I'm 17 and scared... Took an early pregnancy test, please help

did u end up pregnant>?

Perhaps the implant would be more suitable for you given that you find it difficult to remember to take your pill - see your GP or family planning clinic for advice

If you're still taking the pill at all then you won't get a proper period. Also if you've been inconsistent in taking it, as pp says, you can experience unexpected, different break through bleeding.

If you're still worried, take a test when you're 14 days after sex. That one would probably be accurate but they normally say 21 days from unprotected sex to be 100% sure of a true negative. You can get false negatives (from testing too early) but you will never get a false positive.

Sort your contraception out. It's not worth this stress each month.

It is probably breakthrough bleeding if you haven't been consistent taking your pill.

Hi lovely!

The faint line you can see is not the second line you would be looking for if you were pregnant. The line you can see is grey and sometimes does show up just from peeing. If you were pregnant both lines would be pink and closer to each other.

Also there's now way you would get a positive test yet. Always make sure you test correctly to get the most accurate result.

Test 2 days after your missed period (if you miss your period. Always use your first pee of the day. This is because pregnancy tests work by detecting a hormone called HCG in your pee that is only there when you're pregnant (unless you are taking progesterone increasing medication). There will be more HCG in your pee in the morning and so if you are pregnant you are more likely to get a positive result testing with your first pee. Also, use a First Response test as they are generally very accurate. Hold the stock downwards and only pee for the amount of seconds the instructions say. Then replace the cap and place the test on a flat surface leaving 5 minutes to develop. 2 lines is positive, even if one line is faint (it will also be pink and close to the other line).

It is possible to get a negative result even if you are pregnant as it may take a while for enough HCG is in your system for the test to pick up. If you still don't get your period after a negative result, test every 2 days in the same way.

Good luck whatever you're hoping for! x

Don't worry, you're almost certainly not pregnant. You're just studying your period more than you would've before, and its maybe a bit different because of the pill.

It could be many things Sky. If you have been a bit erratic in taking your pill it may just be your cycle is a bit all over the place and that's why you are bleeding and / or that your period has come early. Stress can also cause your periods to go a bit haywire. Realistically you are not going to know for sure if you are pregnant for about another week (at least) on even the early response type tests as you need at least 10-14 days after conception to have enough HCG in your urine to be detected by a pregnancy test (although if your period arrives now / next week you can reasonably assume that you are not pregnant). Please take comfort in the fact that the odds of getting pregnant after one episode of sex and one missed pill are slim, (but not impossible), and many people take several months to conceive even when they are actively trying, so your chances of being pregnant are low. Long term it sounds like it may be worth you making a GP appointment to discuss contraceptive options with them?

The lines are in the wrong place to be positives. Regardless 5 days after sex is far too early to get a result. Usually it needs to be 10-14 days at least before you can even get a faint line.

Those tests are negative, and 5 days after sex is too early anyway.

Just take your pill properly in future!

Hi,
I promise that those two tests are negative. I AM trying to conceive and used those last month to test(Amazon cheapies, right?) the two lines would be right next to each other if they were positive.
Please, please, please take your pill properly next month and stop worrying x

Don't trust anybody else not to give you an STD. Nobody. They may not mean to, but they could still do so. Take responsibility for yourself. That's what being an independent, smart woman is about. Not being squeamish about condoms or trusting the judgement of somebody else as to whether they think they carry an STD (which can be symptomless and caught from oral, not full, sex). Wake up, OP, and good luck.

Yes, if you miss a pill you should consider yourself unprotected for 7 days. Also, antibiotics make the pill ineffective too.

I think you need to have a consultation with your gp or a family planning nurse to discuss your contraception options that might be better for you and what you can do about mishaps. For example, up to 72hours after a mishap you can take the morning after pill. Not sure what you can do 5 days after, but they can give you some advice.

Condoms don't just protect you from conception. They protect you from stds too.

You have options this early on even if you have conceived. Go and speak to your health centre/family planning clinic.

I think you're looking in the wrong place for the second line. If the test were positive a second line would appear here;

Of course - silly me! It's a while since I took the pill... I'd forgotten it works by stopping you ovulating

Did you miss one since your last period? Did you take two one day?

I agree with the previous poster that the absolute safest would be to take the pill and use condoms. The pill can also fail if you get an upset tummy etc, you don't want to go through this anxiety every time you have sex.

I'm very sorry to hear that traumatic things happened to you. I don't want to pry, but if that's ever something you need to talk about mumsnet can be a good place.

You might want to consider getting the contraceptive implant or injection if you are not good at taking the pill consistently.

I thinks it's unlikely you are pregnant. If you had sex 9 days before you're due, you will have missed ovulation unless you have a very short cycle. How long is your cycle?
What do you mean by you're not good at taking the pill? If you have taken it every day you should be covered. I'm not familiar with your pill, but if it's one you have to take at exactly the same time each day then consider changing to another, if that's what you mean?

Personally, I like condoms. I don't like taking the pill, and I don't think we as women should take all the responsibility for contraception either. I manage to have a good sex life using condoms (and my dh isn't complaining - if he did I'd suggest he takes the pill, or gets a vasectomy).

Try not to worry, that's a way of delaying your period and making you worry even more. I remember clearly having a panic when I first started sleeping with my boyfriend at your age and taking a pregnancy test. Your mind can do so much and create a confusing web so as hard as it is try to relax. Get busy and wait until your period is actually due. To me it looks like evaporation lines on the test rather than a positive line. The rest has worked from the one clear pink line there, but as hard as I look I cannot see another line. It's very easy to want to test continuously, but before your period the only time there is enough hormone in your www is first thing in the morning. So stop testing and get busy. See if anything happens on Tuesday (I'm sure it will) and test only then if you still feel you need to.

I know the idea of condoms can be a bit weird to start with, for some reason when I was your age I didn't even like to say the word, used to refer to them with boyfriend as 'coats', but if you are having sex you need to be mature enough to deal with all the issues around it, that means using as safe a method of contraception as you can. Condoms and the pill is probably as safe as you can achieve, as long as it's taken daily. Why not set an alarm on your phone to remind you each day? If you miss a day you aren't 'safe' for the next 7, keep that in mind too!

I hope you can look back in a few days and laugh at your worry, but don't feel scared about talking to people such as us. Feel free to PM me if you want, I'm happy to chat and try to put your mind at ease.