against abortion, then it will still be taken care of. But I know she isnt.
BTW, what was it I said to lead you to the conclusion that I dont respect women or women’s health? Because I has sex with a woman that I was not in love with? Oh shit. I must be the only evil fool who’s ever done that! Amazing that a person can’t say anything around here without being lectured. I am open and honest. The sex is mutual. The risks are there - but calculated and accepted.
Not going to be a doctor or a midwife… a PA at most. After my internship at the hospital (which should have started this Dec damnit), most babies I deliver after that point will be in third world countries. But I digress.