Sister - 16 years old!

[roxy12]

Hi

My sister is 16 and she is in a relationship!

She had the injection and the docs said if she doesnt have a period then i wont give it tto her again because she is too young not to have periods.

She was meant to go back to docs on 15th december as this is when te injection was out of her system (she isnt protected now).

she never went back to docs and it has been a month now and still no period.

Is this normal?
could this be pregnancy?

She said her boyfriend pulls out before he ejaculates so he doesnt do it up her.

help she is 16????

DO A PREGNANCY TEST!!!!!!

"She said her boyfriend pulls out before he ejaculates so he doesnt do it up her."

This is not a form of contraception.

Agree - she needs to do a test.

its normal not to have periods when you come off the depo but as pp said the only way to find out is to do a test - if she isn't she really needs to get her contraception sorted out or she will be pregnant soon!

Hope it -ve result, fingers crossed!

Firstly get her to do a pregnancy test

Secondly teach her that the withdrawl method is not a form of contraception.

Hope you get the result she wants.

it infuriates me that young people think they are old enough/mature enough to have sex but don't actually understand the mechanics of getting pregnant / preventing pregnancy

also, they should be using condoms, as there is no protection from STIs with other methods

she did not bother going bacl to teh docs and has not been using contraception and her period is late.. she has to do a test

and if she's not pregnant, she need to sort out more contraception immediately

if she is pregnant, she needs to make some hard decisions

before a man ejaculates, he can release sperm and it only takes one sperm ...

withdrawal unless it is used in conjunction with other natural family planning methods, is not reliable enough

thanks guys. i have been on and on at her but she is a typical 16 year old that dont listen.

I dont no what else i can do to get it through to her!

I have explained that a man can release sperm during sex!

I have explained about STIs but she just dont understand.

I dont no how i can get this through to her.

well, if she is pregnant, the message will have got through, but a bit too late

if she's not pregnant, lets hope she takes this on board

What is it that she is not understanding? Or is she just of the attitude that "It won't happen to me" - I am sure there are lots of MNers who can assure her yes, it can happen even in the most unlikely situation.

I think she understands it.....it is purley the attitude and she is just being stupid.

I am one of those mumsnetters that thought "it will never happen to me" and it did, i have explained this to her (my situation).

is it attention??

I have explained she needs to do a test tommorow!

She is a typical 16 year old with the attitude and the "I dont care"

I dont no what else i can do. well there is nothing else i can do!

you've obviously tried your best and are a good sister!! some 16 year olds think they do know everything.. this might be a brilliant life lesson, or she'll think she's got away with risky behaviour.

not a lot else you can do, except support her and give her the information she needs when she needs it

Thankyou LULU

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print off some internet links for her, although not sure the one above is a good place to start as it says it might be 96% pregnant - and explain that many women who use this method do get pregnant. tell her
there are lots of women who got pregnant doing this

as an aside a jokee "what do you call couples who use the withdrawal method"
"parents"

can you not speak to your mum? or offer try to insist you to go with her to GP?

re: the STIs - the injection doesn't protect against them either.

Condoms, idiot.

mumNW yes this is a good idea.

it is just hard getting this through to a 16 year old girl!

she is one of these 16 year olds that think she knows it all!

I just want to stop her falling into these bad traps at 16. although this could be to late if she is pregnant!
If she is pregnant she has a hard decision to make! i will support her but i would be worried about the baby as i dont think she is mature enough to look after one!