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late period?

Unread post by grace1019 »

Heyy! so recently a problems occurred, my period is late i think by around 2 days. I use a period tracking app so it may not even be late, but i am worrying.
Im not too sexually active, and this month by bf has been away at college so ive only seen him like twice, and each time it was never PiV. We just hung out and got close to each other and never took any clothes off. I do wear leggings often without anything under so idk if that contributes.
But yeah still nothing and its making me anxious
sorry if this is silly

also im not sure if this is important but im not on birth control, and i am on accutane right now
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Re: late period?

Unread post by Sofi »

Hi grace1019,

A few months ago we sent you this article: Human Reproduction: A Seafarer's Guide and you didn't respond. Can you let me know if you've read it?

We've reassured you many times that it's not possible to get pregnant in the ways you've described, and it is a disservice to both you and us as staff and volunteers to just keep reassuring you. We can talk about your anxiety around this, but we can't keep explaining the same thing over and over. The article I sent explains how pregnancy can happen, so you can learn more and understand what can and can't lead to pregnancy.
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Re: late period?

Unread post by Heather »

Hey there, Grace.

I also want to add that, medically, a late period is typically defined as a period which has not arrived five or more days since the very latest someone expected it. That's because it's very typical for people's cycles to vary by a few days each time, at a minimum.
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